What is an “Eco Luncheon”?

Features organically and locally grown food with a focus on “sustainability”

http://www.ecostiletto.com/index.php?/Beauty/whatisgreen/

Sponsored by the American Democracy Projectand the EarthDay365 Planning Committee

What you are eating today?Salad Local greens Roasted Beets Brunswick Candied Pecans Local Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Blackberry Vanilla vinaigretteEntrée and Sides Herb Grilled Free Range Chicken Green Beans tossed with Roasted Tarragon Roasted Red Potatoes Fresh Rolls with local organic Honey ButterDessert Double Chocolate Bread Pudding

Where is today’s food coming from?

Beets - Mike Benben farms◦ Sturtevant, WI *531 miles

Free Range Chicken - Johnson Family farms◦ Belton, MO *60 miles

Potatoes - Lopata Gardens◦ Winthrop, IA *387 miles

Green Beans◦ Vernon County, MO *107 miles

Candied Pecans◦ Brunswick, MO *75 miles

Average Distance for these ingredients: 232 milesAverage Distance for a normal meal: 1500 miles

http://www.cuesa.org/learn/how-far-does-your-food-travel-get-your-plate

What we usually eat…Processed foods

◦Contain additives, substances intended to change the food in some way before it is sold to consumers.

◦Some additives linked to cancer, asthma and birth defects.

http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/additives/

http://www.musclebomb.com/personal_trainer_nyc_blog/uploaded_images/food-796124.jpg

How much hamburger is actually in your fast food burger?

8 fast food burgers studied.37.7% to 62.4% water content.Comprised of about 12.1% of hamburger

meat.Some non-meat items found included

bone, cartilage, and plant material.Sarcocystis parasites were discovered in 2

hamburgers.

Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

How do you know what’s “green”?

100 PERCENT ORGANIC◦Every ingredient in the product is organically

grown: No pesticides, antibiotics, chemical fertilizers, bio-engineered, synthetic growth hormones or irradiated ingredients.

http://www.ecostiletto.com/index.php?/Beauty/whatisgreen/

How do you know what’s “green”?

CERTIFIED ORGANIC ◦At least 95 percent organically grown

ingredients.

How do you know what’s “green”?

ECO CERT:◦Contain at least 95 percent certified by an

independent European agency.

How do you know what’s “green”?

LOCALLY GROWNLess fuel used to transport products and less

preservatives needed to keep them fresh.

How can you shop “green”?

1. BYOB…Bring your own bag!2. Walk to the store3. Buy more rice & veggies. They are grown with

less energy and natural resources than livestock.4. Choose locally raised livestock, and select

chicken over beef, which requires pastures that often supplant natural vegetation.

5. Buy in bulk, it reduces packaging waste.6. Only buy what you will eat. It’s better to take

another trip to the store instead of wasting food. http://www.ehow.com/how_5086071_shop-green-grocery-store.html

TED Talk

Alex Laskey How Behavioral Science Can Lower Your Energy Bill

http://www.ted.com/talks/alex_laskey_how_behavioral_science_can_lower_your_energy_bill

Join us after this luncheon for the Cob Construction – Affordable and Sustainable Workshop

Michael Reinhardt will present a workshop on sustainable alternative construction, including a hands-on demonstration of the construction of a cob pizza oven.