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Already, it’s convinced Slowood, a grocery store in Hong Kong , to phase out the sale of fish products. The store has pledged part of the proceeds from its remaining inventory of fish products to Sea Shepherd, a vegan ocean conservation group. More here: Seaspiracy inspires grocery store to stop selling fish. Eco Green a-grocery-store fishing ireland malta netflix ocean over-the-planet slowood what-the-health MORE
Pathwater, based out of northern California, began with a Christmas Eve run to a grocery store, where three friends lamented about the lack of truly sustainable water bottle options. MORE
View pics: This is your grocery store without bees. ( We’ve all heard that bees are in decline, but this morning’s green news puts that in visual perspective. PR Newswire ) . This new app will help you find the cleanest, safest beach. ( MNN ). Man feeds bear some bbq, bear attacks man, man charged. Christian Science Monitor ). The U.S. is considering exporting more oil for the first time since the 1970s. Bloomberg ). MORE
If you’re like me, you writhe in guilt-ridden anguish each time you forget to bring your canvas tote to the grocery store. There was some buzz a while back about France’s ban on grocery stores throwing out edible food, but the numbers show that this is only a small part of the problem. That sort of behavior is encouraged at bulk stores like Costco and Walmart, which operate on the myth that buying in bulk helps you save money. MORE
Video coming soon, but how cool to go to an entirely veg grocery store?! Nothing too exciting inside, but they had a great deli, salad bar, fresh drinks, and bulk section. Right by the airport too, so my friends and I stocked up MORE
Deliver groceries Everybody needs food , but a trip to a grocery store has suddenly become dangerous, especially for older folks or those with underlying health conditions. More informal grocery services are also popping up. MORE
Especially in the bulk foods aisle of a grocery store. A shopper can save an average of 89 percent by purchasing organic bulk foods. That’s according to a recent study conducted by the Portland State University’s Food Industry Leadership Center (FILC). MORE
Previously found only at high-end restaurants and fast-food chains, the famous plant-based Impossible Burger now lines grocery store shelves in Southern California. Impossible Foods will, in the next few weeks, announce when their cutting-edge meatless burger shall debut in East Coast grocery stores. For now, Gelson’s Markets is the sole retail grocery chain selling the Impossible Burger with only 10 packages allowed per customer visit. MORE
All Bakery Certification Health food/Natural grocery stores Hotels Michigan North America Resorts Restaurants/Cafes Sports/Golf Traverse City United States Wine country Cooks' House Grand Traverse Resort Midwest| Traverse City Eco |. Before Hemingway became obsessed with bullfighting, big-game hunting and deep-sea fishing, Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay region inspired his youthful imagination. MORE
Bag Warehouse recognizes the Los Angeles ban on single use plastic bags in grocery stores as an opportunity for local companies and organizations to ramp up brand awareness with imprinted grocery tote bags. Santa Ana, CA : Los Angeles, CA is just one of many cities across the United States to promote their support of reducing plastic waste by banning single use plastic bags in grocery stores, to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable grocery tote bags. MORE
With supermarkets and grocery stores packed with cheap food brands and prepackaged goods, it’s no wonder we overconsume and overdispose. But buying too much too often and paying less attention to the ways we can save means that as much as 40 percent of the food we produce in the United States continues to get […]. The post How To Reduce Food Waste (and Save Money) appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Eco Home Living buy local compost food waste overconsumption TerraCycle MORE
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10 Easy, Eco-friendly Choices to Make at the Grocery Store. Grocery shopping can sometimes seem like a chore, but it’s also one of the best opportunities to make small, eco-friendly changes that can have a big impact. Follow these ten steps below to green your groceries. Help keep plastic out of the waste stream by bringing reusable bags to the store. Find a farmers’ market in your area or look for grocery stores that carry locally-sourced produce and meat. MORE
billion tons, gets lost or wasted according to one major world study , and many of the world’s “ugliest” vegetables never even make it to store shelves. It goes without saying that people waste way too much food , and food waste comes in many different forms. Whether we’re throwing out fully-cooked meals from restaurants daily or tossing our produce out when it gets slightly brown, it seems like we’re always inventing new ways to waste food. A shocking 1/3 of all food produced, or 1.3 MORE
