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Taking a Bite out of Climate Change: 5 Easy Steps
The connections between what we eat and our environment may be numerous and complex, but making climate-friendly food choices is easy. Here are 5 easy ways you can take a bite out of climate change.
Cooking With Native American Foods
For Santa Fe’s Red Mesa Cuisine, cooking with Native American foods means supporting native cultural traditions, which, in turn, supports a healthy planet.
Get the Most From Your Farmers Market
A farmers market bursting with heirloom produce and other unique foods can be beautiful — and overwhelming! Get tips for getting the most from your local bounty.
Organic Gardening and Kids: A Natural Match
Whether it happens with a sprawling backyard vegetable bed or a simple windowsill container, gardening with your children can plant a lifelong love of nature in them.
Falling in Love with Vegetables
Carefully grown and lovingly prepared, vegetables can be the most satisfying food imaginable.
Organic Farm Adventure
At a local farm, we learned all about sustainable farming, and we made some new friends too.
Adventures in Local Eating
The best part about local eating is the adventure it creates around food and its enjoyment.
Go Ahead, Try Organic!
Organic food labels are popping up on shelves everywhere. Learn what they mean.
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Eat locally
There are so many benefits to eating locally that listing them all here would simply take too long. Here are a few great reasons:
1) With less transit time, locally grown produce is fresher (which means it usually tastes better too).
2) Local food is usually more “green” for the environment...
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Embrace the new ecotourism
Ecotourism used to mean flying to a developing country with a rainforest and taking a look around. You can help raise the standard by patronizing businesses that walk the talk when it comes to hiring locally, relying on local talent for brain power, supporting local projects, and enabling local...
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Weed in, not out
Surprise: Not only are many plants widely regarded as “weeds” edible, but they could have higher vitamin and mineral content than conventional grocery store fare. The challenge in sampling wild flora lies in avoiding pesticides and poisonous varieties. Today, challenge yourself to find out what...
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Go local when you travel
Often, when we find ourselves in unfamiliar places, we seek out our familiar standbys for comfort—for food, for coffee, for lodging. Branch out! Patronizing local businesses when you’re traveling gives you a deeper appreciation and awareness of the local culture. And it contributes to the local...
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Think inside the box
We like to call it box envy. You know it: The feeling you get when you see your neighbor or coworker’s lovely box of organic produce being delivered to their doorstep or cubicle. Our message? It can be you reaping the benefits of locally grown, seasonal delights without a trip to the market! Today...
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Support local food-processing
Processing – not a nice word when it comes to natural foods, but a real part of our diets. In the past, food processing took place regionally, in small local canneries, grist mills, and slaughterhouses. Nowadays, food travels from afar to reach our table and comes from larger, centralized mills –...
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Sign up for a CSA
When you join a Community Supported Agriculture group (CSA) you pay a fixed seasonal fee to a local farmer in exchange for a weekly share of the harvest, which is delivered to a location near your home. This option for getting greener, cleaner, locally grown food is popular, so don't wait. Today...
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Trek your food home
Shopping for foods at the local farmers’ market not only gets you outside, it lends itself to lots of walking and carrying – in short, great exercise! The next time you go shopping, challenge yourself to bring a backpack to the farmers’ market and walk your purchases home.
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Green up your greens
When it comes to greening up a salad, it’s easy to think, what’s there to add? Microgreens are a great way to boost nutrition and add more complex flavor. What are they? Microgreens are actually small, delicate plants – salad greens, herbs, edible flowers, and leafy veggies. Examples include...
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Preserve your produce
The great thing about preserving fruits and veggies is that it allows you to enjoy your locally grown, seasonal favorites out of season. This weekend, challenge yourself to learn how to preserve your favorite produce. Then, make the effort to do it. The National Center for Home Food Preservation is...
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Spring into healthful eating
With new kinds of fresh fruits and vegetables popping up in local markets, spring is a great season to make positive changes to your diet. Strawberries, asparagus, and snap peas are just some of the tempting options becoming available. Plus, warmer weather makes a trip to a farmer’s market a real...
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Have a greener outdoor summer party
Outdoor summer entertaining can have a carbon footprint. However, there are a few easy ways to lessen your impact. When you entertain outside this month, challenge yourself to:
• Use a natural gas grill instead of charcoal
• Turn off unused indoor lights
• Use regular dishware, napkins...
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Discover a local farmers market
Locally grown foods are not only beneficial for the environment, they're often a lot fresher and cheaper too. Then, there's the added bonus of supporting local businesses.
Make an effort this week to find out where and when your community's next local farmers' market takes place. Plan a trip...