![]() ![]() Using more direct sunlight, did you know that you can make cakes, soups, and casseroles in solar ovens too? The most prevalent form of solar cooking is dehydrating – think of that bundle of fragrant garden herbs hanging up to dry. Solar cooking is an ancient practice that is easy to learn, somewhat fool-proof and helps preserve many nutrients often lost in conventional cooking methods. Like many have already learned through PV and solar hot water systems, the sun can provide a terrific zero-emission, and free source of cooking fuel. We have another option that works, even here in cloudy upstate New York. ![]() Industrial food production aside, at home we use fossil fuels to cook our food coal powered electricity, propane and yes, natural gas. ![]() The next key component that deserves our attention is the energy we use to process that food. ![]() These things have all greatly reduced the environmental footprint of our food. Many have also taken great strides to consciously purchase food with less packaging and bring it home in re-useable bags. Work in many sectors has been done to lower our food miles, the usage of pesticides and herbicides through widespread organic farming and to increase the amount of food that is composted and returned as nutrients to the soil. In our area we are blessed with an amazing local food system. ![]()
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