Energy Smart Charlotte wanted to share this cool Fruit and Vegetable graph with all our readers that shows when and which fruits and vegetables they are in season in North Carolina.
You can use this guide to choose the freshest, best tasting produce available. Insist on buying locally grown food in grocery stores, restaurants, in the work place and schools. Or- buy directly from a local grower at a farmers market, pick-your-own or even roadside farm market. The variety of fruit and vegetable is greater than you might think, discover how you can get a wholesome meal with all local produce.
Practically speaking, local food production can be thought of in concentric circles that start with growing food at home. The next ring out might be food grown in our immediate community – then state, region, and country. (more…)
What Fruit and Vegetable are In Season?
Sunday, April 15th, 201210 Tips for a Green Thanksgiving
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011Holidays are hardly known for being the easiest times to lead an environmentally friendly lifestyle. There’s all the travel, the trash, and of course, the mass consumerism, all of which rack up a big carbon footprint and add to the problem of waste management in this country. Thanksgiving isn’t quite as bad as that other holiday coming up, but still, it’s easy to make missteps. However, careful planning can help ensure that your Thanksgiving celebration is just as green as any other day in your home. Here are 10 tips to make Thanksgiving as eco-friendly as possible. (more…)
Glass Recycling Facts
Friday, August 19th, 2011- Every month, we throw out enough glass bottles and jars to fill up a giant skyscraper. All of these jars are recyclable!
- The energy saved from recycling one glass bottle can run a 100-watt light bulb for four hours or a compact fluorescent bulb for 20 hours. It also causes 20% less air pollution and 50% less water pollution than when a new bottle is made from raw materials.
- A modern glass bottle would take 4000 years or more to decompose — and even longer if it’s in the landfill.
- Mining and transporting raw materials for glass produces about 385 pounds of waste for every ton of glass that is made. If recycled glass is substituted for half of the raw materials, the waste is cut by more than 80%.
