Every fall, my family and I go to the Ellijay Apple Festival in North Georgia! It’s such a fun time of the year. We enjoy watching the clogging performances, eating all the fall treats, and checking out handmade local crafts and art. Of course, we always come home with heaps of farm fresh apples to[…]
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10 Ways to Sustainably Grocery Shop
From shopping at the local farmer’s market to bringing your own produce bags, you can easily transition to sustainable grocery shopping. Sustainable groceries can mean shopping the discount produce that isn’t perfect but still good to eat. If you’re new to sustainable living, choose one or two of the ideas below for a simple way[…]
7 Clever Ways To Use Food Scraps
When it comes to cooking and baking, there are almost always scraps left over. Many people just throw these in the garbage. Sadly all this food ends up in the landfills that are already overflowing. But don’t worry there’s something you can do to change this cycle! When making food, save your scraps. We often[…]
The Best Food Storage Tips To Reduce Your Waste
Did you know we waste about 40% of our food each year? That’s around 150 billion pounds of food waste per year. If that doesn’t make you want to start changing the way we live, I don’t know what will. After seeing those statistics, I definitely want to do as much as I can to[…]
4 Easy Food Preservation Methods to Save the Season
4 Easy Food Preservation Methods to Save the Season Believe it or not, summer often poses a challenge for our local farmers. As they are harvesting an abundance of tomatoes, corn, peppers and other delicious crops, consumers are often taking a break from visiting their local farmers markets or their weekly Fresh Harvest deliveries. So,[…]