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7 Tips for Green Eating

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

filed under: Food & Recipes, Green Kitchen Tips, Reduce, Recycle & Reuse

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1. Buy Local, Seasonal, Organic.
Shop locally to decrease the fuel consumption of transportation–shop at farmer’s markets, CSAs, food co-ops, and markets that sell local products. Even big box stores are hopping on the local food train. Eat seasonally, which essentially means that you are eating locally, which means that you are not supporting the fuel consumption of cross-country, cross-global transportation. This can be challenging for those of us living in, say, Brooklyn in the winter, but you’d be surprised by all the things you can do with dark greens and winter squash! Support organic agriculture. There, said. (For more on the health benefits of eating organic produce, read Michelle’s post Life Force Diet: Choose Organic.)

Next: Don’t Buy Organic!

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Charmaine Gonzalez says
May 9, 2009 9:58 PM

*eats the dandelion salad*

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Helen P. says
May 5, 2009 10:38 PM

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.

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Colette Bandura says
May 5, 2009 7:58 PM

Very informative,thank you

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Joel P. says
May 5, 2009 4:51 PM

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

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Julia A. says
May 5, 2009 1:48 PM

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

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Karen Simmons says
May 4, 2009 5:57 PM

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.

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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!

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Jessica Min says
May 1, 2009 5:06 PM

yummy!

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Linda G. says
May 1, 2009 11:54 AM

Enjoyed this article, it is very informative. Thanks

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Linda G. says
May 1, 2009 11:54 AM

Enjoyed this article, very informative. Thanks

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