Blog — eco-friendly

My mama always said, clean your plate, there are hungry people in the world! But when it comes to food waste, there are so many additional associated issues, from the environmental impact to wasted resources and the cost of waste disposal. If you were to peek into a landfill, you'd find almost 40% of it from fresh food, which lends to harmful greenhouse gas emissions that damage our ozone. We can do a lot to make a big impact on the environment and our wallets with every bite. I'll go over 8 great tips you can use to help cut...

Celebrate Earth Day every day by learning how to be green in the kitchen. You might just save some green $ in the process! • Did you know? That landfills are the second largest human-related source of dangerous methane gas in the United States. Yuck! • Did you know? That food waste accounts for 25% of methane produced from landfills, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Now, think about that on a global scale. • Did you know? That eating locally allows farmers sell direct to consumers and takes out the priority of packing, shipping, and shelf-life issues. Eating...

The Revenant had me on the edge of my seat, the classic man vs. nature on steroids, transforming Leonardo DiCaprio into an early 1800’s trapper that literally comes back (The Revenant, from the French term ‘Revenir’ meaning ‘To Return‘, literally from the dead) after being attacked by a bear and left by his group in the harshest conditions. The icing on the cake was that he used his time on the stage accepting his well-deserved Oscar (finally!) to urge people to care about the environment. That’s when I knew we were kindred spirits. “Making ‘The Revenant’ was about man’s relationship...

  We love anything green, and organic, which is why we LOVE what A Greener Kitchen has created! From shelling garden peas with mom to watching grandma bake bread, Founder, Lacey Lybecker has always been surrounded by simple, wholesome food. She is a proponent of local, organic food, and wanted to help cooks green their kitchen routine in way beyond just what they put on their plates, which is why she launched her business and produced a line of organic cotton kitchen textiles. From aprons to cloth napkins and pot holders, to table runners and reusable bags, A Greener Kitchen...