Are you looking for some ways to reduce your grocery budget? If you are like most people, the grocery store is a source of endless shopping. The answer to your question might surprise you… Here are five simple steps to developing a grocery budget that is easy to stick to. MORE
Grocery Outlet repalces liquor store by litlnemo, flickr used under CC CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG licenses Clark’s post last week on a new WalkScore tool that maps which homes are within a five-minute walk to a grocery store reminded me of the always interesting findings from the University of Washington’s Center for Public Health Nutrition , where researchers have lately been looking at whether proximity to a grocery store actually influences people’s diet and health. MORE
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) If you still get plastic bags every time you go to the grocery store then, I am sorry, you really don't care about people or the Planet. In the UK this has not – as yet – happened and only individual store chains, such as Lidl, make it a rule to charge for bags, and in some stores you have to watch that people don't bag it into plastic before you, as a responsible shopper, can even say “no bag, please.” MORE
If you haven’t already, take a closer look at those little sticky labels on the fruit and vegetables you buy at the grocery store. Those numbers provide important information regarding just how the produce was grown. So even is something is marked as organic, the sticker will reassure you. Check out the full article at www.thegreensamaritan.com. Green Living Healthy Living Environmental Working Group Shopper's Guide labels on fruit PLU labels what do the labels on fruit mea MORE
and Hardee's, told Business Insider that 'government driving up the cost of labor (is) driving down the number of jobs,' promising 'automation not just in airports and grocery stores, but in restaurants.' Law of Demand: As prices go up, the amount demanded goes down, and vice-versa. Impact: As prices rise two things happen, people demand less of that which costs more, and people will switch to what are now relatively cheaper substitutes. MORE
According to Oded Omer, founder and CEO of Wasteless, 87 percent of food waste from grocery stores is due to disposing of products that have gone past their expiration date. 87% of food waste from grocery stores is due to disposing of products that have gone past their expiration date. MORE
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Austin company plans to open package-free, zero-waste grocery store before year’s end. By Michael Smith (Veshengro) Austin, TX, June 2011: The Brothers Lane team announced its intention to open the first package-free, zero-waste grocery store in the U.S. The store, named in.gredients, will allow customers to bring their own reusable containers to fill with local and organic groceries ranging from dry bulk and dairy to wine and household cleaners. MORE
If you buy meat in a grocery store, it likely … The post Recycling Mystery: Meat Packaging appeared first on Earth 911. Eco a-grocery-store first-on-earth grocery-store how to recycle likely recycling-mystery you-buy MORE
Africa All Bakery Beirut Farmers' markets Health food/Natural grocery stores Lebanon Middle East Restaurants/Cafes Slow Food movement Bread Republic farmers market Kamal Mouszawak Michael Straus organic restaurant Reuters slow food Souk el Tayeb Tawlet Walid Ataya| A Green Revolution | Come to Beirut. MORE
The club includes entertainment facilities, conference rooms, a grocery store, a medical center, multiple sports facilities and play areas for children of different ages. MORE
From grocery store bags to disposable water bottles plastic is everywhere. The more people use it the more harm it causes to the environment. Plastic pollution requires a lot of time to decompose. MORE
Local family grocers are meeting the demand for local products (in Michigan) by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In West Michigan growing interest in homegrown products is providing a fertile economic soil for Ma and Pa grocery stores to flourish and this is also a very good thing indeed. Ken Courts opened his second store in two years. " Courts himself buys straight from the farmer and brings the produce into the store the same day during peak seasons. MORE
Business Eco Green a-grocery-store being-targeted design least-the-ones luxury simplified-menu symbol-on-menus taco bell vegan vegetarianTaco Bell has some good news and some bad news for vegetarians. The company will eliminate its potato items, long a favorite among fast food-loving vegetarians and vegans, and add faux meat for an added veg protein option beyond beans. MORE
