7gen Bloc

Your guide to sustainable eating is fantastic ...and just close to using good old fashion common sense! At the risk of giving away my age here - I was born in Baltimore City. My family moved into the county area when I was barely 7. My mom had always done home canning. While living in the city this involved going into produce markets to purchase local or relatively local fresh produce in bulk. Once in the county, we had family friends who were local farmers. I remember complaining a lot as a kid about spending time during summer vacation to help on the farm (a trade for lower prices to my parents). In reality, I did enjoy helping and doing so gave me a life lesson of true appreciation of our farmers. My dad was also a hunter with a firm belief of never "bagging" anything for trophy only. He use to say, "You can't eat a trophy." He taught me to respect nature and wildlife and the environment as a whole as it sustained us all. Another life lesson gently applied and forever appreciated.
I have done some canning and home freezing - and it is much easier than most folks imagine. It does take careful planning and preparation but it well worth efforts and rewards of healthier eating. For folks who just can't see themselves doing this, support the local farmers markets where you can pick up home canned products.
As for the savings by going a single day weekly to vegetarian meals, WOW! This I was not previously aware of. It makes sense though, as for the past several years I've gently nudged my hubby into more vegetarian meals seeking to control his diabetes and cholesterol issues with greater success than I'd imagined.
Thanks for the wonderful articles. Keep them coming!

A Vermont-based company asking its customers to consume less dairy? Ouch! I hope you can re-phrase the intention here. Vermont IS dairy. How do you get around that?