Following our section "All eco-friendly: the eco-responsible initiatives of the Alpinstore team" where we invite you, like us, to share your eco-responsible initiatives, we have received several testimonies reflecting how everyone can act on a daily basis.

Today we present testimonies from Christine and Sherry who show us on their scale what actions everyone can take in an eco-friendly perspective! For this, there are many possibilities such as choosing outdoor products that are environmentally friendly or favoring items made with recycled materials to limit one's environmental impact.

Sherry's eco-friendly initiative:

"I currently work from home and I only use my car once a week for grocery shopping. I use a reusable water bottle (I don't buy bottled water). I have a battery-powered lawn mower to define my garden. My house is not air-conditioned, so I open the windows during the cooler hours and keep them closed during the hotter hours. I like to wear sustainable brands like Picture and Patagonia."

Sherry.

If, like Sherry, the choice of your clothing is very important to you, you can find a whole selection of eco-friendly products and brands in our section "Eco-friendly Selection" but also discover our range of eco-responsibly made products and fair trade products to go further in your approach.


Christine's Eco-friendly Initiative:

"For my part, I try to buy as many things as possible in bulk, to limit packaging as much as possible, and to buy local. I switched to Marseille soap which lasts longer than liquid soap and does not contain additives like other soaps for example.
I make my own cereal bars and put them in Tupperware to limit plastic use :). I do a lot of carpooling to limit carbon impacts."

Christine

Why make your own cereal bars?

Making your own cereal bars like Christine does can be beneficial in several ways: you can use natural materials for an even healthier and more environmentally friendly recipe.

1. Know what you eat!

Indeed, when you buy cereal bars or energy bars, you rarely pay attention to what they are made of. Often too sweet or too fatty, containing little cereal or fruit as one might think, making your own cereal bars allows you to control what you want to put inside.

2. Choose where we buy our products.

Making or rather cooking your own cereal bars allows you to know where the products come from and thus be able to choose to buy them in local shops or ecological products to favor quality and short circuits.

3. Save money

The price of certain energy products like cereal bars can often be very high. Thus, buying ingredients in bulk significantly reduces your expenses for this type of product.

4. Composed according to your desires!

Having the choice of flavors and textures, getting behind the stove having selected products that you appreciate for a truly personalized choice!


If you also want to try like Christine to cook your own bars, we have selected a recipe to try at home:


Preparation:10 minutes

Cooking: 20 minutes

Ingredients (for 20 bites):

  • 50 gr of brown sugar
  • 150 gr of muesli
  • 50 gr of butter
  • 20 gr of honey
  • 40 gr of chocolate chips


Preparation :

Preheat your oven to 5-6 (160°C)
In a large bowl, mix the sugar and cereals. Melt the butter and honey together for one minute in the microwave and incorporate them into the muesli with a spatula. Add the chocolate and mix.
Distribute into silicone molds and bake for 20 minutes. Wait a few minutes before unmolding and let cool on absorbent paper (to soak up the excess butter)


The recipe on the blog my kitchen and you: Muesli and chocolate recipe

These two testimonies show us that simple gestures within everyone's reach are possible whether in our way of consuming, working, or even practicing our passion for outdoor sports. Taking the bike to work, sourcing from local shops, or even trying to make your own products.

If, like Sherry and Christine, you also want to share your eco-friendly gestures that you do daily, write us an email at contact@alpinstore.com. In exchange for a few lines article (photos are welcome!), we offer you a €15 voucher, with no minimum purchase on a selection of products. (Excluding ongoing promotions)

Besides the voucher, we will publish the most relevant initiatives on our dedicated eco-friendly space!