Includes such recipes as #BananaPeel Chips, #CarrotTop Pesto, #BeetGreens Stir Fry, and #CitrusPeel Marmalade!

31 #Sustainable #Recipes That Reduce #FoodWaste

By Jessica
July 2, 2024

"Using sustainable recipes helps in several environmental ways. By using leftovers, we cut down on the amount of food that ends up in landfills, which reduces the release of harmful greenhouse gases.

Ingredients like fruits and vegetables have a smaller carbon footprint compared to meat and dairy, which means by focusing on plant-based recipes, we can decrease the overall carbon emissions from our diets.

When I choose recipes that use local and seasonal ingredients, I also support sustainable agriculture practices that use fewer resources and produce less pollution. This, in turn, helps conserve precious natural resources like water and soil."

Learn more:
https://balancedkitchen.com/2024/07/sustainable-recipes/

#SolarPunkSunday #FoodWaste #ZeroWaste #FoodScraps #Leftovers #FoodSecurity

Dinner is served! I cooked up the beet, some greens (rainbow chard and beets), and a blend of different rices (wild, red, brown and black). Delicious! And colorful!

#EatTheRainbow #WildRice #BrownRice #RiceBlends #RainbowChard #BeetGreens #Beets #GrowYourOwn #EatYourVeggies #Vegan

One big #beet that was shouldering up from the soil, and one that never developed that came up with it in the same handful of #greens.

#garden
#RaisedBeds
#gardening
#BeetGreens