Here are some of the things that my wife and I do:

- Use a straight razor. No disposable blades.
- Use shaving soap. Lasts much longer than cans of foam which doesn’t even compare to quality. Comes in wood bowl which is refillable. No throw away cans.
- Use hankies. No use once and toss tissues. No packing materials.
- Use Crystone (alum) deodorant which is all natural and no metals. Lasts at least 10 times longer.
- Use dental powder instead of paste. Again all natural and lasts about 10 times longer.
- Use rags instead of paper towels. No use once and toss towels. No packing materials.
- Use canvas bags when shopping. Not only groceries. We carry them in our car and use them at all the stores we go to. No wasted plastic bags.
- Don’t eat fast food. We try to stay away from any food places that serve their food in disposable packaging.
- When we eat out and get leftovers, we ask for foil instead of foam. Sometimes we take our reusable containers with us if we know we will have leftovers.
- Try to buy more local produce for better quality and less shipping. Try to buy only fruits and vegetables that are in season. Luckily in Florida our season is much longer.
- We buy organic foods when available. (Could be scam, but I would like to see less fertilizer and pesticides used)
- Ask butchers to pack meat in butcher wrap instead of foam.
- Can some foods using pressure cooker.
- Stay away from pre-packaged foods and try to eat mostly all natural foods.
- Use good quality water bottles and refill them. No use once and toss bottles.
- Got rid of one of our cars. I bike ride to many local places when feasible. We try to run many errands at one time instead of going out more often.
- Reduce our purchases, especially plastics. We try to reuse things that we no longer need or give them to other people.
- Use non-clay liter for our cat that comes in a recycled cardboard box.
- Because we live on a boat, we have solar panels and a wind generator which helps offset our energy consumption.


These are just some of the small things that we do. We know that we still rely on modern connivances for much of our livelihood, but we are attempting to reduce this