Food- How you get it

It is also very important to think about the form that your food comes to you in. Food Packaging and transportation is a huge part of our waste stream.

• Level I-Buy in bulk
• Level II- buy directly from producers (farmers markets etc.)
• Level III-Hunt or grow your own food

Examples

• wild game is actually very sustainable because it helps manage ecosystems, along with providing meat that does not have a large carbon footprint.
• Beware of bulk stores Like COSTCO, where in many cases they simply sell traditionally packaged items, wrapped in additional packaging.

Additional Information

• The Cleveland Food Co-op is a good local source for bulk and organic food. http://www.clevelandfoodcoop.org/
• This site is dedicated to farms, farmers markets, CSA’s, and eating locally. http://www.localharvest.org/
• This site is dedicated to farmer’s markets in the Cleveland Area http://www.northunionfarmersmarket.org/
• these sites are about sustainable gardening http://www.gardensimply.com/index.php http://www.sustainable-gardening-tips.com/