😮 Our incredible Volunteer Terra Pombert from Beaumont shared with us how she saves the earth AND money by REPAIRING what she already has!
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"For me the key to a sustainable life is using what you have and choosing to be happy with it. 🚙 My car is a 2005 Ford Focus it is the only car I will own until I cannot fix it anymore. It's may not be the prettiest car around, but it has the potential to get me where I need to go for 5 to 10 more years with proper maintenance and care.
I just replaced my front bumper ($45), antenna ($1), and fender liner ($14), ALL taken from another car at the junk yard. Talk about crazy savings! Purchasing these things new would have cost me $535.
I either hire an experienced mechanic to do the work, but most repairs just require basic tools and YouTube! This job took me 4 hours to complete plus 1 hour of driving to get the parts. I consider sustainability another source of income because of the money I save. Sustainability has never felt so good. 💰💰💰 How much money a year do you save fixing things you already have? How does it feel when you have made something last longer?"
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Way to go Terra! We truly admire your #green, #moneysaving AND #carrepairing skills! 🌎 Do YOU want to join our #GreenSpotted Volunteer Program and share awesome Random Acts of Green with us? Click the blue "Sign Up" button on our page!
Any balloon that is released, intentionally or otherwise, returns to the Earth as litter. And sometimes animals eat them, mistaking them for food!
Our volunteer Breanne Chrobak encountered a balloon entangled in some sticks while walking on the beach.
Next time you are celebrating, why not celebrate with bubbles, flowers, or by planting a tree!
What alternatives do you use for balloons?
Thanks so much Breanne (IG: @eco.breanne) for this important #RAOG!
#randomactsofgreen #makelitterpickingcool #beachcleanup ==> For more information about our Volunteer Program click the blue "Sign Up" button on our page!
"At The Gardener - Peterborough, we will do most outdoor landscaping/building.
Our customers come up with new ideas all the time, and the odd time, we have had requests to install clothes lines!
Naturally, we figure out how to make their vision into reality.
We can install:
1) A long clothesline, with posts at each end of desired area in your yard. We can assemble hardware to span across your yard.
2) A base for a stationary clothesline to sit.
A clothesline can help you save on hydro, improve our environment - and there is nothing like the smell of freshly dried linens in the outside breeze!
Give us a call at (705) 741-5505 and visit us at: https://www.hirethegardener.com/peterborough." What an amazing #Green Act from our #Green Act Member!!! Thank you for offering this service!
