tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.comments2023-02-11T12:50:22.966-08:00THE BARE NECESSITIESBare Necessitieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comBlogger45125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-64480121412158285562018-02-28T21:55:04.914-08:002018-02-28T21:55:04.914-08:00I just found this blog via Arianna (paris-lady blo...I just found this blog via Arianna (paris-lady blog!) OMG really enjoying this. Thank you!Vagabond Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02886296514249100036noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-31041815557367064742016-04-19T02:30:49.482-07:002016-04-19T02:30:49.482-07:00Thank you for your kind words! I could never have ...Thank you for your kind words! I could never have done this without everybody's help: takes one to start, and many to make a movement!Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-32366620848812424002016-04-18T09:55:00.098-07:002016-04-18T09:55:00.098-07:00Way to go!! Thanks for taking on this important is...Way to go!! Thanks for taking on this important issue. It just goes to show that one person can start a movement. Good luck at the NOSB meeting!the beauty in simplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10420793830156029042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-27390680836610693282016-04-13T02:01:09.615-07:002016-04-13T02:01:09.615-07:00Signed!! Thank you for bringing awareness to this ...Signed!! Thank you for bringing awareness to this Fred.Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-90003249198038319622016-04-12T03:53:07.474-07:002016-04-12T03:53:07.474-07:00Want to see where plastic waste ends up in Peru?
W...Want to see where plastic waste ends up in Peru?<br />Watch the YouTube video: https://youtu.be/r1NjoCSNf9w Please SIGN and SHARE the petition to the Provincial Municipality of Leoncio Prado to STOP the dumping of toxic medical waste into the Huallaga river at the "Moyuna" located in the district of Rupa Rupa, city of Tingo Maria, Peru: https://goo.gl/Wm2JV7<br />Located just one kilometer from the city of Tingo Maria, it is estimated that this landfill has a history of more than 30 years and received a total of approximately 30 to 34 tons of garbage daily.<br />#RíoHuallaga #GENERATIONRYSE #marinedumping #Ecocide #EcocideLaw<br />Ex Heimrath Employeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04986163918921559675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-17458395084894523542015-12-09T20:26:51.062-08:002015-12-09T20:26:51.062-08:00Thank you Litterless!!! warms my heart.
Each of us...Thank you Litterless!!! warms my heart.<br />Each of us is going what they can, right?<br />Just looked at your blog, it's so beautiful...<br />Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-59307621079916850862015-12-08T07:10:46.218-08:002015-12-08T07:10:46.218-08:00You rock. Thank you for all that you do!You rock. Thank you for all that you do!LITTERLESShttp://litterless.conoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-28053281002582766622015-09-25T05:42:24.482-07:002015-09-25T05:42:24.482-07:00I agree. When we had a CSA the produce would all c...I agree. When we had a CSA the produce would all come in one big reusable box, which we returned each week when picking up the new stash of vegetables. Thank you for your commitment, Unknown!Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-13927381232276851702015-09-24T22:24:34.016-07:002015-09-24T22:24:34.016-07:00Very logical idea to not have unhealthy plastic pa...Very logical idea to not have unhealthy plastic packaging on healthy and natural produce! I get a box of produce twice a month from an organic farm in California and lately so many items are showing up in clamshells! In the past they would use little brown paper bags if they need to keep small things together like potatoes. It just makes no sense to me. Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10575879239179690949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-39109604926782364772015-08-03T06:41:32.939-07:002015-08-03T06:41:32.939-07:00I am so glad you like it, Zuperserena! Welcome :...I am so glad you like it, Zuperserena! Welcome :)Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-50421601943411439912015-08-02T18:24:30.920-07:002015-08-02T18:24:30.920-07:00me again, will sign zuperserena from now on. Do r...me again, will sign zuperserena from now on. Do read it! I´d love to know what you think about it. I´ve been reading your blog today and I really like it. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05910219810684820889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-42445266544132373602015-08-02T18:08:56.890-07:002015-08-02T18:08:56.890-07:00That's a great point about the water! Totally ...That's a great point about the water! Totally agree. I want to try marseille soap flakes as well - sadly they are easier to find in Europe (France in particular) than in the US. While researching the olive oil soaps, I got quite disappointed because a lot of them are not 100% olive oil, but are mixed with palm and/or glycerin. The only ones I trust to be really clean so far are Aleppo soap and Nabulsi soap. Thank you for the tip about salt! I will check my laundry powder asap. Also, I hear that polyester fabrics release micro-particles of polyester in the water when being washed, so we need to be mindful about our fabric choices as well.Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-52265440684395908152015-08-02T18:00:23.905-07:002015-08-02T18:00:23.905-07:00Hello Anonymous!
