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Project Green Foot- week 19

Project Green Foot

16 Jan

The week began with me in Detroit for two days. I was invited by Ford Canada to attend the North American International Auto Show with 150 other bloggers from around the world. I really did my best to create the least amount of waste possible while traveling, which is not always easy. When it came to food, I ate everything-not leaving a morsel behind. Although, I did have fruit and, obviously, did not have anywhere to compost, so let’s just say some squirrels had a few nice snacks while I was in Detroit. Oh, and I can’t forget that I had an organic Cliff bar because I was “starvin marvin” before leaving for the airport. Therefore, I had a wrapper to add to my small waste pile.

We were given a name tag and a media pass which I kept, and some documentation that is sitting nicely in my recycling bin. We also received an electronic pen to use on a touch screen device and a flash drive with all of Ford’s media kit.

All in all I think I did pretty well limiting my waste, but at the same time I still enjoyed myself and did not stress about creating too much waste. Remember, I have to let go- so if I create some waste, it’s ok.

1-PURCHASES

CSA basket

  • 1 romaine lettuce heads
  • 1 head of broccoli
  • 1 head of cauliflower
  • 3 large sweet potatoes
  • 10 small red potatoes
  • 2 squash
  • 7 turnips
  • 2 parsnips
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 1 large bunch of collard greens
  • 3 oranges
  • 2 onion
  • 5 apples
  • 1 head of cabbage
  • 2 radishes
  • 4 tomatoes
  • 1 celery root
  • 5 carrots

Sub-Total: 50.00

Groceries

  • 1 bunch of parsley
  • 1 bunch of cilantro
  • 2 bunches of bananas
  • 1 celery stalk
  • 4 lemons (bulk)
  • 5 carrots (bulk)
  • 1 bunch of spinach
  • 3 portobello mushrooms
  • 3 red peppers
  • 1 large container of blueberries
  • Almonds (bulk)
  • Pecans (bulk)
  • Vital wheat gluten (bulk)
  • Raisins (bulk)
  • Red fair trade quinoa (bulk)
  • Kidney beans (bulk)
  • Chocolate chips (bulk)
  • Raw coconut butter
  • Raw coconut sauce
  • Cinnamon (bulk)
  • Chia seeds
  • 2 glass bottles of kombucha

Non-food items

  • Toothpaste

Sub-Total: 175.09

Restaurants

  • Wednesday: Dinner at Spiral Diner (all vegan-all organic) 35.00
  • Friday: We went for pizza, beer and water at Fire Side Pies 50.00
  • Saturday: We had a lunch at Chipotle 14.48

Sub-Total: 99.08

Other

  • Natural-path appointment 175.00

Total: 499.57

2-COMPOSTING

We are back to composting stress free- no need to gorilla compost for the time being. The total weight of our compost was 11.8 lbs. Looking at the composting bin, it became clear that we eat a crap load of banana’s.

3-RECYCLING

We had lots of paper it seems in our recycling bin this week and we did have a few plastic containers. I purchased blueberries that came pre-packaged in plastic. Little E is chowing down on blueberries like crazy. I dislike buying food that is packaged in plastic. So I was torn, but this time little E won.

4-TRASH

The trash this week comprised of: veggie/fruit stickers, plastic banana wrap, receipts, plastic from Kombucha bottles, a band-aid, a plastic straw and a wrapper from my cliff bar. When we went out to eat, we forgot to bring our glass straws. Therefore, a plastic one was needed for our nut shake. Also, some of the veggies were wrapped with plastic elastics, but I will keep them incase I ever need them again.

5-TRAVEL

I travelled from Detroit to Fort Worth by plane on Tuesday. The total 1,587 nautical km (986 nautical mi). I did travel to and from the airport, to and from the auto-show, and to and from dinner on Monday and Tuesday night. I have no idea how many kilometers or miles that was. We did travel as a group though. Better for us and better for the environment. The total distance traveled on the TDI was 230.09 km (142.97 mi). We didn't have to fill up this week!

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Comments

  1. Julia says

    January 16, 2012 at 10:12 am

    I find it so inspiring how you track everything.

    • Good Girl Gone Green says

      January 16, 2012 at 1:12 pm

      Thanks Julia! That mans a lot to me! 🙂

  2. Tonja says

    January 16, 2012 at 11:33 am

    Sounds like fun! You know, I just realized that the biggest contributor to our trash here at home was my daughter, her fiance, and the baby! They moved out and our trash has gone from 5-6 bags a week down to 2!

    • Good Girl Gone Green says

      January 16, 2012 at 1:09 pm

      WOW~~ That is crazy! That is a lot of trash. Good for you for reducing it! 🙂

  3. Good Girl Gone Green says

    January 16, 2012 at 1:12 pm

    Awesome! And than blog about your experience! 🙂

  4. Good Girl Gone Green says

    January 16, 2012 at 3:00 pm

    Thanks Amber! 🙂

  5. jessica says

    January 16, 2012 at 4:11 pm

    You are really inspiring I need to keep track of how much we waste, I’m sure it’s more then I know

    • Good Girl Gone Green says

      January 17, 2012 at 12:07 am

      Thanks, Jessica! I really do the best I can!

  6. tia says

    January 16, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    this is amazing. I am new to your blog and love everything you are doing. I do hope you’ll come join my blog as well. I am excited to see what is next- I can’t wait to read more!

    tia @two birds on a wire

    • Good Girl Gone Green says

      January 17, 2012 at 12:07 am

      Thanks! WIll go and check it out! 🙂

  7. SoberJulie says

    January 18, 2012 at 12:15 pm

    Have I mentioned how proud I am of you?? You inspire me!

    • Good Girl Gone Green says

      January 18, 2012 at 12:24 pm

      That is the sweetest comment EVER!! Thank you! 🙂 🙂

  8. Erica says

    January 18, 2012 at 6:36 pm

    Wow! How do you do it?! You are an inspiration.
    I wish Cliff bars didn’t have any Soy in them….they are so yummy!

    • Good Girl Gone Green says

      January 20, 2012 at 11:35 pm

      One day at a time! Some days are good good, other days not so much! I wish cliff bars weren’t wrapped in plastic because they are yummy!

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