Comments on: Living Green in Oklahoma http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/ Think we can't live without plastic? Think again. In 2007 I committed to stop buying any new plastic & I've almost succeeded! Won't you join me? Let's see what plastic-free looks like in 2012... for the health of our bodies, our oceans, our planet. ~Beth Terry Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:02 +0000 hourly 1 By: Green Home http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-9752 Green Home Sun, 03 Jan 2010 18:12:05 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/#comment-9752 This is great to know that you are seriously working on adopting green living. I think this is a wonderful movement started by you.

]]> By: Cherie http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-5966 Cherie Thu, 07 May 2009 23:41:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/#comment-5966 I’m glad to see Lisa as a guest blogger. I read and enjoy both of your blogs. I too live in a small, somewhat unenlightened Southern community so shopping choices and recycling opportunities are slim. But people are coming around. When I first started bringing my own bags to the grocery store, I had one bagger comment that he had never seen someone bring their own bags! Now all the stores are selling reusable bags.

]]> By: Over Coffee - the green edition http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-5904 Over Coffee - the green edition Mon, 04 May 2009 16:38:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/#comment-5904 This is a very good point Lisa, “Get involved and help make your community more sustainable. Don’t wait for others to start the movement.” Getting people who don’t know about the “going green” movement to make small changes in their life will help us all in the long run. Keep up the good work spreading the eco-message!

]]> By: Deanna http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-5901 Deanna Mon, 04 May 2009 00:23:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/#comment-5901 Lisa is my daughter (good job on the guest post!) and I live in the same small, Oklahoma town. We may be in the minority but our numbers are growing. Just yesterday I had a nice discussion about recycling with a woman at the reception after a funeral. People are starting to get the message; we just need to keep on sharing.

]]> By: Heather @ SGF http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-5900 Heather @ SGF Sun, 03 May 2009 16:55:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/#comment-5900 I’m from Texas and (at least my area) isn’t the greenest either. My hubby and I have talked about moving near his family in California, where we’d certainly fit in better, but have decided to stay put. There, we are 1 in a million. Here we can and do make a difference in our community every day!

That being said, it’s hard to compare towns where it is easy vs hard to be green. Sure, on the west coast, it might be easier, but I also think that when things are easy, people use it as a crutch to not be as mindful. Sure Whole Foods may be great but are you shopping there so you don’t have to be as mindful about your consumption? Do places like this just make us lazy?

Sure, it’s harder to be green where I live, but it means I have to be constantly on my toes. Always looking for new ways to green our lifestyle. Forever mindful and, I believe, that is the greatest goal of all.

]]> By: Lisa Sharp http://myplasticfreelife.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/comment-page-1/#comment-5899 Lisa Sharp Sun, 03 May 2009 16:29:00 +0000 http://fakeplasticfish.com/2009/05/living-green-in-oklahoma/#comment-5899 I have to say I have never thought about Oklahoma looking like a meat cleaver. That’s pretty funny.

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