Like us, friends Sara Wolf and Milena Glimbovski were sick and tired of throwing away a pile of packaging every time they visited the grocery store. Their idea involves a grocery store stocked with the bare minimum of high quality bulk goods that people pack into containers they bring from home. Do you think that it would be feasible to bring stores like this to the Middle East? MORE
Many grocery stores and restaurants now have bold gluten-free labels on their food, menus, and store aisles. Vegan-Related Recipes Eco-Related Health Calendar Contact Eco-Vegan Dog ENGAGE Productions Thursday, September 2, 2010 The Difference Between Gluten-Free and Wheat-Free Foods Gluten-free has recently become a big marketing trend - some call it a fad, while those with gluten intolerance are thankful for the widespread options. MORE
If you’ve stepped foot in a grocery store or filled an Instacart recently, you know there are a variety of items that are in low supply. Freezer Your freezer is a golden opportunity to store ripening fruit and wilting greens. MORE
Topics Food & Agriculture Plant-Protein Featured Column Foodstuff Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere) Off Duration 0 Sponsored Article Off A Beyond Meat consumer package, shown in a grocery store meat section. MORE
The food we buy at the grocery store impacts the entire food supply system. So maybe our eyes were bigger than our appetites at the grocery store, and we end up with food we can’t finish. Soil can be made and cultivated. MORE
Just choose some nuts, seeds and dried fruits from the bulk section of a grocery store, and pour it all into an attractive, reusable jar. Eco Green a-fresh-batch a-grocery-store a-quandary-over a-sweet-tooth coffee eat & drink holidays homemade nofollow-noopener vegan MORE
With supermarkets and grocery stores packed with cheap food brands and prepackaged goods, it’s no wonder we overconsume and overdispose. But buying too much too often and paying less attention to the ways we can save means that as much as 40 percent of the food we produce in the United States continues to get […]. The post How To Reduce Food Waste (and Save Money) appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Eco Home Living buy local compost food waste overconsumption TerraCycle MORE
All Applegate Valley Ashland Bakery Bed and breakfasts/Inns Certification Farmers' markets Grants Pass Health food/Natural grocery stores Jacksonville North America Oregon Restaurants/Cafes United States Wine country Anne Hathaway's B&B Ashland Food Coop Cowhorn Vineyard Farm to Fork Full Bloom Farms green wine Green Wine Country green wine tourism My Way Cafe Noble Coffee Reuters Rise-Up Rogue Valley Southern Oregon Standing Stone Brewing Wahl Wooldridge Creek Winery MORE
So everyone else started planting their vegetable garden months ago, and you’re a little behind—but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for grocery store veggies. Attention, procrastinating gardeners: It’s not too late to start planting! You can still reap a tasty harvest if you plant these quick-growing, late season crops. So gather up your seeds, prep your soil, and watch it grow! Read more here MORE
Come Oct 1, any institution producing more than a ton of leftovers a week — think grocery stores, hotels, universities, nursing homes, and the like — won’t be able to send their discarded food to the landfill anymore. The state of Massachusetts is cracking down on food waste in a big way. MORE
For the past two months, food costs have been increasing and the grocery store sticker prices are starting to rise. Beef, pork, and poultry (the most commonly consumed meats) as well as eggs and dairy all have increasing prices. And, we’re still waiting to see just how much the California drought will affect fruit and vegetable prices this season, but predictions are that prices will increase. via www.mnn.com. Let's see. MORE
1) Walking to the shop : A good number of Polish people simply go for a walk to go shopping, particularly grocery shopping. The most important one is that many neighborhoods are densely populated, mixed-use neighborhoods with plenty of fruit and veggie shops, bakeries, small grocery stores, and even fairly large grocery stores. I’ve been living in Poland for about 6½ years. MORE
Gernot Wagner: From today’s NPR’s Leonard Lopate Show: Gernot Wagner, economist at the Environmental Defense Fund explains why the things individuals do—buying local produce, eating less meat, bringing reusable bags to the grocery store—won’t end up making much of a difference in halting global warming. MORE
If you haven’t already, take a closer look at those little sticky labels on the fruit and vegetables you buy at the grocery store. Those numbers provide important information regarding just. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living Healthy Living Environmental Working Group Shopper''s Guide labels on fruit PLU labels what do the labels on fruit mean MORE
