These days it hard not to consider the impact we have on our environment, and more importantly the problems or issues it may create in the future. Not to be all “preachy” but we have just one planet and our children will hopefully enjoy it for many years after we have moved on. I too am curious about ways I can cut down on the impact my family and I have on the environment. Reading into it, I stumbled across some awesome tips on eating green, and the way it can help both our environment and our health. Thanks to Conservation International (http://www.conservation.org/) for the helpful tips:
1) Buy food that is sustainable or harvestable and doesn’t endanger species or land.
2) Replace one meal of red meat with a sustainable fish or sustainable vegetable product. If everyone does this it will lower the carbon footprint dramatically as the raising and processing of most red meats produces considerable amounts of carbon dioxide.
3) Find your local market and purchase there. Not only will you most likely be driving less distance, the produce you buy will have traveled less distance and pump vital cash back into your local economy.
4) Compost your food waste. Kids will love a brand new environmentally friendly science project and you’ll get nutrient-rich soil for your garden!
These are just a few tips to leave a little bit smaller carbon footprint on our planet and hopefully live a little healthier in the process. Trust us: your kids may not want to eat their veggies now, but if they only knew it could keep the entire planet around longer, they might just turn!
Source: Conservation International. “Take Steps to Live Green” [online] 30 January 2009.
1) Buy food that is sustainable or harvestable and doesn’t endanger species or land.
2) Replace one meal of red meat with a sustainable fish or sustainable vegetable product. If everyone does this it will lower the carbon footprint dramatically as the raising and processing of most red meats produces considerable amounts of carbon dioxide.
3) Find your local market and purchase there. Not only will you most likely be driving less distance, the produce you buy will have traveled less distance and pump vital cash back into your local economy.
4) Compost your food waste. Kids will love a brand new environmentally friendly science project and you’ll get nutrient-rich soil for your garden!
These are just a few tips to leave a little bit smaller carbon footprint on our planet and hopefully live a little healthier in the process. Trust us: your kids may not want to eat their veggies now, but if they only knew it could keep the entire planet around longer, they might just turn!
Source: Conservation International. “Take Steps to Live Green” [online] 30 January 2009.
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