Hey all I am a poor college student looking for tips on living more green. I try to buy organic as much as I can but it is difficult with a limited amount of money. Anybody have any suggestions/good finds? Also, any tips on living green?

-Grow your own
-shop at farmer’s markets (Google "Certified Farmers market" + "your town"
- Tofu – it can be dressed in 1000′s of different recipes and cost about $1.50 per package. A package lasts my 2 person house 3 meals or so.
- Fruits and veggies are typically cheaper than processed packaged foods
- meat substitute foods for treats only, they’re good but pricey
-shop in the dry bulk bins (about 60% savings!)
- buy seasonally
-buy based on good prices and work meals around what’s available rather than forcing yourself to buy around a meal plan
-compromise when needed, RTSB free milk may be cheaper than organic. Won’t be as good, but still better than regular
-Depending on your area, shop at alternating stores. Some items are cheaper in some stores than others.
-Some stores have organic generic brands
-avoid fast food and cook for yourself more often

Living green tip – assess your lifestyle and for the next day, week, or year ask yourself where you can reduce, reuse, or recycle.

Some helpful sites:

http://www.treehugger.com/

http://www.eartheasy.com/homepage.htm

http://ecologue.com/Default.aspx

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