If you’ve got your own car, living close to a grocery store just doesn’t matter much: you can always drive a bit and stock up with a big load of groceries! Taking a cab to the store is expensive; walking or transit can take too much time, or simply be too much of a hassle. They’ve constructed a new tool that offers basic maps of food deserts: places where residents can’t get to a full-service grocery store within a 5 minute walk. MORE
Back in 2010, the city of Toronto (in Ontario, Canada) decided to launch a program that converts old unused metro buses into mobile grocery stores called Mobile Good Food Markets, and ever since, they've been traveling across the Toronto metropolitan area selling affordable fresh food. MORE
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APRIL 8, 2021
Already, it’s convinced Slowood, a grocery store in Hong Kong , to phase out the sale of fish products. The store has pledged part of the proceeds from its remaining inventory of fish products to Sea Shepherd, a vegan ocean conservation group. More here: Seaspiracy inspires grocery store to stop selling fish. Eco Green a-grocery-store fishing ireland malta netflix ocean over-the-planet slowood what-the-health
Green (Living) Review
MAY 12, 2011
By Michael Smith (Veshengro) If you still get plastic bags every time you go to the grocery store then, I am sorry, you really don't care about people or the Planet. In the UK this has not – as yet – happened and only individual store chains, such as Lidl, make it a rule to charge for bags, and in some stores you have to watch that people don't bag it into plastic before you, as a responsible shopper, can even say “no bag, please.”
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JUNE 12, 2012
Local family grocers are meeting the demand for local products (in Michigan) by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In West Michigan growing interest in homegrown products is providing a fertile economic soil for Ma and Pa grocery stores to flourish and this is also a very good thing indeed. Ken Courts opened his second store in two years. " Courts himself buys straight from the farmer and brings the produce into the store the same day during peak seasons.
Green Home Blog
DECEMBER 23, 2011
10 Easy, Eco-friendly Choices to Make at the Grocery Store. Grocery shopping can sometimes seem like a chore, but it’s also one of the best opportunities to make small, eco-friendly changes that can have a big impact. Follow these ten steps below to green your groceries. Help keep plastic out of the waste stream by bringing reusable bags to the store. Find a farmers’ market in your area or look for grocery stores that carry locally-sourced produce and meat.
Green (Living) Review
JULY 28, 2014
billion tons, gets lost or wasted according to one major world study , and many of the world’s “ugliest” vegetables never even make it to store shelves. It goes without saying that people waste way too much food , and food waste comes in many different forms. Whether we’re throwing out fully-cooked meals from restaurants daily or tossing our produce out when it gets slightly brown, it seems like we’re always inventing new ways to waste food. A shocking 1/3 of all food produced, or 1.3
AGreenLiving
SEPTEMBER 23, 2019
Previously found only at high-end restaurants and fast-food chains, the famous plant-based Impossible Burger now lines grocery store shelves in Southern California. Impossible Foods will, in the next few weeks, announce when their cutting-edge meatless burger shall debut in East Coast grocery stores. For now, Gelson’s Markets is the sole retail grocery chain selling the Impossible Burger with only 10 packages allowed per customer visit.
AGreenLiving
JANUARY 12, 2021
If you buy meat in a grocery store, it likely … The post Recycling Mystery: Meat Packaging appeared first on Earth 911. Eco a-grocery-store first-on-earth grocery-store how to recycle likely recycling-mystery you-buy
Eco-Vegan Girl
MARCH 20, 2010
Video coming soon, but how cool to go to an entirely veg grocery store?! Nothing too exciting inside, but they had a great deli, salad bar, fresh drinks, and bulk section. Right by the airport too, so my friends and I stocked up
Green (Living) Review
JUNE 4, 2012
Bag Warehouse recognizes the Los Angeles ban on single use plastic bags in grocery stores as an opportunity for local companies and organizations to ramp up brand awareness with imprinted grocery tote bags. Santa Ana, CA : Los Angeles, CA is just one of many cities across the United States to promote their support of reducing plastic waste by banning single use plastic bags in grocery stores, to encourage shoppers to bring their own reusable grocery tote bags.
