tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post7776270182213736261..comments2023-08-14T10:23:04.082-04:00Comments on My Green vermont: Life Before PlasticEulalia Benejam Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-89529163213885127852018-03-22T10:35:08.474-04:002018-03-22T10:35:08.474-04:00Lace bags for produce--some people can turn everyt...Lace bags for produce--some people can turn everything into art.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-72218822298844626492018-03-22T10:30:56.975-04:002018-03-22T10:30:56.975-04:00Mali, I can't forget that photo either. It mad...Mali, I can't forget that photo either. It made my hair stand on end.Eulalia Benejam Cobbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13247079657985430691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-62531587797552066312018-03-22T07:49:24.081-04:002018-03-22T07:49:24.081-04:00As you wrote this you must have had "The Grad...As you wrote this you must have had "The Graduate" in the back of your mind. <br /><br />Whole Foods seems to have mostly abandoned plastic bags, but not plastic. At the open bins, you can put flour in to a small paper/vegetable oil bag. At checkout, the give a slight discount if you bring your own bag (which we almost always do) and otherwise provide paper. We do have to put up with plastic containers for blueberries and strawberries, and they get wrapped in a rubber band before we can say don't. <br /><br />My cousin-in-law made me four lacy bags to put loose items like beans and peas in. I enjoy getting ribbed about the lace since it leads to conversation.John Harkeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03632100295174380401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2226876762714358061.post-21989175272001270742018-03-21T23:03:34.001-04:002018-03-21T23:03:34.001-04:00This was lovely - the romance of produce in real b...This was lovely - the romance of produce in real baskets. <br /><br />But yes, I can't forget the photo of the ocean around Bali, with snorkellers swimming amidst plastic rubbish. And I can't get my head around the idea of those huge plastic patches in the Pacific.Malihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09836580783987031975noreply@blogger.com