Basilbias’s Challenge Posts
Basilbias-Week Number Seven
Udon Noodle Tape and Top of Bag I now buy all my pasta in bulk except for Udon and Soba noodles, which I haven’t been able to find unencumbered by plastic yet. Produce Tape Kale, Spinach and Cilantro Tags I sure ate my leafy greens this week. Windowed Baguette Bag The last one! Two Tempeh [...]
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Basilbias- Week Number Six
Windowed Baguette Bag From the farmer’s market. Why it needed a window, I don’t know, since it was displayed sans bag. If I ever remember, I’m bringing this back to put my next loaf in. And when I’m feeling really ambitious, I’m going to make reusable bread storage bags. I have them all planned out [...]
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Basilbias- Week Number Five
Soy Milk ContainerIt turns out that vegan mayonnaise is a cinch to make from scratch! Windowed Envelope DVD WrapperFrom Juno, which my friend bought me for my birthday. I own about eight DVDs total; all of them were gifts. Produce Tape Lemon Sticker Clothing Tag Tie ThingFrom Crossroads. I believe that Goodwill is the only [...]
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Basilbias-Week Number Four
Produce Tape Netting Scraps From some produce bags I made for my friend. Seal & Pull Tab Thing from Tamari Lid Tamari Lid Fruit Sticker Toothpaste Cap Two Jar SealsI’ve forgotten what these are from now. Laundry Detergent BottleI buy detergent in powder form, but my roommate bought the liquid stuff this time because she [...]
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Basilbias-Week Number Three
Plastic StickerDiscovered when I went to use my new cast-iron pot to make vegetable stock. Three Produce StickersOne from a lemon, two from nectarines. Plastic-Windowed BoxI ordered lasagna noodles from Planet Organics because I needed another item to complete my order. They were very good, but I will try to find them in bulk next [...]
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Basilbias- Week Number Two
Recyclable Silken Tofu Container Rice Milk Container Carrot Juice Bottle I went for a long time without buying carrot juice because of its packaging.[1] It goes bad within a day or two after you open it, so unless you’re feeding a family of four horses, you pretty much have to get it in single serving [...]
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Basilbias- Week Number One
Recyclable Items To Go Cup and Top (#1) My bestest friend surprised me with this (or rather, with the iced tea it contained) at work one morning. I normally fend off disposable cups with my thermos, but I drank from this one because it was given to me out of love. Soy Yogurt Container (#5) [...]
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