Comments on: What’s Your Type?

By: Alison Kerr

Alison Kerr — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:10:27 +0000

Another Living Green here. My family has always been frugal and taken care of things and been concerned about waste and their impact. That’s the way I was raised. Don’t you know, the Scots are known for their frugality (or being tightwads).

By: Jennifer M.

Jennifer M. — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:37:12 +0000

I don’t quite fit into any of these. I buy organic produce when it’s affordable or super fresh or one of the ‘dirty dozen,’ but I’m not a diehard. I went vegetarian a few years ago, not because I was a hardcore treehugger, but because I respect animals a lot. I love thrift stores because I never know what I’ll find there, and I avoid buying new clothes because I don’t have much money and don’t care to be in fashion. I got my first cloth bag years ago at a Renaissance faire because I liked the design. My newer habits have been more directly prompted by the green movement, but for awhile I definitely fell into the ‘incidentally green’ category.

By: Sarah I

Sarah I — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:47:39 +0000

I’m Living Green, and have been living as green as possible for years. I’m loathe to throw anything away without figuring out how to reuse or recycle it somehow. Most of my income (after rent) goes to groceries, because I mostly buy the finest organic foods, even if I drive a 20-year old (well-maintained and efficient) Honda Civic. I even sew patches on the worn-out heels of my favorite socks. This isn’t because I can’t afford new socks, but rather because it just feels like the right thing to do. Definitely “crunchy green,” and proud of it!