Thank you for this very interesti...Hello Anonymous!<br />Thank you for this very interesting point. I need to think about this more, as I had never taken that approach - I guess that my subconscious starting point is that most human activity is creating an imbalance in resources, therefore we can only try to be "less bad". Also, I probably am still considering that the natural world is too richly complex for us to know for sure that an intervention (such as cleaning, or putting seeds into the fiber of paper packaging for example) could have only positive consequences (what does "clean" mean? how am I changing the balance of native plants, etc). Definitely your example of the river is launching me on a new thinking path, and - yes!! I need to finally borrow this book from the library :)Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-39878483155821727512015-08-02T14:59:35.465-07:002015-08-02T14:59:35.465-07:00I had the same thought process. However, regarding...I had the same thought process. However, regarding laundry detergent, more salt is likely to be used as filler in powder than liquid form. In my ecological decision making tree, keeping water as clean as possible when I use it has even higher priority than carbon footprint. I do intend to make my own detergent eventually, and I just read somebody was using marseille bar soap in her washing machine without it gunking up. In the meantime, I am using about a quarter of the manufacturer recommended dose and my clothes are coming out clean.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-84795613151457914202015-08-02T14:24:39.415-07:002015-08-02T14:24:39.415-07:00I was going to mention Cradle to Cradle too. One t...I was going to mention Cradle to Cradle too. One thing I really like about it is the paradigmatic change of expecting, not to be less bad for environment and people, but to be actively good for them. In your list, for example, the wording of point 2 would be; <br />the best material, promotes health, regenerates environment, etc. This also applies to process. For example, the book mentioned a real textile made using Cradle to Cradle principles- the water coming out of the factory after the manufacturing process was actually cleaner than going into the factory.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-49159324041024393942015-05-17T15:22:10.150-07:002015-05-17T15:22:10.150-07:00Oh this is so interesting! Would love to see the d...Oh this is so interesting! Would love to see the data - it seems to make sense intuitively because of that entire system of production you are talking about. You're absolutely welcome to make a guest post on this topic here!<br />Thank you for sharing this. Keep me posted!<br />++Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-22829043407996039122015-05-17T09:39:54.747-07:002015-05-17T09:39:54.747-07:00Oh and I'm with you on the locally owned coffe...Oh and I'm with you on the locally owned coffee shops. A modest cup of ginger tea at a small locally owned independent coffee shop in Cleveland was $7. $7!!! For a slice of ginger in boiled water! The same shop charges way more for macarons than Pierre Hermé. Grrr....Ariana | Paris To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559646189604097707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-48880080496588773712015-05-17T09:38:29.940-07:002015-05-17T09:38:29.940-07:00I actually ran the numbers on disposables vs. wash...I actually ran the numbers on disposables vs. washing when I did sustainability audits in the US. I left the data on my old laptop, I'll have to see if I can get my brother to forward it to me... basically washing over and over again doesn't even come close to the inputs needed to grow, harvest, produce, package and ship one disposable item. Corporations like Key Bank, Alcoa, and Huntington could have slashed expenditures simply by switching to reusables (but they didn't. Of my former clients, only small, locally held companies like a local university, Sherwin Williams and nursing homes made the switch, with great results). In Korea a lot of business / hospital / school cafeterias use real plates, forks, and napkins- I believe Samsung does this. Ariana | Paris To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559646189604097707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-48351828490385620792015-02-14T07:05:38.834-08:002015-02-14T07:05:38.834-08:00This makes me remember that my family had a lovely...This makes me remember that my family had a lovely ear wax spoon at home, which was a beautiful thin instrument sculpted out of wood or bamboo. Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-58151721729047294462015-02-13T21:45:32.123-08:002015-02-13T21:45:32.123-08:00Skip the Q-tips and use an ear wax loop. It is a s...Skip the Q-tips and use an ear wax loop. It is a special tool made just for removing excess ear wax. A doctor gave me one 25 years ago and it is still going strong. Have never bought a Q-tip in all those years.Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01931562102671556232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-66864805833178897872015-02-11T07:01:02.645-08:002015-02-11T07:01:02.645-08:00Ah, thank you for all the details and hints!
I tr...Ah, thank you for all the details and hints!<br /><br />I tried my own sugar wax before and it took forever... seriously, an all day project. I can't wait to try your method. Ariana | Paris To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559646189604097707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-2657838372199459432015-02-03T11:27:08.287-08:002015-02-03T11:27:08.287-08:00I didn't realize Converse was such a great pro...I didn't realize Converse was such a great product. Interesting post! I wish the US wasn't so obsessed with cotton and would accept hemp for the wonderful fiber it is...Ariana | Paris To Gohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10559646189604097707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-50635445357047337992015-01-27T11:12:42.886-08:002015-01-27T11:12:42.886-08:00That's the spirit !!! This is a great story. Y...That's the spirit !!! This is a great story. You will be sure that you really used that fabric "to its bare threads".Bare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-12685577071795289412015-01-27T03:22:15.569-08:002015-01-27T03:22:15.569-08:00When my favourite jeans were worn out beyond repai...When my favourite jeans were worn out beyond repair I turned them into shorts. When they then wore out between the thighs I decided they were probably beyond repair. Then I discovered how to turn them into a gardening apron. I think perhaps when the apron finally gives up the ghost I will have to say goodbye to them :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8651556838958358074.post-87291382457251951262015-01-09T19:54:17.623-08:002015-01-09T19:54:17.623-08:00speaking of expiry dates... a friend just told me ...speaking of expiry dates... a friend just told me about the light bulb that has been glowing for 114 years - and we can watch it live: http://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htmBare Necessitieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00820100339350003116noreply@blogger.com