Eco overload?
Too many conflicting choices make it hard to eat right
By Culinate staff
June 23, 2008
Feeling overwhelmed by info about how to go eco? The New York Times calls this “green noise.” It’s how you feel when you’re trying to decide whether that carton of milk is really local/organic/sustainable/healthy or has just been greenwashed. The latest offering on the noisy green seas? The Discovery Channel’s “Planet Green,” with tips on how to green your entire life, including what you eat.
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- Slow Food Nation videos now online — ‘Food for Thought’ series worth watching
- October is eat-local month — Sign up and start eating
- CSA or farmers’ market? — Helen Rennie chooses
- Compactor vs. can — How to get rid of your food waste
- Canning BPA — Avoid bisphenol A in cans
- Fish quotas — Ownership of fishing rights may mean more responsible fisheries
- Preserving on the radio — A talk show explores pickles
- Oases in food deserts — Big bucks go to urban farmers
- No more pesticide tests — Produce is no longer being checked
- Food in small packages — What have you noticed?
- A new tool against bread mold — Cinnamon oil prevents mold
- Veggies, puréed — Bittman gets blender-happy
- Eating to lose weight — “Positive eating” means eating well, not starving
- To go, please — Seattle pushes plastic-bag alternatives
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