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Posted on September 29, 2020by Zero-Waste Chef
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“In the US, 17m barrels of oil are needed to pro “In the US, 17m barrels of oil are needed to produce the plastic to meet annual bottled water demand. In addition, bottled water in the UK is at least 500 times more expensive than tap water.” Millions and millions of Americans who have access to safe, potable water buy bottled, convinced by advertising that bottled is healthier and superior. Along with the filtered tap water that many bottled water companies sell (and in the case of Nestlé, steal from California during our worst drought in 1,200 years), with every gulp, bottled water consumers eat additional microplastics that these bottles shed. If you have safe, potable tap water, please take advantage of it rather than allowing clever marketing to take advantage of you. Link @zerowastechef for @guardian article.
"In a world of more than seven billion people, eac "In a world of more than seven billion people, each of us is a drop in the bucket. But with enough drops, we can fill any bucket." — David Suzuki Don’t know where to start or which bucket to fill? Start where you are. Tackle what makes sense in your community. Find your people.
If you have planted a vegetable garden, you may ha If you have planted a vegetable garden, you may have begun to experience what-am-I-going-to-do-with-this-glut-of-tomatoes syndrome. Mild symptoms such as the urge to search for dozens of free canning jars begin in early August and can intensify within a couple of weeks from feelings of dread for planting so many tomatoes, to paralysis to do anything with your harvest, including harvesting it. Here is one quick recipe to make a dent: Charlotte’s delicious roasted salsa that she made yesterday. She tossed large chunks of tomatoes (she used Early Girls), white onion, jalapeños and garlic in a very small amount of oil, broiled everything for about 12 minutes until slightly charred and then whirred it all up in the food processor along with cilantro and salt and lime juice to taste (a blender also works). For the huevos rancheros recipe in my cookbook, I follow a similar method to make salsa for poaching pastured eggs in. Link @zerowastechef for 10 more tomato recipes to help you roast, dry and ferment your way through tomato season.
When I recently posted a Story about repairing my When I recently posted a Story about repairing my Birkenstocks, I couldn’t respond to all the DMs I received. Seems like many of you also love your Birks. So I thought I would elaborate more here. I bought this pair of Birkenstocks in 2015 and have had them repaired three times. I've had the soles repaired twice. First, the cobbler repaired the heels (they wear out first... maybe I literally drag my feet..). Later, I had the entire sole replaced. I've had the corks replaced once. I bought these from a local business in Palo Alto, @thecobblery, which also repairs shoes, including Birkenstocks. Having my Birks repaired is not inexpensive but it does cost less than buying new ones and I've supported a local business. After the repairs, the sandals look like new. (I haven't had them repaired for a couple of years and wear them constantly, so they don't look new here.) Several people had asked if I repair my shoes myself. (No... see above.) If you can't find a shoe repair shop near you and your Birks desperately need some TLC, you can order the parts you need, in your size, from Birkenstock and try to repair the sandals yourself. Look for a how-to on YouTube. For anything you need to repair, you’ll find a video that explains how to do it.
Captain Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Captain Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. What an honor! I spoke with Captain Charles Moore (@algalitacapnmoore) and Shelly Moore (@shelly_moore_ca) of The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research. After Captain Moore discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch in 1997, he founded @Algalita to research plastic pollution. Realizing that nano plastics required their own dedicated research, Moore recently founded The Moore Institute for Plastic Pollution Research. Listen and find out how these tiny plastic particles threaten the biosphere, why our local communities need to produce our own food (and everything else) and why, despite the deluge of bad news, Captain Moore believes a utopian society is possible.
We have about a week left of @plasticfreejuly! Hav We have about a week left of @plasticfreejuly! Have you taken the challenge to cut your plastic this month? It's never too late to start. Every piece of single-use plastic we refuse is one fewer piece of plastic in the waste stream. If you took the challenge for the first time and have fairly painlessly cut the Top Four for Plastic Free July—single-use plastic bags, water bottles, throw-away coffee cups and straws—you may be looking to move onto some next steps. Link in profile for 50 simple ways to cut plastic.
For every dollar we spend at the grocery store, th For every dollar we spend at the grocery store, the farmers who feed us receive on average, 15 cents, according to a recent joint investigation by @guardian and @foodandwaterwatch. A big chunk of our dollar goes toward food processing and marketing. When we shop at the farmers' market, on the other hand, about 90 cents of our dollar goes directly to the farmer, according to the Farmers Market Coalition (@fmcorg). If you can, please support small, local farmers, either at the farmers' market or by ordering a CSA (community supported agriculture) box. You’ll support a small farmer and eat incredibly delicious food! 😋
A group called Bay Area Bag Ladies (bayareabagladi A group called Bay Area Bag Ladies (bayareabagladies.com) sells these upcycled denim bags at several independent grocery stores around the Bay Area and a portion of the sales goes to food banks. . My daughter Charlotte bought one of the large bags several months ago—and uses it constantly—but I only recently noticed the small bags at the store. If you don’t live in the Bay Area and would like one of these bags, the small ones especially would make a great beginner project. . Sewing, like cooking, mending and gardening, is a small act of rebellion. I hope to have some time this weekend to rebel a bit in my yard. How about you? What is your favorite small (or large) act of rebellion?
Doing @plasticfreejuly and want to eat your favori Doing @plasticfreejuly and want to eat your favorite foods sans plastic? There’s a recipe for that! I’ve recently updated my recipe index. There, you’ll find recipes for breads, nut and seed mills, natural sodas, broths, crackers and other staples that replace store-bought versions packaged in plastic (and they taste better). Link in profile.
I have two compost bins on the go—one that sits I have two compost bins on the go—one that sits and cooks (on the right) and one to fill with new food scraps (on the left). Rogue potatoes and tomatoes have sprung up in the open, cooking pile. A few rogue seedlings (likely melons) have also recently germinated in there. I've transplanted those to a large pot (two survived). 🌱 Do I wish these compost bins were made of natural materials rather than plastic? Absolutely. Would chicken wire or bins made from wooden pallets look better? Yes. Am I tossing and replacing these? No way. I bought the large bin 20 years ago before learning about the horrors of plastic and am not about to add it to the landfill. (I don't know where the bin on the right came from; I haven't lived in this house for 16 years.) 🌱 During @plasticfreejuly, please do not feel pressure to purge your home of all your existing plastic items, toss them into the trash and replace them with new and expensive plastic-free versions. That wastes resources and your hard-earned cash. The goal of Plastic Free July is to reduce the consumption of single-use plastic items—the water bottles and bags, throwaway coffee cups (plastic lines the interior), food wrappers and so on. I plan to continue to use these bins until they break, which might not happen for at least another 20 years. 🌱 And if these bins do completely deteriorate and become unusable, I probably won't replace them and instead toss my food scraps on the ground in a discreet corner of the yard (I don't seem to attract critters besides a so-ugly-it's-cute opossum).
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