Thoughts about chopsticks

This post is not garden related, but is meant for all sushi lovers - go and get yourself a nice pair of chopsticks and a travel case and start saving trees!

Disposable chopsticks (waribashi) are a serious global problem, responsible for deforestation in many countries. Each year millions of trees go into the manufacture of billions of disposable chopsticks.  I will not get into this any further, anyone interested can find plenty of articles online.

My family has their travel cases for when we go to eat sushi (we all love sushi!). Will it matter if 4 people bring their own chopsticks? We all have to start somewhere!

I do notice people at the other tables paying attention to our nice looking chopsticks, maybe some will start thinking about getting their own as well ;-)

I keep a pair of folding hashi in a (well-worn)  wooden travel case in my car for the unplanned stop for sushi. Not only is it environmentally responsible, but I read reports saying the disposable chopsticks are being soaked with chemicals to hinder mould and mildew growth *shudder*

The folding hashi come in two parts and screw together to make a nice pair of chopsticks:

Here's how I keep my favorite chopsticks, I used a sushi mat and ribbon and hung it like a picture on the kitchen wall.

Every so often we do get the disposable chopsticks added to the take out order and I can't deny they come in handy in the garden.  I use them to tie on growing seedlings, as name tag for plants or as a dibble.