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    how much are pumpkins near you? where to buy.

    I highly recommend that you don’t buy pumpkins from a large chains or retail stores. While Stew Leonards is local (I went to high school with Tom Leonard)...let them have the dairy and the meat. The carbon footprint from...

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    Chateau Lhorens in a Wooden Box

    Haven’t tried it, but interesting caption in their product placement pamphlet: "CASK WINE – 4 Bottles in an Eco-Friendly Box Containing the equivalent of 4 bottles of wine, the result is 85% less landfill waste, and a...

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    Gift Certificate for Fantastic L.I. Restaurant?

    For the holidays this year, I’m looking to share the gift of “chow” while minimizing the carbon footprint of the gifts I give. I no longer live in the area, but would like to send gift certificates to local...

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    Earth Hour dinner

    ! Trying to come up with a low carbon footprint dessert. Fruit salad is obvious — but not super exciting... Maybe a macerated something or other... Would love to come up with something fun for the little night-owl BBs as...

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    Done with Kopplin's and ISO replacement mocha - MSP

    I loved, loved Kopplin’s – until my most recent visit, when I discovered that they’ve decided they will no longer serve decaf coffee due to its increased carbon footprint. Ditto on the skim milk, because they...

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    Boston Organics

    I’ll just chip in that the carbon footprint of a business like Boston organics is huge.

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    little italy request...

    I know. Little Italy is not the place for foodies. However, one of my best friends who has been vegan virtually all her life just added fish to her diet. She’ll only eat low-carbon-footprint low-ecological-damage fish of...

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    The Greek Gods (FAGE alternative)

    tartness & some honey flavors. At $0.99 for a 6 ounce container, its a decent alternative to FAGE AND mostly likely has a smaller carbon footprint (particularly if you are on the west coast)... further it is better than mainstream...

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    100 mile planetary misconception

    When you listened to it, Paul, did it make sense to you? (I can’t watch vids on this computer, so I admit I haven’t seen it.) Is s/he talking in terms of "carbon footprint"? Is the issue of the food’s comparative...

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    Bobby Flay's Hot Brown

    of active cooking time and as for the carbon footprint, all the intense btu’s that are consumed in a little less than three hours by the stove, oven, and broiler. Then you get to wash and clean for about an hour and a half...

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    Furlough Friday Fare?

    ....it’s healthier and it helps further the illusion that I’m lowering my carbon footprint ;-) And as for booze, if you like vodka, according to myth busters, the difference between good vodka and cheap vodka is...

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    CSA in Santa Rosa?

    We are currently getting our CSA needs met by Farm Fresh to You (FFTY) out of the Capay valley. I love their produce, but in an effort to lower our carbon footprint and eat more locally I am looking for a more local alternative. I...

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    SLOW food? food miles? Localvore? S.O.L.E?

    of inorganic fertilizers and synthetic pesticides. 3. Local: Two reasons to support local: support local producers and/or reduce your carbon footprint. Good to go on the first part; unfortunately, buying local can lead to a bigger...

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    how can I make iced white tea, like Inko's?

    It seems like it would be easy, but I don’t know if anyone has perhaps perfected a technique. I really like white tea, and hate buying it bottled. Carbon footprint, and all that, plus I don’t like the overly sweet or...

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    San Diego Local Beef, Pork and Poultry?

    to the nearest processing facility, then back to La Jolla. That carbon round-trip footprint makes me wonder about the whole concept. I am a big fan of one of the partners other endeavors but I’m not sure I will give it a...

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