Your Questions About Green Living

Susan asks…

does any1 know of how to alternative ways to hang clothes outdoors or indoors(the rope idea r awsome but)?????

indoors for winter
outdoors wih no tree but can get eco friendly stuff and do people know any too??

all after be all natural
thanks

The Expert answers:

My husband and I live on a farm in the desert. I do use the dryer, and vent the heat and moisture into the house, because it works in this particular environment. However we have many wool articles of clothing. My clothes rack is currently loaded with three wool shirts and about 40 pairs wool socks.

This is the one I use (the largest heavy duty model) :

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2793&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=clothes

I keep ours near our wood stove. Works great, and holds a suprising amount of laundry. If you have any sort of breeze, from a ceiling fan, or box fan, the clothes dry really fast (no heat needed).

Here are a couple of other items as well (I do not use these products):
http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=5327&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=laundry

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=114&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=clothes

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=2690&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=clothes

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=1161&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=clothes

http://www.lehmans.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=6785&itemType=PRODUCT&RS=1&keyword=clothes

Lehman’s is where the Amish shop. You really cannot beat them for finding items that do not require electricity to use, or all natural “green” ways of doing things.

I love the Lehman’s catalog, and buy stuff for our farm all the time from them.

~Garnet
Homesteading/Farming over 20 years

Maria asks…

Should vegans wear red?

Among other uses the Cochineal insect is used to make red pigment sometimes used in clothing. I did not even know this tell one ecofriendly company proudly informed its potential buyers that they used earth and insect dyes for all their clothing. After some research I found out that an incredible amount of these insects had to die just to make one garment.

http://www.veganwolf.com/animal_ingredients.htm

“CARMINE: Cochineal. Carminic Acid. E120. Red pigment from the crushed female cochineal insect. Reportedly 70,000 beetles may be killed to produce one pound of this red dye. Used in cosmetics, shampoos, red apple sauce and other foods. May cause allergic reactions. Alternatives: beet juice, no known toxicity (used in powders, rouges, shampoos); alkanet root, from the root of an herb like tree, no known toxicity (used as a red dye for inks, wines, lip balms, etc. and can be combined to make a copper or blue coloring).”
For those that doubt this clothing company states clearly that they use carmine as a dye for their clothing.

http://www.bohemiancloset.com/skcarmine.html
Here is the link to Tinctoria the exact company I found this information out about. In fact this link talks about there use of insects for their “Sunrise” color.

http://www.tinctoriadesigns.com/colors03.php
I don’t know what crusade Take Me Out to the Ballgame is on but yes the first link does use carmine in their clothing. In fact it is labeled, “Carmine Tiered Skirt”. Take a closer look next time. I mean no offense but please don’t attack me (we should not be doing this regardless), especially if you do not have the correct information.
Take Me Out to the Ballgame, I guess we’d just have to contact the maker to know for sure. I know the dye “carmine” is sometimes used in browns because often they have red mixed in them as well which is what the first skirt was shown as.

In any case it is all moot since I have proven that at least in some cases it is a practice being used. I’m sure most companies are not dying to tell you how they dye their clothing, especially big manufactures. All I am saying is this is an issue that needs to be investigated as a vegans clothings choice can literally be contributing to the killing of 10’s of thousands of insects. Maybe this is something you are not concerned with but for me this is horrific since I have taken such pains to go out of my way to not take life and the dye process kills many more animals than I would probable eat in my entire life.

The Expert answers:

I knew that cochineal food colouring was made from crushed beetle extract but I didn’t know they used it to dye clothes. You learn something new everyday and I am now mid 50s.
It is an interesting point you raise and perhaps clothes should carry a label like food does saying what chemicals and products go into making them. As vegans are against leather products I’m sure they would be against beetle dye.

Betty asks…

Feel like an outcast?

My whole life I’ve felt like an outcast. I don’t have any best friends just friends i hang out at school with. Majority of my cousins are grown and those that aren’t either live in another state or have other plans and don’t consider me hanging out with them. I’m either at work or at school. When I’m not at school or work then i’m at home. I’m hardly ever invited anywhere (movies, restaurant, etc.).I’m always asking my mother to go to the movies with me b/c i have no one else to go with. I don’t have a boyfriend ,never been in love and never been kissed. I go shopping by myself. There are times that I’m invited to go to the movies with someone or to a sleepover but that’s like twice a year. I don’t understand whats wrong b/c obviously something is wrong with me (am i ugly? do i smell bad? do i have something on my face?) I can’t be ugly b/c every says i should be model (even ppl i dont know. no lie). I love to have fun, love movies, reading, and music. I’m very ambitious, I want to go to college and major in finance, human resources and interior design and become a financial planner/ real estate agent/ interior designer. Have all A’s and one C in the devils class AP Language (the teacher is horrible). I know what i want in a boyfriend. And i know i can be great friend. Well i am to my classmates but I’m just waiting for someone to be great friend back.
I watch movies all the time and i think that it has alot to do with my head being in the clouds. I want the romantic love you see in romance novels and movies- that has alot to do with my standards for a man.
the “IT”boys at school say that I stuck up but really they never spoke to me to know who i truly am. Everyone around me has a boyfriend and go out on weekends which makes me feel lonely and out of place. The only friends i have is music, movies, and books which is kind of depressing.
My parents are proud of me b/c i’m so open minded and not one dimensional. I into the green movement and i try to get my parents to be Eco friendly which is very hard b/c we have know ecofriendly clothing stores and whatnot. We just have recycling companies that don’t really recycle everything. They oppose composting but i don’t what i can.

