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| flip & tumble brand reusable produce bags from Crate & Barrel |
... if you eat fruits and vegetables!
Just a suggestion: say no to plastic bags at the grocery store and farmer's market. A lot of the cities in the Bay Area are banning plastic bags and I love it but the ban doesn't include produce bags. You can be ahead of the game.
I started using these particular produce bags a few years ago when my friend Christy Wolf challenged me to go waste-free. I'll be honest, I haven't moved very far into the waste-free lifestyle - although I am trying really hard to figure out how to make it work for our family! Totally another story. The reason that I am plugging these bags is because they really hold up. I also use the "24-7" bags by flip & tumble which are grocery bags that wrap up into themselves (I keep them in my purse). They aren't available at Crate & Barrel but can be ordered online.
You can buy the produce bags 5/$10.95 at Crate & Barrel or 5/$12 directly from flip & tumble. Or, if you are on a budget and sewing-savvy (which I am not, sewing-saavy) you can make your own produce bags. Click here. How to Make Reusable Produce Bags
If you want to learn more about a Bay Area family who is waste-free (and makes me feel guilty on a daily basis) click here. It is fascinating! Zero-Waste California Home
I will have to look into those! I have some I bought on etsy a few years ago (trying to support a small producer) and the bags themselves have held up well, but the drawstring is ribbon and it is fraying. Though I guess the green thing to do would be find some other material and restring the bags myself... --Kathy
ReplyDeleteI wash these pretty frequently and there hasn't been an issue. I have 20 of them. I even have a few that got moldy, I bleached them and they are perfect. I guess reinforcing the ribbon would be the best thing to do ...
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