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7 Tips for Green Eating

posted by Melissa Breyer Apr 20, 2009 11:00 am

By Melissa Breyer, Senior Editor, Healthy & Green Living

It’s April–the month that houses Earth Day. Which means that you might be experiencing a rush of media extolling the virtues of reusable shopping bags, the evils of single use water bottles, and the importance of organic food. And seasonal food. And local food. And so on. All important issues, but I’m guessing a lot of you know about these things by now. So may I interest you in some other ideas on how to make an impact with your food choices?

Don’t get me wrong. My closet’s packed with cheerleading outfits for the basic tenets of green eating: local, seasonal, organic. They are, in my opinion, vastly important. So I’ll pay tribute to them, quickly, in tip number one–and then cut to the chase with six other tips that see less of the spotlight.

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Charmaine Gonzalez

*eats the dandelion salad*

Helen P.

Very informative Article, I live in Australia on the east coast, we have been growing our own Vegetables for years. We have a son with a disability and we try to keep our food as Fresh as possible.

Colette Bandura

Very informative,thank you

Joel P.

I live in Michigan its hard for us we only get our local fresh foods Aug, Sep,Oct...i buy fresh farm eggs year round though

Julia A.

Very informative. I had no idea you could eat your weeds! thanks for the helpful advice.

Karen Simmons

It's so refreshing to see there are like-minded individuals. I live in a small farming community in Canada where conventional is mainstream and natural or organic is marginalized.

Amy A.
  • Amy A. says
  • May 3, 2009 7:22 PM

Aurelys, congratulations! It can be tough at first, but keep up the good work. It is so worth it. I will have 20 YEARS in October and I am only 33!

Jessica Min

yummy!

Linda G.

Enjoyed this article, it is very informative. Thanks

Linda G.

Enjoyed this article, very informative. Thanks

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