I saw an article on The Atlantic a few days ago called ‘The Most Hard-Core Ways to Go Green,” and frankly, it was a bit rubbish. The suggestions were either not very low impact or not very hardcore. An expensive shower that forcibly ejects you after a few minutes? Unnecessary. DIY cleaning supplies? Check. A [...]
Posts Tagged ‘green food’
10 Jan
A Zero Grocery Week Challenge
Our freezer has spoken. It said, “You put too much stuff in me, and now I’m going to spontaneously un-seal and ruin your fancy schmancy local ice cream, organic frozen broccoli, and yearly Energy Star savings!” We caught it before it could make good on its threat, but it’s true: we have too much stuff [...]
16 Jun
Lower your impact: learn how to cook
As Michael Pollan famously quipped, America has a national eating disorder. We live in a country in which everyone can, and plenty do, eat without growing their own food, not care where it comes from or how it was grown, and never cook an entire meal from scratch. On the other hand, if you do [...]
9 Nov
Vegan Sunday
OK, so it doesn’t have the alliteration of Meatless Monday, the environmental movement that operates on the principle that industrialized animal agriculture is one of the biggest sources of carbon and pollution. Cutting meat out even once a week (Monday, for example) makes a major difference. It’s been estimated that going meatless even once a week lightens your [...]
