Hello from Oregon!

staying with family and watching my best friend get married

I’m all about thrifting something first before buying it new.

Keeping products in circulation is a great way to reduce your waste in a tangible way.

This year I've started teaching sourdough to our local community via an in-person workshop. A few days before the workshop, I visit our local kitchen supply store to purchase a few items I recommend for sourdough baking so that students can conveniently buy them right there.

One product I have never used but hear other sourdough bakers swear by is a dough whisk.

I really had little desire to purchase the $10 item because I didn't believe the hype.

Well, the other day I had an inkling to use my business allowance to pay for the dang thing and see if I could save time with my $10 investment.

I was amazed at how much quicker it was to stir and mix up the dough. Why did I wait so long to invest in this?!

Do you seek out secondhand items before buying new?

See you next week!

🌱TIP OF THE WEEK

Seek out thrifted items before buying something new! Obviously you can't thrift every single item but my challenge would be to buy something used over new to keep it in circulation and out of the landfill.

For some light reading, here is a comprehensive post about many of the effects of buying new items and some suggestions for maintaining a circular economy.

To learn more about how to reduce your waste, save money and live more sustainably, check out The Holmestead Series—soon to be called The Sustainable Holmestead Series!—for a comprehensive guide.

"In her ebook, Kaila breaks down the simple and approachable ways in which she and her husband have created a simpler, slower, less toxic and less wasteful way of living on their small homestead." - Caroline Hoag

Cheers to intentional,
sustainable, clean-er living
*xo Kaila*

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