Green Traveler Guides
DECEMBER 11, 2012
Africa All Bakery Beirut Farmers' markets Health food/Natural grocery stores Lebanon Middle East Restaurants/Cafes Slow Food movement Bread Republic farmers market Kamal Mouszawak Michael Straus organic restaurant Reuters slow food Souk el Tayeb Tawlet Walid Ataya| A Green Revolution | Come to Beirut.
Green Traveler Guides
OCTOBER 24, 2012
All Applegate Valley Ashland Bakery Bed and breakfasts/Inns Certification Farmers' markets Grants Pass Health food/Natural grocery stores Jacksonville North America Oregon Restaurants/Cafes United States Wine country Anne Hathaway's B&B Ashland Food Coop Cowhorn Vineyard Farm to Fork Full Bloom Farms green wine Green Wine Country green wine tourism My Way Cafe Noble Coffee Reuters Rise-Up Rogue Valley Southern Oregon Standing Stone Brewing Wahl Wooldridge Creek Winery
Green Traveler Guides
NOVEMBER 20, 2013
All California Farmers'' markets Health food/Natural grocery stores Mendocino North America Restaurants/Cafes The Americas Ukiah United States Wine country eco-friendly Ukiah Green Wine Country greenest winery in America organic dining Ukiah organic food Ukiah Patrona Ukiah Reuters sustainable Mendocino Ukiah Brewing Company Ukiah organic farmers market
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 12, 2021
Topics Food & Agriculture Plant-Protein Featured Column Foodstuff Featured in featured block (1 article with image touted on the front page or elsewhere) Off Duration 0 Sponsored Article Off A Beyond Meat consumer package, shown in a grocery store meat section.
Green Traveler Guides
JUNE 25, 2011
All Bakery Certification Health food/Natural grocery stores Hotels Michigan North America Resorts Restaurants/Cafes Sports/Golf Traverse City United States Wine country Cooks' House Grand Traverse Resort Midwest| Traverse City Eco |. Before Hemingway became obsessed with bullfighting, big-game hunting and deep-sea fishing, Michigan’s Little Traverse Bay region inspired his youthful imagination.
AGreenLiving
JULY 22, 2020
The club includes entertainment facilities, conference rooms, a grocery store, a medical center, multiple sports facilities and play areas for children of different ages.
AGreenLiving
FEBRUARY 25, 2020
Pathwater, based out of northern California, began with a Christmas Eve run to a grocery store, where three friends lamented about the lack of truly sustainable water bottle options.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 14, 2020
Deliver groceries Everybody needs food , but a trip to a grocery store has suddenly become dangerous, especially for older folks or those with underlying health conditions. More informal grocery services are also popping up.
AGreenLiving
APRIL 30, 2020
Eco Green Recycle a-clean-cloth a-cookie-sheet a-few-minutes- a-grocery-store a-large-crock consistency environment food hotel hotels luxury sb architects winter
AGreenLiving
APRIL 30, 2020
If you’ve stepped foot in a grocery store or filled an Instacart recently, you know there are a variety of items that are in low supply. Freezer Your freezer is a golden opportunity to store ripening fruit and wilting greens.
Cool Green Science
JUNE 19, 2013
View pics: This is your grocery store without bees. ( We’ve all heard that bees are in decline, but this morning’s green news puts that in visual perspective. PR Newswire ) . This new app will help you find the cleanest, safest beach. ( MNN ). Man feeds bear some bbq, bear attacks man, man charged. Christian Science Monitor ). The U.S. is considering exporting more oil for the first time since the 1970s. Bloomberg ).
