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One of my resolutions for the year was to switch at least three conventional products to environmentally-friendly, cruelty-free products. Last week, I switched my laundry detergent. I have to be really careful about how I wash clothes because David is extremely allergic to perfumes/additives, etc. against his skin. I have for years been using perfume/dye/phosphate free All or Purex liquid. I've wanted to switch to powder because the cost of transport for dry goods is much less than for liquid (because on a per volume basis, the dry goods go a lot farther).
Anyway, at Whole Foods last week, I spied a box of Bi-O-Kleen laundry detergent powder which does 100 loads at $16.99 per box. I was a little leery of buying such a large quantity of untested product, but I did it anyway. I have so far used it for four loads and am very pleased. Powders I've used in the past did not completely dissolve and would leave horrible residue all over the clothes, but this does not. It has a nice pleasant citrus smell while you are washing but completely fades by the time the clothes are dry. Works equally well in hot and cold and gets clothes very clean.
I'm still a huge fan of Ecover's stain remover and with the two working together, even Sadie's school clothes look like new.
I've also made a minor switch from liquid Seventh Generation dishwashing liquid to Ecover's dishwashing powder (for the transport cost reasons mentioned above).
And a final note, I think we have found a CSA to join for this year. The nearby Conservative Synagogue has teamed up with an organic farm just south of Atlanta to form Tuv Ha'Aretz, Atlanta's first Jewish CSA. The synagogue is walking distance to our house, and we can easily walk over there with a wagon after work or dinner on Wednesday nights to get our produce or pick it up on our way home from work. It's not cheap ($700 for 20 weeks, or $35/week), but that compares pretty well with the other CSA's I've looked at (usually $30 for you-pick-it-up or $40 for delivery). Maybe for a field trip one day, we can take Sadie down to the farm to visit where our food comes from :)
