From the kitchen of our Executive Chef, Edward Roszak: 

This blog posting will revolve around reducing our impact on the earth and improving sustainability in the kitchen, for our health and in our everyday lives. Here are some simple steps to improve our footprint on this amazing, irreplaceable planet.

• Use your mind.  If it feels wasteful try to find an alternative. 
• Eat less meat.  Production of meat can be more energy-intensive and resource-intensive than vegetable production. Just cutting meat consumption by one day a week would save more resources than what you recycle in a month. 
• Drive less.  Stock up on foods so that less trips to the grocery store are necessary.
• Choose less packaging.  It looks pretty, yes, but the money used on packaging is taken from the actual product. The alternative with the minimal recycled container will have far superior quality.  
• Use both sides of paper for copies at the office while printing recipes, documents, etc. 
• Choose non-toxic alternatives.   
• Buy and repair durable products, including your kitchen utensils. 
• Borrow, rent, or share items with fellow chefs, housemates, family members. 
• Sell or donate salvageable goods.  
• Use only what you need (planning helps!). 
• Take a break from shopping. If you buy, more will be made. 
• When you do shop, shop locally-owned businesses and farmers markets.

Until next time -

Edward Roszak

Executive Chef d’ Earth