The problem with grocery store produce is that it has to get to the grocery store. About 20% of the oil consumption associated with produce gets it from seed to harvest. The remaining 80% is the transportation from farm to plate. We all like produce, so what do we do?
Garden!!! - It is getting warmer. Anyone who knows me, knows where I am the moment it is above 45 degrees - my yard. I cut my nails off and go gardening. We have been accused of having a farm. I took offense at first, but hey the food we are eating tastes better, costs less, and is so much better for the environment. An investment of $60 will save you about $200 in grocery bills. Right now around me, you can plant peas, snap peas, leaf lettuce, green/bunching onions, spinach, lettuce, rhubarb, carrots, turnips, parsnips, radishes, asparagus, kohlrabi, etc. And that is just the first round!
Buy Local - When the farmers markets are out buy from them. The produce there took less oil to get there - it didn't come from another continent. If there is an overwinter greenhouse producer - buy from them. If you stocked up from your garden last summer - eat that in the winter.
Where's the Beef?- Meat is expensive in more ways than one. It really takes its toll on the environment to get that slab o'animal onto your plate. No, fish does not get you off the hook either. What to do? Go meatless for one day or three meals during the week. Use lentils, beans, pastas, home-grown veggies and you will probably feel better and be healthier too!
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oh man! You get your garden to look so darn nice!!! I can't wait to see how beautiful it looks this year!!
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