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06
Nov
2009
6 Reasons Why It’s Fun to Eat Local

4 days ago by Amy Boland

The only reasons why I do anything are because it is fun now, it allows things to be fun later, or it ensures that things will continue being fun. Eating? Fun now. Working? Fun later when I eat what I bought with my paycheck. Shoveling the walk? Ensures that when I haul my groceries into the house, ...

Simple, Good, and Tasty - simplegoodandtasty.com · Rank: 9,591 · 27 references

05
Nov
2009
Industry gives a thumbs up to Footprint Forum!

4 days ago by foodservicefootprint

Following the inaugural Footprint Forum on HMS Belfast, delegates were asked for their comments on the event. These are the stats:

Footprint Blog - foodservicefootprint.wordpress.com

04
Nov
2009
Locavore Vs. Vegan

6 days ago by Eccentric Vegan

Some nonvegans will argue that food miles matter more (in terms of the environment) than anything else. They promote eating locally, not eating vegan. Clearly, some people can easily be both locavores and vegans, but many must choose which is more important for some food choices. Luckily, there isn’ ...

Vegan Soapbox - vegansoapbox.com · Rank: 5,589 · 89 references

02
Nov
2009
Prêt a Manger?

7 days ago by Daithai C

Take a trip to your local branch of Prêt a Manger and the chances are you'll be made aware of their "fresh ingredients" boasts. So the news that the high street chain is importing frozen chicken from Brazil may come as a surprise to you as it did to me. I used to greatly admire Prêt whose headquarte ...

Daithai C - daithaic.blogspot.com · 11 references

29
Oct
2009
food miles v’s organic

12 days ago by jazglo

There are some big questions I was faced with when buying tomato paste the other day. This is the tomato paste I ended up purchasing because it is organic. However, it has been imported from Italy. So how do I know if I am better off buying the organic imported version or the locally produced conven ...

Jaz's Organic Food Blog - jazglo.wordpress.com

27
Oct
2009
Make it a Green Christmas and Stockpile Love not Landfill this Year

13 days ago by Brisbane Holden

A mountain of Christmas gifts and goods make their way out of and into homes each Christmas season. It is a harsh reality but, not long after the festivities subside, nearly all of those well-intentioned gifts move rapidly on to mounds of landfill. Slowing the migration is as easy as setting your fa ...

Brisbane Holden - brisbaneholden.com

Make it a Green Christmas and Stockpile Love not Landfill this Year

13 days ago by squadron

A mountain of Christmas gifts and goods make their way out of stores and into homes each Christmas season. It is a sad fact that, not long after the festivities subside, many of those often well-intentioned gifts move rapidly on to mounds of landfill. Slowing the migration is as easy as setting your ...

Queensland Fuels - queenslandfuels.com · Rank: 135,945

Make it a Green Christmas and Stockpile Love not Landfill this Year

13 days ago by squadron

A mountain of Christmas gifts and goods make their way from and into homes each Christmas season. It is a harsh reality but, not long after the festivities subside, nearly all of those well-intentioned gifts move quickly on to mounds of landfill. Slowing the migration is as easy as setting your fami ...

Holden Sydney - sydneyholden.com

26
Oct
2009
Food Miles

15 days ago by omnia

In the 90s Dr. Lim Lang, professor of Food Policy at London’s City University created the term “food miles”. As the name might indicate, food miles indicate the distance food travels from where it was sourced to our plates, in terms of the environmental impact it made. This includes the aviation, sh ...

ecooptionsegypt.com - ecooptionsegypt.com · 1 reference

The Link: Food and the Environment

15 days ago by omnia

By: Daria Mahgoub By Budda ©- Free under RF-LL terms from www.dreamstime.com I’m currently battling withdrawal symptoms from my weekly fix of Reese’s Pieces, but I’m doing it any way. Here’s why. The food crisis has been directly linked with climate change in more than one manner. Food contributes s ...

ecooptionsegypt.com - ecooptionsegypt.com · 1 reference

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