Our Everyday Earth - Green Blog » Our Everyday Earth – Green Blog http://www.oureverydayearth.com A Texas Family Green Blog Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:51:13 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Green Thanksgiving http://www.oureverydayearth.com/green-thanksgiving/ http://www.oureverydayearth.com/green-thanksgiving/#comments Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:43 +0000 admin http://www.oureverydayearth.com/?p=3126 Are you ready for a green Thanksgiving celebration? If you are struggling to come up with ways to be eco-friendly and still celebrate in style then just follow the three L’s for a truly green Thanksgiving;

Green Thanksgiving - Follow Our Three L's

Green Thanksgiving - Follow Our Three L's


Buy produce with LESS packaging… Reduce waste before the food even hits the table!


Buying bulk foods uses LESS packaging

Buying bulk foods uses LESS packaging



The easiest way to reduce your household waste this Thanksgiving holiday is to simply buy produce with less packaging. The easiest way to avoid excess packaging is to buy fresh instead of frozen. If you are catering for large numbers of people then consider buying in bulk from a bulk retailer, this will mean you can buy one big container of an ingredient instead of several smaller containers.

Checkout this fabulous guide to using bulk foods for your Thanksgiving feast brought to you DiscoverBulk.com;
Using Bulk Foods for Thanksgiving

Save your Turkey and eat the LEFTOVERS! Come up with inventive ways to eat all of that leftover Turkey.


Using all of those LEFTOVERS is super green

Using all of those LEFTOVERS is super green


Our favorite leftover creations are turkey / cranberry sauce and stuffing mix sandwiches… They’re delicious and fairly healthy (especially on multi grain bread).
Check out our favorite list of leftover turkey recipes here on the Better Homes and Gardens website, they have sixteen great ideas for using leftover turkey;

The BHG Guide to Using Leftover Turkey

Buy fruit and vegetables from LOCAL producers – find your nearest farmers market and try to buy all of your required fruit and veggies there to support local farms.


Buy LOCAL produce from farmers markets

Buy LOCAL produce from farmers markets


Buying your fruit and vegetables is good for lots of reasons, you are guaranteed fresh produce and you can rest easy knowing that less transportation / gas was required to get that produce from the soil to your table.
Try searching this great website, LocalHarvest.org to find your nearest farmers market or fresh market stall;

Search for a Farmers Market near you

So there you have it, that was our run down of the three L’s for a green Thanksgiving celebration. Let us know if you have any extra tips for an eco friendly Thanksgiving holiday…

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