3 Ways to Make Sustainable Food Choices

Happy Earth Day!

As the food we eat plays such a large role in shaping how we use and treat our planet, it’s essential that we make environmentally conscious choices while gathering all the ingredients for our yummy recipes. Here are my top tips for keeping your carbon footprint low while shopping for nutrient-dense foods:

1. Always ask questions about your food. What ingredients are used and where do these ingredients come from? Are they sustainably grown and harvested? This is so SO important, especially for ingredients like palm oil (which is oftentimes unsustainably harvested, harming natural ecosystems and beautiful creatures like orangutans).

2. Shop the Farmer’s Market. By hitting up your local Farmer’s Market, you have access to an abundance of amazing fruits, veggies, seeds, and nuts AND you can learn exactly where and how they were grown. Local, organic produce has a much smaller carbon footprint than larger grocery chains that ship theirs from far distances. And make sure to bring your reusable totes wherever you go ;)

3. Subscribe to a CSA Box. CSAs (community supported agriculture programs) connect local farmers with people looking to buy local, in-season produce. As a member, you purchase a portion of a farm’s crop before it’s grown each season, which allows the farmer to buy all the seeds, water, and equipment up front and avoid relying on loans and banks. This beautiful arrangement helps people be so much more connected to our planet and what we put on our plates.

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