Sustainable Celebrations

Today is Sustainable House Day.

It’s the first time I have

heard about this day

But the day has been

celebrated for ten years now.

Growing up...

“Green” was a bit uncool...

I guess that made us a bit uncool.

Our vegetable scraps were

always buried into the garden.

We were not allowed to waste

electricity

or water

or toilet paper!

 Ours was always a recycling house

And hand-me-downs were a part of life.

So, I guess

It should come as no surprise that

my house is pretty sustainable.

Today, solar panels on my roof

generated almost double

my daily electricty needs.

(and it’s only spring!)

My front lawn has become a native garden.

My backyard has a patch or lawn surrounded

 by vegetable gardens and fruit trees.

I watered the gardens this afternoon

with water from the water tank.

Dinner included salad greens

fresh from the garden.

I recycle...

compost...

And use a bokashi bin.

Apparently an average

Australian household

will generate enough greenhouse

gas each day to fill

more than 700 balloons...

And draws an average of

73 000 buckets of water a year –

equal to about 12 baths a day.

Sustainable House Day is a great time

to take little steps towards

making your home

a little more green...

Because, today...

Green is cool.