This is the best time of year (in the Northern Hemisphere) for local produce – corn, tomatoes, and fruit are at their peak. Looking for local unprocessed food near you?
Check out this directory of local farmer’s markets across the United States.
In the UK look here — In Australia look here
Make your own meals. Instead of buying prepared meals, frozen dinners, boxed and packaged stuff, start with fresh meats or seafood, vegetables and herbs – local and organic where possible – and keep it simple but nutritious and delicious. At first, it seems like more time and trouble but once you make it a habit and rediscover cooking, you can get pretty fast and efficient. And save money, too.
Modified from Jane’s Tips from Cave Creek AZ.
Photo from thesituarionist.wordpress.com
Want to grow your own vegetables? Here is a great article from the San Jose Mercury News, with plenty of detail about a couple growing a lush in the yard of their new home.
"Last Tuesday, my first major act as the new Chair of the Senate’s Environment and Public Works Committee was to hold a hearing on global warming. More than one-third of my colleagues participated — an unprecedented number — each Senator offering his or her own ideas and perspectives about how we should deal with the global warming crisis. 
