I just wanted to leave some tips on how you can help preserve this beautiful planet for our future generations
First and foremost, avoid giving your money to large corporations. They are the single largest contributors to pollution.
This goes along with the first tip, do these in this order. Fix what you have/DIY with what you have at home, choose secondhand (thrift, garage sales, gifts from friends and family, Facebook marketplace/craigslist), and lastly, if none of these work out, research the products youâre buying. Find out if theyâre fair trade and use materials that are natural (and not endangered).
Go deep into nature, hours from the nearest city, and look at the unpolluted sky and the untouched nature to remind you of why this planet deserves our love.
If youâre up to the task, dumpster dive for food. Most of it isnât actually expired, and itâs thrown away in abundance. Just be careful. Wear thick gloves in case if thereâs anything sharp in the dumpster, etc. This could be a whole post on its own.
Forage/grow your own food. I live in a van, so I canât grow my own food, but Iâve learned much about foraging, and still have lots to learn. Growing your own food can be super rewarding too. Eat the food while itâs fresh, and can the rest so that it lasts throughout the year.
If you must buy food, support your local farmers first. Explore the farmers markets.
Bring your own bags to the store. DIY some lightweight produce bags. There are a ton of tutorials online.
Invest in a sewing machine. You can find a lot of used ones for pretty cheap. Mine was gifted to me from my grandmother when I was in high school, and I made a lot of my own clothes since the clothes I liked were expensive. This skill has treated me well when transitioning into a more conscious lifestyle. You can alter your own clothes and clothes from the thrift store to your liking, or you can buy old sheets from thrift stores and make your own from scratch. Fast fashion sucks.
This one might be concerning to some vegans. Donât buy âveganâ leather products. Iâve been vegan for 4 years, and vegetarian for 7. âVeganâ leather is (usually) just plastic. It doesnât last as long as real leather. I have switched over to just buying pre-owned leather. It lasts much longer, and since itâs secondhand, youâre not actually contributing your money to the death of animals.
Ah yes, here it is, the much awaited âgo veganâ. Yes, you should go vegan because you get so much more food from the same amount of land that would be used for meat/dairy/eggs. The pain that animals go through can go without mentioning. Avoid the super processed vegan foods though, they still produce a lot of waste. Also, research what youâre replacing your food with. Some common âveganâ foods are problematic. The key foods that come to mind are cashews, quinoa, agave, almonds, coffee, and chocolate. These all take either way too much water from needy communities to grow, are causing the endangerment of certain animal species (agave), or are exploitative to the people processing them. Buying fair trade helps to ease this, but itâs not a problem solver. Basically, eating whole foods plant based (WFPB) diet helps to avoid this, but itâs still okay to ease into it. It can seem very restrictive to beginners, so go at your own pace, but keep the goal in mind. Every little baby step DOES count.
Restoring this planet starts with ending CORPORATIONS. They are the ones causing most of the damage. They canât thrive if we donât support them though. It definitely helps to be zero-waste, but donât give in to these zero-waste âessentialsâ that people are selling all over amazon and other websites. Make your own stuff or thrift. Each human being can make their personal life less wasteful, but it doesnât really matter if we we keep giving money to the big guys.
Indigenous people have always respected the earth. We canât say humans are the problem. Itâs the actions of humans in our modern culture that have been deteriorating this planet. Letâs think about what we do before we do it.
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