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How has conscious consumerism made a positive difference in your home, family and life? What inspired you to make a change? What does it feel like to make a difference? What do you have to say to others about your experience and their opportunity to think differently?
"We really are turned on to organic cotton! A couple of years ago a friend bought me a set of organic cotton towels. I had never considered purchasing organic linens as they seemed impractical and overpriced. But I was delighted with the towels ...
"Some time later I became aware of the harmful effects of the cotton industry on the land and people, not to mention the chemical residues in cotton textiles. I was appalled. Slowly and surely we have been converting our linens.
"I like the fact that when I buy organic, I'm helping people. We notice a difference not only in how the cotton feels, but also in knowing we are doing the right thing. And, this step is consistent with our efforts to eat and garden organically. It's a process, but each step I take is important to my health, my family's and friends' health, and ultimately the planet's."
– Ana Sierra-Jonsson, Tacoma, Wash.
Child/family psychologist, yogi, beachcomber; grows an organic vegetable garden.
"I give gifts that entice the recipient to learn more about responsible consumerism. It's part of my four R's: reduce, reuse, recycle and refer."
– Taryn Coats, Lansing, Mich.
Student and compulsive tree planter; dreams of building a solar-powered "green" home.
"Our friends used to chuckle when we bought toilet paper by the case, but when we showed them the cost savings and then backed it up with the facts concerning virgin paper waste, we made some converts. Now they're buying too. Thanks for making it so easy to help save the planet."
– Gaylin Walli, Royal Oak, Mich.
"The overconsumption in our culture just exhausts me. It's easy to feel helpless before the inequities of global trade and energy policies; I'm glad for the chance to take some control. I've started with a vermiculture system and some organic cotton towels. I've got solar energy thumbed for the point in my life when I'll start greywater recycling and lightening my energy load."
– Adrien-Alice Hansel, Louisville, Kty.
Dramaturg, cook and cyclist; eats low on the food chain and works on inching her CO2 emissions ever lower.
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