Latte
Espresso - I checked the website of Uncommon Grounds where my family gets coffee. It's not labeled as Fair Trade, but the company that they gets beans from has great, sustainable processes that care for the earth and the employees.
Milk - My family has been getting milk directly Davis Farm for a long time....it's VERY local, and I go to church with the farmer! Even though the milk isn't labeled as "organic" or "slave free" I know that the Davises treat their cows and their employees with respect.
Maple Syrup - At the beginning of the week I was using sugar, but then I realized that much sugar isn't fair trade, and I'm assuming what my family has isn't. However, we get syrup from my uncle Uncle Ed and I know where that comes from....plus it's much more local, and adds a nice, maply flavor to the latte.
| This isn't the latte I made...this is a much prettier googleimages picture.... |
I made veggie soup the other day that had winter squash and kale from my mom's garden last summer. Also, it had garbanzo beans. I don't know where the garbanzo beans came from, but protein from plant sources is a lot more sustainable than protein from animals.
Animals need to be fed A LOT of grain before they can be slaughtered for meat, which means there is a lot of grain that could be feeding people, but instead is being fed to animals. Vegetable protein is lower on the food chain, so it's much more sustainable. If everyone ate a vegetarian diet, the world could more easily produce enough food for EVERYONE.
Although I won't necessarily be vegetarian this year, I am going to try to eat much less meat than I have in the past. My family is vegetarian, so it's easy when I'm at home. But there are also lots of great vegetarian options at Vassar. I'll just have to think about it more than I do at home.
Animals need to be fed A LOT of grain before they can be slaughtered for meat, which means there is a lot of grain that could be feeding people, but instead is being fed to animals. Vegetable protein is lower on the food chain, so it's much more sustainable. If everyone ate a vegetarian diet, the world could more easily produce enough food for EVERYONE.
Although I won't necessarily be vegetarian this year, I am going to try to eat much less meat than I have in the past. My family is vegetarian, so it's easy when I'm at home. But there are also lots of great vegetarian options at Vassar. I'll just have to think about it more than I do at home.
| Also not my photo....but this looks remarkably like the soup I made |
If all the talk about vegetarianism and sustainable food interests you, check out the More with Less Cookbook. It's full of "suggestions by Mennonites on how to eat better and consume less of the world's limited food resources". Our family only loves a few recipes from it, but I think many of the principles in the book are in line with the goal of eating in ways that "love your neighbor as yourself".
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