Being Green

There is so much hype around 'going green', sometimes I find it quite irritating honestly. But recently I have realized just how rewarding it can be. It can be a lot of work sometimes, but I've been appreciating how everyone seems to be working together to make it easier. Joe and I garden green. We have a push mower, which some may say is too much work and maintenance, but really it is not. The blades are self sharpening, how cool is that? Joe snagged it for $20 at the same salvage yard he got our hardware.
When we started gardening it didn't take long for us to realize we would also need a weed waker for all of our overgrown hedges...so of course we went for the electrical one which is superb. Why are people so opposed to having a chord to plug in? It is not really an inconvenience.
I know that you find this picture of our weed waker most riveting! And finally, our compost pile. This is the one I struggle with the most. I'm use to throwing everything in the trash. I also hate having a separate container under our sink full of rotting food waiting to get taken out. Yuk! But, it is fun to watch our pile grow and develop and I'm looking forward to getting to use it in our garden. Seems silly to pay for dirt.
That is how we do it. Some times it is inconvenient, and it takes patience, but this is what makes it most rewarding.