Bored at home? Find a new environmentally friendly hobby to jump into! These low-cost options reduce your industrial footprint and keep you entertained.
If you’re spending a lot of time at home, you may need to brainstorm eco-friendly ideas to keep yourself entertained. Sustainability and energy usage are important things to keep in mind when finding new green activities to try at home. New hobbies can enrich your life and cure boredom when inside a while.
Get Involved With Composting
If you throw out organic waste often, a composter might benefit your house.
Compost can be used in your garden to keep your plants healthy and strong. If you make enough compost, you can give or sell some to your community for their gardens. You don’t have to spend a lot of money to buy a composter. Large plastic trash bins with lock-on lids can be altered into compost bins with just a few steps. Make sure that you poke holes in both the lid and the bottom and keep it off the
ground somehow, like with a wooden pallet. You will need to roll it on its side every couple of days.
It’s important to remember that this soil will be your plants’ food. Don’t compost anything that could pose a danger to your plants—anything diseased, anything treated with chemicals, animal waste, and meat or bone waste shouldn’t be composted.
Garden Your Way
Haven’t started a garden yet? Now would be a good time to start! Gardens seemed to be on everyone’s list of green activities to try at home during the pandemic; that’s because they’re always a good idea. If you have a garden, you’re increasing your sustainability and cutting costs. You’ll know exactly where your fruits, vegetables, or herbs are coming from without any need for questioning how organic your food is. Gardening can go hand in hand with composting since feeding your plants properly is an essential gardening chore.
Another option for gardening when you lack backyard space is hydroponic gardening. This soil-less option is not only space-efficient but also can consume less water! Hydroponic systems utilize your water more effectively; all of it goes to the plants and no water is wasted inside the soil. There are plenty of options for beginners looking to start a hydroponic system and plenty more ways to control exactly what your plants take in through the water. Since you won’t use soil, you need to consider what nutrients to feed your plants or perhaps consider organic hydroponic fertilizer. With an indoor system, you can grow things that might be
unique for your location!
DIY Your Trash
Maybe you can turn some of your trash into clever DIY projects or even art. Try turning your bottles or cans into bird feeders or making neat storage containers out of cereal boxes. Keep tabs on things that people in your community might be looking out for as well. Maybe a neighbor wants all of your extra toilet paper tubes or extra egg cartons—just because you can’t use it doesn’t mean it needs to go to waste!
