Fifty and Furthermore supports going Green. Watch for our newly renovated site that will tell you not only how to eat healthily, but also how to help our environment. No matter what your economic situation, there is much you can do to preserve our planet for our children and grandchildren.
Speaking of going Green, I just loved this article ("More restaurants are going green by going local") from The Christian Science Monitor, which discusses L.A.'s Grace Restaurant as a model in environmental consciousness. Here’s one example of a food story that makes me hungry to hear more ideas. An excerpt from the article:
"One measure of the interest is the growth of the Green Restaurant Association, which certifies restaurants coast to coast and encourages them to take four new steps to help the environment each year. Founded in 1990 in San Diego, the association has seen the number of its certified restaurants skyrocket from 60 to 300 in the past two years. The group is also negotiating with major restaurant chains, which could rapidly boost membership to 5,000...
"'I just began to think about the future of the planet that my daughters would be inheriting and their children and so forth,' says [Grace Restaurant Head Chef Neal] Fraser, who decided it was time to change after seeing the movie 'An Inconvenient Truth,' starring Al Gore."
Mr. Fraser, FiftyandFurthermore.com applauds your efforts. I’m only waiting for the opportunity to taste some of your succulent, safe, delicious dishes.
Readers, check out the rest of the article let me know your own ideas for helping our environment.
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