Go Green Tips for January 10

Gotta tip you want to share with Sarah and the Go Green Ride at Five? Email her: sarah@921wvtk.com!

Here Sarah's groovy green tips for Mon, January 10th:

• My Daughter, Emily, came up with a water saving plan that she puts to use in the shower. Turning off the water while you wash and condition your hair saves gallons of water! She’s a smart kid!
• Putting a few more raw foods into your diet means less cooking and less energy used! Don’t just save the cut veggies and dip platter for company, make it part of the family meal! Heck, raw is the only way my nephew eats his veggies! There’s usually a bunch of dip involved…

Did you know that winter is the time of year that we use the most air freshener? Think about it, windows are closed, shoes are often sitting, wet, in the mud room, the smell of that alone, could convince the cat to put himself out! Those air fresheners add up in your at- home environment in the form of chemicals. Chemicals that you and your family are breathing in minute by minute. Don’t despair, there are all-natural ways to combat the smell of Junior’s sweaty snowboots and your youngest child’s last diaper change. You can purchase these products online, or at merchants like Vermont Soap in Middlebury. You can also use fresh plants and flowers strategically placed around the house to absorb some of these odors. Amarillis, we found out recently is a very potent flower. They’re seasonal, available around the holidays, so you can probably still find them locally. You buy the bulbs, put them in a dish with rocks or marbles and soak them in water. They bloom pretty quickly—it took ours about a week and a half. Their aroma pretty much overruled any other in our home, including the diapers. What you pay for air freshener can just be applied to plant and flower maintenance…you’ll almost break even and any additional spent is well worth the knowledge that the air in your home is fresh and chemical free. This is the Go Green Ride at Five on 92.1 WVTK!