Why throw out something that can save someone else money?
Not everyone who shops at the farmer’s market takes their own bags. That means most farmers have to purchase them.
Try helping out your favorite farmer’s market vendor by taking your clean, untorn plastic or paper bags to them. Of course, if your ground chuck package leaked, they don’t need that one. Eek. But most of your bags will be reusable.
If you don’t live near a farmer’s market, ask if vendors at your fave flea market might want your bags. Or you could save them for your garage sale this summer!
And don’t …read more

Part of this month’s BYOB challenge is to put the plastic bags you already have to good use. No sense in waisting them. Here are some ideas…

Dog poop holders (yuck, but hey, you’re using them up).
Grocery Sacks household helpers
Painting something – a house, a chair, your kid’s treehouse? Need a painting break? Wrap your still wet with paint, paint brush in a plastic bag, stick it in the freezer, take it out about an hour before you start painting.
Keep one in your bag during the rainy season (in Oregon & Washington – that means all year). When you arrive where …read more