burlap tote bags

Climate change and energy and water shortages have been in the news recently, and you may be wondering what you can do to be an eco friendly member of society. These small steps are easy to incorporate into your lifestyle, and they can help the environment.

1. Use reusable grocery bags when you go to the supermarket so that fewer disposable plastic bags end up in landfills or the ocean.
2. Set your thermostat to be a degree cooler in the winter and a degree warmer in the summer. You probably will not notice the difference, but your bill may be lower
3. Buy locally whenever possible to reduce the environmental cost of transporting produce on trucks that pollute the air. Take jute ba

Buying what we can from neighborhood farmer's markets is an important part of a green lifestyle. Supporting local growers reduces the amount of energy used to transport, store and display food and other goods. But the way we transport our locally grown goodies can make a difference too. Plastic and one-use bags are a waste of natural resources. If you’re not carrying reusable bags to the market you’re missing out on a simple way to make a big environmental impact.

Burlap tote bags and jute bags are attractive and durable, but efficiency isn’t even the best reason to use them. Here are a few disturbing statistics about the environmental impact of one-use and plastic bags:

• According to Conserving Now, almost 90 percent of the debris in the wor