AGreenLiving
DECEMBER 5, 2019
Just choose some nuts, seeds and dried fruits from the bulk section of a grocery store, and pour it all into an attractive, reusable jar. Eco Green a-fresh-batch a-grocery-store a-quandary-over a-sweet-tooth coffee eat & drink holidays homemade nofollow-noopener vegan
AGreenLiving
JULY 22, 2020
Business Eco Green a-grocery-store being-targeted design least-the-ones luxury simplified-menu symbol-on-menus taco bell vegan vegetarianTaco Bell has some good news and some bad news for vegetarians. The company will eliminate its potato items, long a favorite among fast food-loving vegetarians and vegans, and add faux meat for an added veg protein option beyond beans.
Eco-Vegan Girl
SEPTEMBER 2, 2010
Many grocery stores and restaurants now have bold gluten-free labels on their food, menus, and store aisles. Vegan-Related Recipes Eco-Related Health Calendar Contact Eco-Vegan Dog ENGAGE Productions Thursday, September 2, 2010 The Difference Between Gluten-Free and Wheat-Free Foods Gluten-free has recently become a big marketing trend - some call it a fad, while those with gluten intolerance are thankful for the widespread options.
Green Living Guy
MAY 28, 2021
From grocery store bags to disposable water bottles plastic is everywhere. The more people use it the more harm it causes to the environment. Plastic pollution requires a lot of time to decompose.
The Green Samaritan
APRIL 5, 2013
If you haven’t already, take a closer look at those little sticky labels on the fruit and vegetables you buy at the grocery store. Those numbers provide important information regarding just. See the full post and more at www.TheGreenSamaritan.com. Green Living Healthy Living Environmental Working Group Shopper''s Guide labels on fruit PLU labels what do the labels on fruit mean
Green Living Guy
JUNE 21, 2020
Especially in the bulk foods aisle of a grocery store. A shopper can save an average of 89 percent by purchasing organic bulk foods. That’s according to a recent study conducted by the Portland State University’s Food Industry Leadership Center (FILC).
The Green Samaritan
APRIL 28, 2011
If you haven’t already, take a closer look at those little sticky labels on the fruit and vegetables you buy at the grocery store. Those numbers provide important information regarding just how the produce was grown. So even is something is marked as organic, the sticker will reassure you. Check out the full article at www.thegreensamaritan.com. Green Living Healthy Living Environmental Working Group Shopper's Guide labels on fruit PLU labels what do the labels on fruit mea
Green (Living) Review
JULY 19, 2016
So everyone else started planting their vegetable garden months ago, and you’re a little behind—but that doesn’t mean you have to settle for grocery store veggies. Attention, procrastinating gardeners: It’s not too late to start planting! You can still reap a tasty harvest if you plant these quick-growing, late season crops. So gather up your seeds, prep your soil, and watch it grow! Read more here
Environmental Economics
MAY 26, 2016
and Hardee's, told Business Insider that 'government driving up the cost of labor (is) driving down the number of jobs,' promising 'automation not just in airports and grocery stores, but in restaurants.' Law of Demand: As prices go up, the amount demanded goes down, and vice-versa. Impact: As prices rise two things happen, people demand less of that which costs more, and people will switch to what are now relatively cheaper substitutes.
Sightline Daily
MARCH 31, 2014
Grocery Outlet repalces liquor store by litlnemo, flickr used under CC CREATIVECOMMONS.ORG licenses Clark’s post last week on a new WalkScore tool that maps which homes are within a five-minute walk to a grocery store reminded me of the always interesting findings from the University of Washington’s Center for Public Health Nutrition , where researchers have lately been looking at whether proximity to a grocery store actually influences people’s diet and health.
