{"id":243,"date":"2015-04-22T22:39:45","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T02:39:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/2015\/04\/22\/9-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day\/"},"modified":"2016-04-04T12:04:35","modified_gmt":"2016-04-04T16:04:35","slug":"9-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/2015\/04\/22\/9-ways-to-celebrate-earth-day\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Ways to Celebrate Earth Day with your Eats"},"content":{"rendered":"

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It’s Earth Day! Go ahead – pop bubbles, bake an earthy cake, and eat your way to a happier planet. Even if you have never hugged a tree, you can celebrate simply by eating some planet-loving nosh.<\/p>\n

We’ve pulled together some easy tips on eating your way to a happier planet. Many of our fellow Foodstanders have been celebrating Earth Day all year with their eats, so we had to include our favorite examples. Happy Earth Day y’all!<\/p>\n

1. Eat closer to the source — Local.<\/strong>
\nWhen you eat local, your food doesn’t travel as far, so your choices result in fewer greenhouse gases. Produce also start losing nutrients the minute they are picked, so if you eat more freshly picked food, it’s usually packed with more nutrients. And if you’re craving strawberries in February, go for the frozen ones.<\/p>\n

\"Foodielicioushi\u00a0Got<\/a> Foodielicioushi\u00a0Got a busy weekend ahead of me. Went to my local egg farm, turned in my old trays & picked up more eggs. Recycling & supporting local. \"Carissas_Breads\u00a0Wild<\/a> Carissas_Breads\u00a0Wild Foraged Concord Grape Farm Pie<\/p>\n

2. Eat less meat.<\/strong>
\nThe global livestock industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all cars, planes, trains, and ships combined (The Guardian<\/a>). Really. So whether you go totally veggie or just observe\u00a0#MeatlessMondays,<\/a>\u00a0a little less meat goes a long way to keeping our planet calm, cool, and collected.<\/p>\n

\"Shuchi\u00a0Nice<\/a> Shuchi\u00a0Nice & easy – spiced Avo Toasties to kick off the first Meatless Monday of 2015! \"shannonvittoria\u00a0Eggs,<\/a> shannonvittoria\u00a0Eggs, avo, hummus, and tomatoes. Just another meatless Monday.<\/p>\n

3. Eat (and drink!) organic whenever you can.<\/strong>
\nFor many reasons, but if nothing else, to\u00a0save the bees!\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n

\"JenniferEmilson\u00a0Nadan<\/a> JenniferEmilson\u00a0Nadan Mutta Curry. Dinner. Eggs, spicy curry sauce and smoked basmati rice. Oh yes. Just wish we had some appam to soak up the sauce dripping down my chin 😄 \"BrenneWhisky\u00a0This<\/a> BrenneWhisky\u00a0This is what our whisky looks like when it is fresh off the still! The dark amber color will come from the barrels after it’s aged for 7-8 years. Check out our organic barley field in the background!<\/p>\n

4. Waste less food- eat the ‘ugly’ stuff.<\/strong><\/p>\n

40% of our food goes to waste, much of it discarded before it even gets to the consumer because it is ‘deformed’ or bruised.This food isn’t ugly — it’s unique and delicious – especially if you are cooking \/ juicing \/ canning \/ saucing it. So grab the ‘special’ pieces whenever you can.<\/p>\n

\"ajporter\u00a0A<\/a> ajporter\u00a0A friend of ours gave us a bag of farm carrots and we found these two canoodling at the bottom #hugs \"Rachna\u00a0Carrot<\/a> Rachna\u00a0Carrot shishito And potato At #misfits<\/p>\n

5. Eat whole food<\/strong><\/p>\n

When you eat whole foods, those foods go through less processing = less greenhouse gases emitted.<\/p>\n

\"AuntieM\u00a0Mmmmmm.<\/a> AuntieM\u00a0Mmmmmm. Figs…. \"AuntieM\u00a0Root<\/a> AuntieM\u00a0Root Veggies. Yes!<\/p>\n

6. Compost!<\/strong><\/p>\n

Food waste is 15% of our waste stream (that’s a lot!)-much of which is compostable. \u00a0Almost anybody can compost, you can put it right on your countertop.\u00a0It will add a ton of nutrients to your soil, and no, it won’t smell. =)<\/p>\n

\"Emma\u00a0This<\/a> Emma\u00a0This week’s compost off to Tompkins Sq Farmers’ Mkt<\/p>\n

7. Nose to tail, tip to top, whatever you fancy.<\/strong>
\nUse the whole thing and waste less! This is possible with many foods you probably never realized, so get creative and find ways to utilize those scraps!<\/p>\n

\"Mokalocks\u00a0Roasted<\/a> Mokalocks\u00a0Roasted carrot soup with carrot top pesto. Great way to incorporate carrot tops into a meal. Recipe: cravingsinamsterdam.com \"ChrisCavanagh\u00a0I<\/a> ChrisCavanagh\u00a0I never ever thought I would say this but … I ate a fish head. Prepared by Nancy Silverton the guest chef tonight at WastED. But yes … I ate a fish head.<\/p>\n

8. Eat invasive species and sustainably farmed oysters.<\/strong>
\nYep – oyster happy hour is a good idea! Sustainably farmed oysters can help improve the quality of oceans and bays, and buying these oysters will avoid depleting the wild at-risk oyster population. Also, we have an untapped resource in invasive species, which prey upon the local shellfish population that the local fishing industry depends upon. Look for menus that serve invasive species as a way to help keep our oceans happy.<\/p>\n

\"inahalfshell\u00a0#tbt<\/a> inahalfshell\u00a0#tbt Visiting an oyster farm in Duxbury, MA last summer. Nothing quite like slurping an oyster straight from its native waters. \"ChefAlli\u00a0Simple<\/a> ChefAlli\u00a0Simple food & beautiful friends<\/p>\n

9. Eat sustainable fish.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Some fishing methods are better for the earth than others. \u00a0Use\u00a0the\u00a0handy Seafood Watch guide\u00a0<\/a>to find seafood options that have less impact on the environment.<\/p>\n

\"Tara\u00a0@MichaelHalle\u00a0makin<\/a> Tara\u00a0@MichaelHalle\u00a0makin that ceviche on #cobbisland. \"Philbert\u00a0The<\/a> Philbert\u00a0The most sustainable tuna fish sandwich I ever made. Did not think mayo from cafe free eggs and pole caught tuna were an option a year ago.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s Earth Day! Go ahead – pop bubbles, bake an earthy cake, and eat your way to a happier planet. Even if you have never hugged a tree, you can celebrate simply by eating some planet-loving nosh. We’ve pulled together some easy tips on eating your way to a happier planet. Many of our fellow Foodstanders have been celebrating Earth Day all year with their eats, so we had to include our favorite examples. Happy Earth Day y’all! 1. Eat closer to the source — Local. When you eat local, your food doesn’t travel as far, so your choices result in fewer greenhouse gases. Produce also start losing nutrients the minute they are picked, so if you eat more freshly picked food, it’s usually packed with more nutrients. And if you’re craving strawberries in February, go for the frozen ones. Foodielicioushi\u00a0Got a busy weekend ahead of me. Went to my local egg farm, turned in my old trays & picked up more eggs. Recycling & supporting local. Carissas_Breads\u00a0Wild Foraged Concord Grape Farm Pie 2. Eat less meat. The global livestock industry produces more greenhouse gas emissions than all cars, planes, trains, and ships combined (The Guardian). Really. So whether you […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[52],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1217,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.thefoodstand.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}