Comments on: Breaking Down the Plastics http://gnowfglins.com/2008/06/16/breaking-down-the-plastics/ Enjoying "God's Natural, Organic, Whole Foods, Grown Locally, In Season" Sun, 12 Feb 2012 15:43:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle http://gnowfglins.com/2008/06/16/breaking-down-the-plastics/comment-page-1/#comment-7279 Michelle Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:32:41 +0000 http://gnowfglins.com/?p=1159#comment-7279 It *is* overwhelming at times, isn't it? I had the same thoughts over the weekend, looking in my cupboards, now that you've brought this up! :-P But, little by little... Awareness is the first, and biggest, step! I already made several "better choices" this weekend just by being more aware. And, maybe some plastic in life isn't bad, it really works great for some applications, after all. On grain bins: I'm wondering, I use metal garbage pails to store duck feed outside, I "bungee" the lid down tight to keep rodents out- so far, it has worked! But, it's not quite airtight, of course, I'm not sure if that's important? I also noticed some interesting thoughts on Bluebird Farms' website (gave you that link a while back...) about their grain silos- that they've chosen wood because they want it to breathe, versus modern metal silos don't breathe, which then creates a mildew problem, and the need for chemicals, yadda yadda. So, that makes me wonder- would wood bins work for your bulk grain storage? Hmm, somehow I love the vision of opening big, oaken lids... It *is* overwhelming at times, isn’t it? I had the same thoughts over the weekend, looking in my cupboards, now that you’ve brought this up! :-P But, little by little… Awareness is the first, and biggest, step! I already made several “better choices” this weekend just by being more aware. And, maybe some plastic in life isn’t bad, it really works great for some applications, after all.

On grain bins: I’m wondering, I use metal garbage pails to store duck feed outside, I “bungee” the lid down tight to keep rodents out- so far, it has worked! But, it’s not quite airtight, of course, I’m not sure if that’s important? I also noticed some interesting thoughts on Bluebird Farms’ website (gave you that link a while back…) about their grain silos- that they’ve chosen wood because they want it to breathe, versus modern metal silos don’t breathe, which then creates a mildew problem, and the need for chemicals, yadda yadda. So, that makes me wonder- would wood bins work for your bulk grain storage? Hmm, somehow I love the vision of opening big, oaken lids…

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