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…)
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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…)
Packaging the Future: Banana Leaves as Natural Packaging!
Monday, August 15th, 2011Nature has had millions of years to come up with perfect natural packaging solutions — brilliant designs made from elements as simple as water, sun and nutrients that keep liquids wet, protect cargo during transportation, and prevent mold or insects from getting in. The purpose of our Packaging the Future series is to highlight how we can use nature’s examples to make low-impact designs for better packaging, and so far I’ve focused more on the pipe-dream than the practical. This week is different; banana leaves are a packaging solution that has existed for thousands of years, still exists today, and that could benefit the environment by simply expanding their use to new areas. (more…)
