tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post4813725484571556533..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Sustainable habits that our visitors find weirdUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-79654381468250234862015-09-19T07:48:58.623+10:002015-09-19T07:48:58.623+10:00Good Post! I'm with you on a few of them. One ...Good Post! I'm with you on a few of them. One of my more common ones would be saving eggs shells. I feed them back to my hens and after cracking an egg I rinse it and throw it in a little bucket I keep near the sink. If someone pops by after I've been baking there can be quite the pile there waiting to go out to the chickens. I get funny looks for that one. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00692328613595916581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-74229875508503594812015-08-31T01:50:35.217+10:002015-08-31T01:50:35.217+10:00We don't give gifts either!We don't give gifts either!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15307380528829380648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-33707596608586155092015-08-30T21:59:26.951+10:002015-08-30T21:59:26.951+10:00We turn all our appliances off at the wall, kettle...We turn all our appliances off at the wall, kettle, toaster, microwave, tv everything and people find this a bit weird but we are always surprised about how many lights and appliances we see on in other homes even when no one is there. We try not to waste food for example the other day I asked someone to get the me the broccoli stalks out of the fridge. I had used the head already but saved the stalks to add to another meal. Trust me they thought it was very strange. Hubby often jokes with me say "oh you better just throw that out" when he sees me using something he knows most people would not.<br />We have 2 bins on the bench one for the worms and one for the compost and then there is often a bowl for the chickens which we give them every day.Fiona from Arbordale Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05196630415124998431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-10819262913062918542015-08-29T16:39:05.903+10:002015-08-29T16:39:05.903+10:00I can't remember who it was now, but some visi...I can't remember who it was now, but some visiting relatives thought it was weird we ate the eggs of our chickens, thinking it dirty because I happened to have collected a warm one I wanted to show them. They couldn't get the image out of their head, that it came fresh from a chickens bum, lol. I remember telling them, the ones from the shops exit in the same way, but their reply was, at least they were cold and they didn't have to think about it. <br /><br />It's not something that ever occurred to me as being gross, until it was pointed out. I still think its just a natural process.Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/13715819899708384147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-76074564428267250442015-08-27T16:03:48.625+10:002015-08-27T16:03:48.625+10:00Yep, the septic tank is a worry! and a good excus...Yep, the septic tank is a worry! and a good excuse for not using bleach and harsh chemicals too. They don't make appliances like they used to!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-11888342832452521492015-08-27T16:02:52.167+10:002015-08-27T16:02:52.167+10:00Oh interesting, I have read about oil pulling.... ...Oh interesting, I have read about oil pulling.... its nice to get the family together without the present stress! Yes frugal is simple (sometimes!).Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-7482770988317733762015-08-27T16:01:55.113+10:002015-08-27T16:01:55.113+10:00I was given a compost bin when I left my last work...I was given a compost bin when I left my last workplace, best gift EVER. Its a large red metal tin with a lid, you can't miss it, and it doesn't look untidy pride of place on the bench top :) I find myself looking for the compost bin at work... it feels weird to put an apple core in the rubbish now!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-56533291958406815622015-08-27T14:52:31.677+10:002015-08-27T14:52:31.677+10:00The compost scrap bowl on the bench is the one tha...The compost scrap bowl on the bench is the one that gets weird looks. It has to be out of the toddler's reach but still obvious, so that the older kids and my husband can drop their apple/pear cores, strawberry tops, carrot peelings, etc when they're done instead of forlornly asking me where its hiding this time.Mishihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03618556202180054642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-16403503816093361102015-08-27T11:32:17.081+10:002015-08-27T11:32:17.081+10:00"Our bathroom shelves are empty" - and w..."Our bathroom shelves are empty" - and when visitors come and bring their 'stuff' I get all anxious about the health of my septic tank!<br />I do have a dryer - I bought it in 1983 when I was pregnant with my second son. It still goes but it's for emergency only use now, which generally means it's used by people with children who visit ill-prepared to play in our bush / stream and need dry clothes to wear home.Callyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18365519986239394807noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-17319167449409048732015-08-26T23:43:13.948+10:002015-08-26T23:43:13.948+10:00they are great habits!
my one weird habit now woul...they are great habits!<br />my one weird habit now would have to be a small bottle of olive oil where the toothpaste should be, i oil swish, every night, i still brush as i tried to go without but couldn't handle the fur growth (yuk) but don't use toothpaste. mouth tastes so much better.<br />i don't do xmas, easter, or any other, too expensive & it's lost it's it's meaning but family have holidays at xmas so we still get together then. <br />it's so much simpler when you're frugal :))<br />thanx for sharingselinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10173172460099566314noreply@blogger.com