Awww I love these threads! As you all know...

Well as above... I also reject cleaners that are single use. I buy in bulk and make it up in spray bottles... It's all toxic free...

I have stopped buying grated cheese as I use veg rennet only and that is impossible with the grated version AND it's extra plastic.

All household products are toxic free (shampoos, deodorants, toothpastes, soaps, powders, cleaners, dishwashing powder etc etc...

I buy fair trade tea and coffee.

I buy organic locally farmed where possible.

I support organic dairy farming. (except for cheese - I buy Nimbin cheese and have had for about 10years )

I buy fair trade bits and bobs for my home and body where possible...

I had a big talk with my kids tonight. Just because I have been unwell DH has been doing the shopping. He has no interest in ethical shopping so the kids (not Immy) have been eating yoplait and packaged bikkies and Lord knows what else...
Anyway I looked on the yoplait label and showed them all the numbers and additives. Then I showed them the organic yoghurt that I had bought. They agreed that the yogurt tasted much better... They also agreed that yoplait had lots of stuff that they couldn't identify as food...

It was an excellent tool. They then went to the fridge and the pure maple syrup I buy as opposed to the Maple flavoured syrup their Dad buys... They were shocked. So they began looking at shampoo etc and googling.

It was so amazing to watch the story unfold - but they did all the research!

I talked about clothing and how it's made and what conditions folk are enduring etc etc...

I talked about the Earth and honouring it by putting our money toward ethical purchases. They agreed it was better to eat less yoghurt and more fruit at night to make the $7 per kilo tub spread further... !!! They came to that alone. I felt so proud of them!

This is a wonderful thread and I will come back tomorrow to add more!