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double up food bucks

Look for this logo while shopping :) Eating, and buying, local often seems daunting because of the price tag. Double Up Food Bucks is a healthy foods incentive program that doubles the money a person has to purchase locally grown foods. If you or someone you know uses SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), and that money is used at participating locations, the value spent will be matched with additional dollars which can be used to purchase locally grown fruits and vegetables. The goal is to help low-income families eat healthier food, help local growers and farmers gain new customers, and to keep more food dollars in the local economy. As of 2016, eighteen states were actively involved in the initiative ( click here to find a program near you, or to contact the folks that started it to get help bringing Double Up Bucks to your own community.) If you live in central Iowa, visit Eat Greater Des Moines for a list of participating locations. You can also visit the H

my [food]print

An in-depth look at the greenhouse gas emissions my most commonly eaten foods produce. For a lot of folks, the term carbon footprint is synonymous with driving their car. But it actually extends into what a person eats. Certain foods have higher carbon impacts than others. For example (and generally speaking), cheese has a higher impact than almond milk, but both have higher impacts than a tomato. So, before I changed my diet to locally grown foods, I wanted to look at my general impact currently. A BBC article with a carbon footprint calculator allowed me to look into thirteen of my most commonly eaten foods (though they offer thirty-four). The program also includes the water consumption required to produce a certain food (which I did not include in my food pyramid, but is certainly interesting to look at). The numbers they offer only look at the production of the food though (which in of itself varies dramatically by situation), not all that’s required to get it onto a groc

here're some super fun ideas...

I promised y'all tips and tricks. Turns out, most of them involve reducing food waste and, in the long run, getting more out of a dollar for doing so (gotta love that two birds, one stone). Food waste, just as an additional fun fact, is a huge cause of climate change. In fact, " [i]f food waste were a country, it would come in third after the United States and China in terms of impact on [climate change]. " And if that doesn't get you going, all the calories wasted would be enough to feed every single one of the undernourished on Earth. So, check out this site for five incredibly easy ways to reduce your own food waste, and if you want to help reduce food waste on a scale larger than your kitchen, check out organizations like Table to Table in Iowa City, Iowa (or find one near you). But I digress. Following are some of my own ideas for you. Most of which include reducing food waste, as I've already stated. And I've incorporated a picture with each tip

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