1. Buy locally grown food, in season, from your local markets and farm stands. Reduce your food miles — avoid food that has travelled a long way to reach you. 2. Buy organic if possible: organic food and clothing will have been grown without the use of artificial fertilizers and pesticides. 3. Buy furniture made from natural timber that has come from a sustainable source. Look for the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) symbol. 4. Buy the most energy-efficient household appliances. 5. Plan your shopping so that you do as much in one trip as possible. 6. Use a bike or the bus for your shopping trips where possible. 7. Share a car — shop with a friend. 8. Buy secondhand whenever you can. 9. Buy goods that will last. 10. Buy less!Please note that this list is copied from Chelsea Green .In turn, it is an excerpt from Climate Change: Simple Things You Can Do to Make a Difference by Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert. It has been edited for the Web.
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