Archive for the 'Diet/Nutrition/Eating' Category
Refuse Or At Least Reuse Plastic Utensils
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford May 31st, 2008 in Work, Water Ecology, Recycling, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.How many times have you been given plastic utensils when you have take out food?
How often does that plastic ware end up going into the garbage without even being used?
A plastic coffee lid is use for about an hour and then thrown away. Plastic bags are used for the trip home from the […]
Take Ocean Seafood Out of Your Diet
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford September 5th, 2007 in Water Ecology, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.When you dine out at a restaurant, you likely give little thought to how the food got to your plate. Unlike beef or chicken which are typically raised on farms, ocean seafood is caught in the wild. Most typically these fish are caught using industrial scale methods.
Apartment Composting
0 Comments Published by Seamus Ford August 12th, 2007 in Recycling, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.Consider for a moment the amount of garbage that leaves your house each week. Consider how much space it takes up and how much it weighs. With very little space and effort, you can turn a big portion of your garbage into soil. You don’t need to have a big […]
100 Mile Diet: What is healthy for your body may not always be heathly for the planet
1 Comment Published by Seamus Ford August 8th, 2007 in Family/Children, Diet/Nutrition/Eating.With the advent of high-end grocery stores, like Whole Foods, many of us have developed exotic tastes in the name of a healthier lifestyle. There is however a hidden cost to many of the exotic healthy products that we purchase.
Have you ever given any thought to how far the food you eat travels? […]