## December: Eco-friendly Holidays
1. Use LED holiday lights and put them on timers
2. Create homemade, zero-waste gifts or give experiences instead of things
3. Choose a living Christmas tree or an artificial one you’ll reuse for years
4. Use fabric gift wrap or reusable gift bags
5. Plan a “Buy Nothing” month to offset holiday consumption ( instead buy a event or activity you can go on together
nov
1. Plan a locally-sourced Thanksgiving meal
2. Start batch cooking to reduce energy use and packaging waste
3. Learn about and purchase from sustainable local fisheries
4. Grow sprouts or microgreens indoors for fresh greens
5. Visit a local farm and learn about their sustainable practices
Outside check list
- compost fallen leaves ( add it to your garden for an extra layers of protection over the winter) or add to compost bins
- Use then in Halloween decorations ( stuffing)
- Offer more sustainability coffee shops
{ Prep for winter checklist tasks
- Energy efficiency
- Check your furnace ( clean and inspecting is critical this time for high performance
- Try energy saving light bulbs
- Revisit insulation ( reduce the amount of air, leakage by checking windows, cracks in your doors gaps).
- Invest in sustainable products *(research) local ***
- Remodel with up cycled material
- ( Facebook market place, good will,
- Shop local, find ways to reuse the material,