A Greener, More Sustainable Thanksgiving
2008 November 25
With Thanksgiving just two days away, I thought it would be a good idea to share a few ways to green your holiday and try to make it as sustainable as possible. If you are traveling this holiday, you can pay to offset carbon emissions. If you are preparing a holiday feast, then here are a few tips from the World Wildlife Fund:
- Purchase locally grown, in-season produce
- Buy organic foods. Find a store near you with the store finder search from Organic.org
- Shop online or order by phone to save gas
- If making your own holiday centerpiece, use natural materials from your backyard
- Serve tap water instead of bottled water. Plastic is unnecessary
- Purchase ingredients that have minimal packaging
- Serve wine that is sealed with cork, not plastic. While your at it, serve organic wine
- Don’t prepare more food than will be eaten
- If there are leftovers, try to find new ways to serve them throughout the next few days
- Share food with those that have less and invite over friends who have no place to go
If you avoid disposable dinnerware and serving trays, buy local and organic goods and offset your carbon emissions, you are well on your way to a green Thanksgiving. Now that’s something to be thankful about!
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