During our busy lives many of us tend to choose the easier option when it's time for dinner and turn to fast food.
It's not hard to forget how accomplished and happier cooking for ourselves, family and friends makes us feel. The cooking process is also therapeutic and helps to decrease stress.
Even better when we've used local and quality organic ingredients - buying locally helps sustain our community and cuts down our carbon footprint.
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| 10 Farmers' Market Shopping Tips |
Localharvest.org invites
you to find the best organic food grown closest to you. All you need to
do is type in your city or zip code - Minnesota has countless farms and
info on farmers' markets and the site is countrywide.
Consider
how hard the farmers have worked to bring you their produce - from
picking their fresh, crisp apples to milking cows for cheese and milk.
Help support them while having a more personable and enjoyable
experience.
If you can't get to the farmers market, try a few of these tips to stay eco-friendly when at the grocery store:
- Bring your own reusable bags
- Buy in bulk to minimize the packaging
- Try to make your trips less to reduce your carbon footprint
- Look for products with recyclable packaging
- Free-range meat, smart seafood and shade-grown coffee are all things you should look out for on those products' labels
- If you have babies, consider buying washable, reusable diapers
- Even in the grocery store there is opportunity to buy local!
Learn about the effect your diet is having on the environment with the Eating Green Calculator. Also see how your food choices impact climate change.
Remember to follow us on Facebook and Twitter for weekly updates and let us know how you are being eco-friendly this month!
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