So, the 100-Mile Diet has all but taken over my life. There are now only 2 products I can’t find locally, coffee and beer. I do make my own beer so I’ve at least cut down on transportation.
When it comes to food, I can find local products all year now. In the winter, I have a hydroponic lettuce grower and can find peppers, cucumbers and tomatoes as well as lettuce.
We’ve recently found local pasta. These guys actually mill their own flour and their products are great.
The other major find is Rowe Farms. They are based in Guelph and raise local, antibiotic and hormone free livestock. They have beef, chicken, lamb and pork as well as eggs and cured products. They use nitrites instead of nitrates to cure their products.
I can guarantee that their meat will taste better than anything you have had unless you buy from a farm already.
They now have a store in the Leslieville area of Queen St in Toronto and their products are available in select stores, but I do my shopping at the farmers’ market on Saturday.
Please visit their website for lots of information on their farm and products.
http://rowefarms.ca/index.html
vegetable oil successfully completed a two-hour flight Tuesday to test a biofuel that could lower airplane emissions and cut costs, Air New Zealand said. Read the story here, http://apnews.myway.com/article/20081230/D95D1U100.html
The 10 worst can be found here, http://green.sympatico.msn.ca/article.aspx?cp-documentid=681842&imageindex=1
Looks like the decision is not in the whales favor,
hall. When exam rained down or the dining hall was a bit too crowded, to-go boxes have provided the best option. But unfortunately they produce a large amount of non-biodegradable waste that ends up in garbage can all across campus. Read more here, http://www.ecofriendlydaily.com/news/goodbye-styrofoam-hello/
The rubbery, cushy, pumped-up, neon kind that may or may not feature springs, air pockets, reflectors, retractable wheels and motion-sensitive lights.
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