I just hope and pray that my future is so much brighter than my present and past.

Any advice you have for me. What do you think is wrong?
want more any info just ask.

The Expert answers:

You sound awesome! Obviously I don’t know you, but I can tell that you’re smart, articulate, conscientious, and so much more.

I’m in the same position of not having friends and always feeling like an outcast and whatnot. Being conscientious, as you seem to be, can really make you feel like you’re set apart from everyone else because you think about things more and care about things that others don’t understand as much. Just remember that you’re awesome and there’s nothing wrong with you; you just haven’t met the people you really click with yet.

Try to go places where you know you can meet people with similar interests. For instance, since you’re interested in the environment, there might be some sort of club or organization you could participate in where you could meet other young people like yourself. Just because the people at school don’t click as much with you doesn’t mean no one will. There are loads of people out there and you’ll find them if you keep a lookout for them. 🙂

Ruth asks…

Is something wrong with me or what?

My whole life I’ve felt like an outcast. I don’t have any best friends just friends i hang out at school with. Majority of my cousins are grown and those that aren’t either live in another state or have other plans and don’t consider me hanging out with them. I’m either at work or at school. When I’m not at school or work then i’m at home. I’m hardly ever invited anywhere (movies, restaurant, etc.).I’m always asking my mother to go to the movies with me b/c i have no one else to go with. I don’t have a boyfriend ,never been in love and never been kissed. I go shopping by myself. There are times that I’m invited to go to the movies with someone or to a sleepover but that’s like twice a year. I don’t understand whats wrong b/c obviously something is wrong with me (am i ugly? do i smell bad? do i have something on my face?) I can’t be ugly b/c every says i should be model (even ppl i dont know. no lie). I love to have fun, love movies, reading, and music. I’m very ambitious, I want to go to college and major in finance, human resources and interior design and become a financial planner/ real estate agent/ interior designer. Have all A’s and one C in the devils class AP Language (the teacher is horrible). I know what i want in a boyfriend. And i know i can be great friend. Well i am to my classmates but I’m just waiting for someone to be great friend back.
I watch movies all the time and i think that it has alot to do with my head being in the clouds. I want the romantic love you see in romance novels and movies- that has alot to do with my standards for a man.
the “IT”boys at school say that I stuck up but really they never spoke to me to know who i truly am. Everyone around me has a boyfriend and go out on weekends which makes me feel lonely and out of place. The only friends i have is music, movies, and books which is kind of depressing.
My parents are proud of me b/c i’m so open minded and not one dimensional. I into the green movement and i try to get my parents to be Eco friendly which is very hard b/c we have know ecofriendly clothing stores and whatnot. We just have recycling companies that don’t really recycle everything. They oppose composting but i don’t what i can.

I just hope and pray that my future is so much brighter than my present and past.

Any advice you have for me. What do you think is wrong?
want more any info just ask.

The Expert answers:

Listen there is nothing wrong with you as long if you love yourself for who u are thing everything is okay don’t feel bad you don’t have any friends real people will see you for who u are and be attracted to that those are real friends and for all your other problems I’m sure that if you keep doing your best and stay true and positive you can get anything you want so just focus those things as goal you wanna achieve for yourself.

Good luck

peace from
Jay

Sandra asks…

I often feel left out like no one likes me?

My whole life I’ve felt like an outcast. I don’t have any best friends just friends i hang out at school with. Majority of my cousins are grown and those that aren’t either live in another state or have other plans and don’t consider me hanging out with them. I’m either at work or at school. When I’m not at school or work then i’m at home. I’m hardly ever invited anywhere (movies, restaurant, etc.).I’m always asking my mother to go to the movies with me b/c i have no one else to go with. I don’t have a boyfriend ,never been in love and never been kissed. I go shopping by myself. There are times that I’m invited to go to the movies with someone or to a sleepover but that’s like twice a year. I don’t understand whats wrong b/c obviously something is wrong with me (am i ugly? do i smell bad? do i have something on my face?) I can’t be ugly b/c every says i should be model (even ppl i dont know. no lie). I love to have fun, love movies, reading, and music. I’m very ambitious, I want to go to college and major in finance, human resources and interior design and become a financial planner/ real estate agent/ interior designer. Have all A’s and one C in the devils class AP Language (the teacher is horrible). I know what i want in a boyfriend. And i know i can be great friend. Well i am to my classmates but I’m just waiting for someone to be great friend back.
I watch movies all the time and i think that it has alot to do with my head being in the clouds. I want the romantic love you see in romance novels and movies- that has alot to do with my standards for a man.
the “IT”boys at school say that I stuck up but really they never spoke to me to know who i truly am. Everyone around me has a boyfriend and go out on weekends which makes me feel lonely and out of place. The only friends i have is music, movies, and books which is kind of depressing.
My parents are proud of me b/c i’m so open minded and not one dimensional. I into the green movement and i try to get my parents to be Eco friendly which is very hard b/c we have know ecofriendly clothing stores and whatnot. We just have recycling companies that don’t really recycle everything. They oppose composting but i don’t what i can.

I just hope and pray that my future is so much brighter than my present and past.

Any advice you have for me. What do you think is wrong?
want more any info just ask.

The Expert answers:

Im sure people like you
its just people are very stuck up now
i am same as u .
My family dont even like being around me lol.
But i try keep myself happy by listnin to music and writing.
People who have bad past WILL have a better future because it will get to the part wen we cant take no more thn go out and do something.
I never thut somebody wud ever love me about 1 2 years ago an now im engaged
so it just proves things get better 🙂
good luck!
Xxx

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