I agree to the extent that people need to reduce their carbon footprint. I’m a big fan of local produce, and living in an apartment (and moving on a regular basis for work) does not really allow for me to grow my own...

. I know, supply & demand and all that, but I expect local apples to be less of a carbon footprint than pineapple. Like I said in my original post, I hope I don’t come across as an old, cheap, curmudgeon. It just seems to me...

to them! but then again i do also practice eating locally and in season, reducing my carbon footprint. it’s expensive for a farmer to produce organically grown produce when they have to use naturally sound forms of keeping...

to Barcelona and go to Jamonissimo is that you’ll want to reduce your carbon footprint (or is it that you don’t have the time for that?) And while you’re at it, cross the street and buy a liter of ice cream at...

Emeril cooked fatty buttery oily food for so long that it finally got him. I’m sure he has some undisclosed health issues. So now he has gone green but he looks like a blimp which means big carbon footprint not counting his...

Folks...OMG..I casn;t believe this point of view... the point of a farmers market is to support the local economy and the farmers who can;t compete with the big conventional companies who make a carbon footprint the size of Rhode...

at Christmas ... only $40 a pound http://www.harryanddavid.com/gifts/store/item______16262?sliSearch=fresh%20cherries If you really want to give these as gifts you might consider if the recipiant is concerned about carbon...

the dangers of eating only the fish that are the highest in the ocean’s food chain (e.g., salmon, tuna) and it only reinforces my refrain from eating so much sushi outside of Japan. I always wondered if people who are...

market. In fact, for people who are into "carbon footprints" a small farmer driving a small truck or van 100 miles or more round trip to sell at a farmers market has a larger carbon footprint than food that’s being shipped...

has been very helpful about re-shipping if the order gets damaged. This is obviously not as good as finding a local source in terms of the carbon footprint, but that’s a trade-off I’m willing to make.

We do pay dearly for importing Total across the Atlantic – we pay US$4.50-5.50 for 500g depending where we buy it. I’ve read that Fage USA is opening a manufacturing plant in New Jersey, which will reduce the carbon...

After reading The Omnivore’s Dilemma, I’ve been trying to reduce the carbon footprint of my eating habits. Changes include shopping almost exclusively at health food stores (namely Staff of Life, an incredible market...

/poultry. They have wonderful chicken from Murray’s Farm which is tasty and humanely raised (certified humane). That may not be your primary concern after reading OD—there are certainly nutritional concerns and carbon...

-flung. Part of locavore eating is about reducing carbon footprint, and so when it comes to bakeries, it may make less of a difference than with other types of food. All that said, you can probably find better tasting bread than...

are doing so are reducing their carbon footprint. I call it responsible. I’ve been to many restaurants using the system and not once have I have been charged $8. The average charge has been $4-6 and that is ONE charge, even...