Eco Friendly Products: Sun/Moon Jar/ My wish for summer, 2009 at Maple Lake
Ξ August 24th, 2008 | → | ∇ Maple Lake Ontario, home and garden, nature, opinion, weather |
Sun Jar, Moon Jar Solar Jars--great at the cottage-sturdy!
I was just mulling over how when we go to Maple Lake, we are much more aware of our environment and how we impact it and visa-versa.
For example, cleaning products. At home I live in a condo in a big suburb and really don’t put much thought into what my cleaning products are made of. At the lake it’s a different story entirely. Any waste water that runs off does so just feet from our lake. Being aware of this, we go out of our way to use products that if somehow they do get into the lake won’t do significant harm.
The product I found myself using a lot at the cottage for older stains on ceramic and tile was baking soda. It was gentle but very efficient–even removing stains that I’d scrubbed with harsh cleansers that I’d previously used in desperation.
Another ecofriendly product I brought up to Maple Lake especially to keep at the lake was my sun jar. The cottage gets plenty of sun so the solar cells quickly powered the rechargeable battery which is then used to power the low-energy LED lamps.
My intent was to have another source of light if we were to lose power to the cottage which is quite common with severe weather. It did happen that the power went out one late afternoon, not returning until 11 p.m. and the sun jar was enjoyed greatly not just as a light source but as a object of beauty.
EDIT: I like it best as a portable nightlight. It kept it’s glow for several hours but it need to put in sunlight to be at it best. It rained almost the whole time we were there. I would like to test it out with a few bright, sunny days each week, maybe mixed with mostly sunny-with rain– when we need it–at night. 
:)
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