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Veganism and Sustainable Living
Sustainable living is a way of life that strives to maximize both human ideals and the preservation of our planet, while considering both present and future responsibilities, and exhibiting respect for our natural world. Principles of sustainable living include:
- respecting and caring for the community of life;
- improving the quality of human life;
- conserving the Earth's vitality and diversity;
- minimizing the depletion of non-renewable resources;
- keeping within the Earth's carrying capacity;
- changing personal attitudes and practices;
- enabling communities to care for their own environments;
- providing a national framework for integrating environment and conservation;
- creating a global alliance.
- breastfeeding
- eating a vegan diet
- recycling
- practicing Attachment Parenting
- composting
- conserving resources (water, paper, electricity, etc.)
- buying in bulk
- using cloth instead of paper (for napkins, diapers, towels, tissues, etc.)
- buying locally-grown produce
- buying organically-grown products
- using energy-efficient appliances
- reusing materials whenever possible (examples include donating old magazines, books and computer equipment to local libraries or schools; creating art and craft projects from fabric, wood, paper and plastic scraps; and printing on both sides of paper)
What materials support sustainable living?
All of the products at KidBean.com support sustainable living! To us, "natural" means that the product was made of materials naturally present on our planet, and that those materials were minimally-processed. We also sell a variety of products made from recycled materials, whether they are "natural" or not, because it is often more ecologically sound to buy recycled products than to buy products made from "natural," virgin materials or from synthetics.