Green Living Ideas
AUGUST 17, 2017
With supermarkets and grocery stores packed with cheap food brands and prepackaged goods, it’s no wonder we overconsume and overdispose. But buying too much too often and paying less attention to the ways we can save means that as much as 40 percent of the food we produce in the United States continues to get […]. The post How To Reduce Food Waste (and Save Money) appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Eco Home Living buy local compost food waste overconsumption TerraCycle
Green Living Ideas
AUGUST 17, 2017
With supermarkets and grocery stores packed with cheap food brands and prepackaged goods, it’s no wonder we overconsume and overdispose. But buying too much too often and paying less attention to the ways we can save means that as much as 40 percent of the food we produce in the United States continues to get […]. The post How To Reduce Food Waste (and Save Money) appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Eco Home Living buy local compost food waste overconsumption TerraCycle
Environmental Economics
JANUARY 20, 2012
Gernot Wagner: From today’s NPR’s Leonard Lopate Show: Gernot Wagner, economist at the Environmental Defense Fund explains why the things individuals do—buying local produce, eating less meat, bringing reusable bags to the grocery store—won’t end up making much of a difference in halting global warming.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 16, 2015
If you’re like me, you writhe in guilt-ridden anguish each time you forget to bring your canvas tote to the grocery store. There was some buzz a while back about France’s ban on grocery stores throwing out edible food, but the numbers show that this is only a small part of the problem. That sort of behavior is encouraged at bulk stores like Costco and Walmart, which operate on the myth that buying in bulk helps you save money.
Green (Living) Review
JANUARY 16, 2015
1) Walking to the shop : A good number of Polish people simply go for a walk to go shopping, particularly grocery shopping. The most important one is that many neighborhoods are densely populated, mixed-use neighborhoods with plenty of fruit and veggie shops, bakeries, small grocery stores, and even fairly large grocery stores. I’ve been living in Poland for about 6½ years.
Environmental Economics
MAY 27, 2014
For the past two months, food costs have been increasing and the grocery store sticker prices are starting to rise. Beef, pork, and poultry (the most commonly consumed meats) as well as eggs and dairy all have increasing prices. And, we’re still waiting to see just how much the California drought will affect fruit and vegetable prices this season, but predictions are that prices will increase. via www.mnn.com. Let's see.
AGreenLiving
MAY 11, 2021
According to Oded Omer, founder and CEO of Wasteless, 87 percent of food waste from grocery stores is due to disposing of products that have gone past their expiration date. 87% of food waste from grocery stores is due to disposing of products that have gone past their expiration date.
Green Prophet
JUNE 3, 2014
Like us, friends Sara Wolf and Milena Glimbovski were sick and tired of throwing away a pile of packaging every time they visited the grocery store. Their idea involves a grocery store stocked with the bare minimum of high quality bulk goods that people pack into containers they bring from home. Do you think that it would be feasible to bring stores like this to the Middle East?
Eco Friendly Daily
AUGUST 30, 2020
Are you looking for some ways to reduce your grocery budget? If you are like most people, the grocery store is a source of endless shopping. The answer to your question might surprise you… Here are five simple steps to developing a grocery budget that is easy to stick to.
Green (Living) Review
FEBRUARY 12, 2017
Back in 2010, the city of Toronto (in Ontario, Canada) decided to launch a program that converts old unused metro buses into mobile grocery stores called Mobile Good Food Markets, and ever since, they've been traveling across the Toronto metropolitan area selling affordable fresh food.
Green Prophet
DECEMBER 4, 2019
The food we buy at the grocery store impacts the entire food supply system. So maybe our eyes were bigger than our appetites at the grocery store, and we end up with food we can’t finish. Soil can be made and cultivated.
Sightline Daily
MARCH 27, 2014
If you’ve got your own car, living close to a grocery store just doesn’t matter much: you can always drive a bit and stock up with a big load of groceries! Taking a cab to the store is expensive; walking or transit can take too much time, or simply be too much of a hassle. They’ve constructed a new tool that offers basic maps of food deserts: places where residents can’t get to a full-service grocery store within a 5 minute walk.
Green (Living) Review
AUGUST 30, 2014
Come Oct 1, any institution producing more than a ton of leftovers a week — think grocery stores, hotels, universities, nursing homes, and the like — won’t be able to send their discarded food to the landfill anymore. The state of Massachusetts is cracking down on food waste in a big way.
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