Articles tagged “Food Miles”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

Read Why to Skip Delivery and Make Your Own Pizza By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Apr 3 2009 According to Be More Eco, if you suspected that you probably shouldn't be sneaking your grease-soaked pizza box into the recycling bin, you were right. Earth911 lays it out in black and white: "Pizza boxes that are tarnished with food, or any paper product that is stained with grease or food, are not recyclable—unless you remove the tainted portions." + READ MORE

The Art of Eating By Alice Waters IN Features Mar 31 2009 Alice Waters believes simple, local, food is the best. This much-talked about idea forms the central core of her ten steps to cooking and living well. Get expert advice on green food from a master chef in this guest post. + READ MORE

Cut Food Waste by Using Perfect Portions in Your Cooking By Brian Merchant IN Food & Health Mar 16 2009 I know, I know, thanks to the ol' economic downturn you've found yourself staying in and cooking way more than usual.You simply plug in the kind of food you'll be serving (vegetables, meats, fish, pasta, bread, etc, are all accounted for), how many people you plan on serving (it even differentiates between children and... + READ MORE

New Yorkers, Learn Your Local and Seasonal A-B-C's By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Mar 12 2009 Buying local and seasonal goods got a whole lot simpler thanks to the New York Metro Area Local Foods Wheel put out by the eco-publisher Chelsea Green. The circular calendar reveals which foods are being harvested, produced or caught within a 150-mile radius of New York City. + READ MORE

Get Juicing! It's Better for You and the Environment By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Mar 11 2009 Juicing is all the rage but it wasn't until recently that I got started in all the fun. is all the rage but it wasn't until recently that I got started in all the fun. Now I love to juice! Here's a great recipe to get started with for a healthy veggie tonic. + READ MORE

How to Find Restaurants That Use Organic and Local Food By Elizabeth Seward IN Food & Health Mar 3 2009 Chefs everywhere are going local. This 'going back to basics' mentality is probably a sum of a whole lot of things: the recession, the growing interest in all that is 'green', and hey, fresher food is just better. After a recent trip to New Orleans, I know this for a fact. + READ MORE

Scientists Say: Replace Your Locally-Sourced Burger with a Salad By Jessica Root IN Food & Health Mar 3 2009 Did you know that by switching out your burger or steak with a salad, you could save as much climate change causing carbon dioxide from entering the atmosphere as you would leaving the car parked at home a couple days a week? + READ MORE

How to Find Local Artisanal Food Products By Heather Sperling IN Food & Health Feb 24 2009 In all but the luckiest parts of the country, late-winter farmers markets are sparse.Ask someone to point out locally made goods?there's sure to be something in almost every market, whether it's fresh pasta, fresh ricotta, ice cream, pickles, or jam. + READ MORE

Take an Eco-Trip to the Grand Strand By Sara Novak IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 24 2009 The Grand Strand is a 60 mile stretch of beaches extending from Calabash, N.C. to Georgetown, S.C. It's known as being the land of motorcycle rallies, shagging, overpopulation, and overbuilt 50's style high-rises. I, however, am living proof, as with my adventure to Key West last month that you can do it green. I'm starting to feel like my new mission in life is to find the green in not so green places, so here goes. + READ MORE

Finish Up the Season with a Stuffed Acorn Squash Entree By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Feb 13 2009 I saw that acorn squashes were still to be found at the farmers' market. I couldn't find any butternut squashes, the mother of all a delectable squashes, so I went with the acorn. Glad that I did because they were perfect for stuffing. + READ MORE

Feed 8 Friends for Under $100 with this Green Frugal Feast: A Southwest Extravaganza By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Feb 12 2009 This might be my all time favorite way to celebrate as cliché as that might sound. But I just love a little southwestern food from to time. I can't help it. Keep it seasonal, keep it fresh, and you can keep it cheap all at the same time. Here's how to throw a recession-proof fiesta. + READ MORE

A Brewskee for Youskee? Start Brewing Your Own Beer Now By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Feb 10 2009 I was in Asheville this weekend and I cannot say enough about the local beer. Check out Aaron's home brew suggestions: Make sure that everything that comes into contact with the brew in properly sterilized. Use dry yeast making sure to let it grow a little before adding it to the batch of beer. + READ MORE

What is Organic? By Nicole Willner IN Food & Health Feb 5 2009 Chemical-derived pesticides, fertilizers and herbicides are not used to cultivate organic food. Instead, organic farms use natural and holistic methods such as compost, crop rotation, and biological agents to produce fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products, and meat over a natural period of time. + READ MORE

Guide to Understanding Food Labels: Organic? Conventional? Sustainable? What's it all Mean? By Nicole Willner IN Food & Health Feb 5 2009 Sustainable, local, industrial, organic, bio-dynamic, natural, conventional...wow, the list of righteous food labeling goes on. Believe me, I genuinely care about these idiosyncrasies, but food shopping has become incredibly daunting lately, not to mention uncomfortable at times—I received sneers upon asking a local farmers market purveyor whether chemical pesticides are used to grow his farm's produce. "In moderation," he quickly responded without making much eye contact. + READ MORE

Fried Herb Chicken: A Really Fast Recipe for a Mid-Week Dinner By Kelly Rossiter IN Food & Health Jan 28 2009 I was writing yesterday about rushing to get dinner on busy days, and this recipe definitely falls into that category. It really does only take fifteen minutes, so you might want to get your side dishes started first. + READ MORE

6 Tricks to Save Tons of Money on Sustainable Foods By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Jan 22 2009 When I first started on my green food journey I got a bit carried away. As a result, I got hit hard at the checkout line. Over the past couple of years I've learned some really helpful tricks of the trade when it comes to eating green and saving green at the same time. + READ MORE

Are You An Eco-Friendly Eater? By Team Planet Green IN Food & Health Jan 8 2009 For most of us, the biggest challenge when it come to going green is making our diets more eco-friendly. To help you determine whether you're an eco-friendly eater or not, Planet Green presents a new quiz: Are You An Eco-Friendly Eater? Don't miss this opportunity to find out how green you are when it comes to food. + READ MORE

Grow Food Indoors By Josh Peterson IN Food & Health Jan 8 2009 You may pride yourself on eating only locally grown food. But your food can get even more localized. It is possible to grow some food in the comfort of your own home. + READ MORE

Should You Buy a Greenhouse? By Josh Peterson IN Home & Garden Jan 7 2009 The greenhouse effect gets a bad rap in environmental circles, but the effect is not all bad, especially when the effect takes place in a greenhouse. We may despise the infamous effect and what it is doing to our climate, but we can also use the effect to help reduce itself. Building a greenhouse is a green way to grow food in a local and pesticide-free way. + READ MORE

Check out These Four Green, Healthy Complex Carbohydrates By Sara Novak IN Food & Health Dec 22 2008 The Mayo Clinic recommends getting 45 to 65 percent of your daily calories from carbohydrates. It emphasizes complex carbohydrates, especially from whole grains and beans, and nutrient-rich fruits, and milk. + READ MORE