Knowing what’s in season is an important element of cooking eco-consciously. While you explore TMF’s Recipe Index for ideas on what to cook this month, keep in mind using some of these seasonal ingredients. Get creative and substitute seasonal produce in some of your favorite year-round recipes. To learn more about why eating seasonally is important check […]
Seasonal Produce Favorites For April
Knowing what’s in season is an important element of cooking eco-consciously. While you explore TMF’s Recipe Index for ideas on what to cook this month, keep in mind using some of these seasonal ingredients. Get creative and substitute seasonal produce in some of your favorite year-round recipes. To learn more about why eating seasonally is […]
What To Look For When Buying Sustainable Seeds
Besides baking, knitting, and watching Netflix during the pandemic, home gardening has significantly increased. According to a nationwide study, more than 20 million Americans took up gardening for the first time in 2020. A survey done by Gardening Insights showed 76% of people aged 26 – 41 years old plan to spend even more in […]
Getting Started With Home Composting
Home composting is one of the most environmentally friendly things you can do to cut down on food scraps and to recycle garden waste. Composting helps divert food waste from polluting landfills and creates nutrient-rich compost you can use in the garden. This comprehensive home composting guide helps you get started by teaching you what […]
A New Approach to Recycling – RePurpose And Become Plastic Neutral
Driving down a suburban street on sanitation pick-up day has changed drastically over the years. Plastic bins line the streets filled with disposable glass, plastics, and papers for recycling. We hope that we are being environmentally conscious and protecting our landfills from filling up with waste. But are we mindful enough about what we are […]
Tips to Buying an Eco-friendly Cutting Board
If you’ve ever shopped for a cutting board, you’ll know it can be confusing, especially when trying to be environmentally conscious. The bottom line is to stay with untreated, natural materials as much as possible when buying an eco-friendly cutting board. Manufactured materials, like plastic we’ve learned, are incredibly harmful to the environment during and […]
What You Need to Know When Buying a Kitchen Knife
Buying a kitchen knife is a personal decision. Just like clothes – not one size or type fits all! You may be attracted to one because of the design, but it may not fit or feel well in your hand. It may not even be the best suited for your everyday needs or budget. With […]
Easy Tips to Reduce Kitchen Throwaways
We are all guilty of producing unnecessary waste, especially from our kitchen. Check out how quickly your kitchen garbage and recycle bin fill up. Much of it is from food packaging which you have little control over, or maybe you do? Being mindful in your kitchen, especially with what you purchase will reduce kitchen throwaways […]
Everything You Need To Know About Worm Farm Composting
Composting is one of the most efficient and eco-friendly methods of disposing of biodegradable kitchen scraps, but it can take time. Adopting worm farming as your chosen method of composting is a simple, accessible way of speeding up the process, easily transforming your vegetable peelings into rich compost and homemade fertilizer. Why choose Vermicomposting? Vermicomposting, […]
Eco-Friendly Food Storage Ideas for Home, Office & Travel
Having a green kitchen means many things: eating more vegetables and less meat, purchasing ingredients mindfully, composting, reducing food waste, to name a few. The way you store your food also matters, and there are plastic-free, eco-friendly, reusable storage options for everything from staples to leftovers. Innovative eco-friendly food storage containers are continually hitting the […]
A Sustainable Shift to Regenerative Farmed Meats
Regenerative farmed meats is a sustainable shift we can all live with. Animals are treated humanely, and carnivores can still get there a taste of meat periodically. We can’t ignore that many people worldwide will still choose to eat meat and have no intention to stop. So why not approach meat-eating in a healthier way […]
How to Eat Seafood – The Sustainable Way!
How does one eat seafood the sustainable way? You start by making mindful decisions when choosing fish at the market, cooking at home, and dining at restaurants. With a little more understanding of how to source the seafood you eat, you can enjoy the taste and the health benefits of seafood without depleting fish species […]
The Top Essential Equipment For Every Kitchen
The key to being successful with anything is starting with the proper tools to accomplish your task. If you are serious about learning how to cook, it’s essential to begin by buying the top essential equipment every kitchen should have. The quality and type of kitchen equipment you purchase can last you many years and […]
Spices 101: What To Look For When Choosing & Storing Spices
Spices 101: What To Look For When Choosing & Storing Spices can help you whether you’re a newbie or an experienced cook. You’re probably like the rest of us and only buy new spices when a recipe calls for it. Most often, though, it’s a pressured purchase with little time to research. You face a […]
Essential Ingredients for a Well-Stocked Pantry
There are numerous essential ingredients needed to have a well-stocked pantry for plant-based cooking. But no worries. Once you have it set, you will only need to replenish the fully used items. You will find it makes life easier to pull together a meal “on the fly” if you have these essential ingredients. And as […]
Top 10 Kitchen Gadgets That Make Cooking Easier
We all love Kitchen Gadgets! When it comes to cooking, you will get bombarded with gadgets to do almost anything in the kitchen. Therefore, it is important to narrow down which ones are most useful since space and money can limit which ones to have on hand. TMF Top 10 Kitchen Gadgets Garlic Press – […]
