July 27th, 2010 
Angela Treat Lyon 
What if we didn’t have the water to souse our gardens with?
Here’s a shot of where I sit when I do my teleclasses.
What if I couldn’t water those plants? I’d be left with an ugly bare, bald patch of dirt.
Did you know that some bottled drinking water companies reprtedly use up so much water in the manufacturing of their products they the local ground water is disappearing, and the residents are going without? Bummer.
But you can help – quit buying bottled water! The National Resources Defense Council says that more than half of all Americans drink bottled water; about a third of the public consumes it regularly. Sales have tripled in the past 10 years, to about billions a year. (Read more here)
Americans purchased nearly 31 billion bottles of water in 2006 and spend $11 billion on bottled water every year. That was 2006! Imagine what is is now!
Nearly 2.5 billion bottles of water a year are sold in New York alone—stacked up end to end, they’d reach the moon.
In New York, the oil used to make our bottles is equal to 66 million gallons of gasoline; enough to power 120,000 automobiles for a year.
Get more details – I urge you to get and download this easy-to-read revealing pdf here: dec.ny.gov/docs/materials_minerals_pdf/waterbottles.pdf
If your tap water is yugh, then get Prill Beads on Ebay. You can get one little bag (that will last you for years) for a whole 8 bucks. Or get a good filtering system.
I’ve been using Prill Beads for over ten years, and I figure I save more than 100 bucks a month – probably around 1300 annually. That’s a goodly amount! Imagine what my bill would be if I still had my 2 big thirsty sons living with me – ouch!
If you can’t afford to get a filtering system, Prill Beads is your answer. Here’s where I get mine: http://bit.ly/prill-beads (No, I’m not affiliated with them.) Although they say they’re good for a lifetime, I change mine once a year – just because.
(Prill hints: Use a GLASS bottle, not plastic, to refresh the ‘mother’ batch in every day. You can use reusable bottles for carrying around with you. I have three, and switch out so I can keep them clean.)
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