4 Ways to Be Green in the Kitchen

4 Ways to Be Green in the Kitchen

There are many benefits to reusing water however we want to clarify this a little for you before we offer the 4 tips below. To avoid overwatering, attracting pests or causing disease: choose a different group of plants every day, working your way around the deck or patio and lawn or garden. You may find you no longer have to irrigate or fertilize. If you find you have excess water, pour it over the compost pile or give it to the boulevard tree outside your yard. That said - lets take a look at what a few changes in the activities around the kitchen sink can do.

- After meals, scrape your dishes into the compost bucket before rinsing. While rinsing, place a large bowl in the sink and fill it with the most soiled dishes and utensils; as you rinse the dishes the water will begin to fill the bowl and starts the pre-soaking process - reducing labour and water use. Anything caught in the bowl can be dumped on the lawn or compost bin. Consider purchasing a screened sink basket for the drain, it will keep sludge and seeds and noodles and other things from going down the drain – simply empty the basket in the compost bucket.

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- Rather than running the tap when cleaning vegetables, use a bowl of water and reuse that water on any outdoor plants.

- Reuse water from rinsing out the coffeepot for outdoor plants, the compost or lawn. Rich in nitrogen as well as some trace minerals, old coffee should be diluted with water before using directly on a plant, while the grounds can be scattered around the base of plants or added to the compost pile.

- Cooking water (from steamed vegetables, boiled potatoes and pasta etc.) can be used in the same way - just let it cool first; in the winter let it cool in the house where the water will release the heat and moisture while it cools – in the summer, place the item on the cooling rack outside where the heat will dissipate and not heat up the house. These water sources contain extra nutrients that will aid the garden or compost pile. Very hot cooking water can be used to kill weeds in places like the driveway, sidewalk, curb etc. - simply pour it directly on the weed and around its roots.

Imagine: every single day, utilizing that perfectly good water instead of dumping it down the drain. By reducing hot water consumption and water use, utility bills are a little bit smaller. Plants are healthier because they are getting all those extra nutrients and water, and it doesn’t take much extra effort at all.

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