We talk a lot about conscious eating in relation to health, but
conscious living is equally important for those who want to
enjoy a healthy lifestyle. This two part series will prepare you
for what to look for when building or remodeling your kitchen as
well as sustainable kitchen practices you can partake in to keep
your air and water quality at its best and insure that you are
doing what you can to not only protect your own health, but the
health of the planet as well. Before getting started on greening
your kitchen, it’s good to remember that unnecessary renovating
for the sake of making the switch defeats the purpose of getting
the most use from what you already own that is in working or
usable condition. If something can be fixed with very little
expense, it’s better to do that then to buy something new. Of
course if you have something that costs the environment more to
keep then to dispose of or break up into reusable parts, then
it’s perfectly justifiable to replace it. If you are renovating
or startin