Comments on: 13 Eco-Friendly Tips for a Greener Thanksgiving

By: solarpanelsforsale

solarpanelsforsale — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 01:43:56 +0000

I really like the food and temperature ones because they are easy to do. You can save a ton of money by dropping your room temperatures just a few degrees. You might also try making a solar space heater>.

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Paige’s Re:sources, Nov. 16 « The INgredients — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:51:07 +0000

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By: Vegie

Vegie — Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:57:14 +0000

Last year I wanted to see if I could fix a great vegetarian, organic Thanksgiving meal. I succeeded! I had tofurky that came with instruction to have carrotts, potatoes, and onions around the tofurky while it cooked in the oven. I made an organic green been casserole, and had a vegetarian brown gravy mix. WOW, one of my best meals! There was enough left over for two more meals. I was very happy mostly because I did not contribute to the cruel treatment, and slaughter of an animal (I don’t care if the animal is in a pasture or not- it’s an innocent animal that has no choice except the one made by the humans)…

We can live a better life if we don’t eat animals…this is one way to show compassion for other species… There were 6 million Jews slaughtered during the Hitler era, and there are 150 million animals A DAY being slaughter for our uncaring and NOT needed benefit.

By: valereee

valereee — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 14:41:13 +0000

You don’t have to waste food left over from Thanksgiving. Leftovers are part of the holiday tradition at our house — my family would revolt if we didn’t make enough food to spend the week following Thanksgiving enjoying the things we only get once a year. I thought everyone had a family tradition of turkey sandwiches spread with leftover cranberry relish and chopped-turkey-in-gravy over leftover mashed potatoes.

We get a pastured turkey every year. Turkeys and other fowl when raised on pasture are among the most environmentally friendly animal products we can choose.

By: Kristen Banker

Kristen Banker — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:32:14 +0000

Erin, That’s a great idea to ask viewers to incorporate one local, sustainable, or organic ingredient in their dish this holiday season. Looking forward to seeing what people come up with. Thanks for the tip.

By: Erin

Erin — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:18:23 +0000

Thanks for recommending the Eat Well Guide to find local sustainable meats. We have thousands of stores and co-ops (also farms, organizations, etc) listed in the Guide to help you find local sustainable food for holidays and everyday! If you haven’t heard, Eat Well has partnered with Consumers Union for a Thanksgiving Local and Organic Food Challenge. We are asking people to incorporate one local, sustainable or organic ingredient in a dish for the holiday and then submit their recipe. Check it out: https://secure.consumersunion.org/site/SPageServer?pagename=NIMF_Recipe

By: Stalin

Stalin — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 15:17:26 +0000

These are some good tips I may have to use them.

By: mermaid

mermaid — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 22:17:37 +0000

In many areas, fireplace emissions are a significant contributor to particulate air pollution and are prohibited during certain seasons on environmental grounds. eg http://www.fresnobee.com/local/story/980493.html
Though wood burning has less of a carbon footprint, it is a much dirtier source. If you live in an urban or suburban area, this is most definitely not an eco-friendly substitute!

By: Mark Egge

Mark Egge — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 19:02:36 +0000

As a vegetarian (for the reasons mentioned by Rose, above), the Thanksgiving holiday is always a bit of a challenge. Though buying an organic turkey doesn’t do away with all the perils attendant with the meat industry, it’s certainly a step in the right direction. I’m still searching for a good meat-free alternative main course that might appeal to my omnivorous family members.

By: Che

Che — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 11:32:22 +0000

I will definitely look for some beeswax candle, nice post.