Sustainable cooking

Food waste isn't just a crisis—it’s a missed opportunity. With 133 billion pounds discarded annually in the U.S. alone, much of what’s tossed could be

Want to learn how to make homemade vegetable broth with leftover vegetable scraps? You've come to the right place. Homemade broth is so easy to make, plus it's a great way to reduce food waste! Use it in soups and stews, or to cook legumes, grains and more. #vegetablebroth #foodwaste #reducefoodwaste #vegetablescraps | crowdedkitchen.com

Here are 9 food-storage tips to help you save time, money, and most importantly reduce food waste.

We all love to eat and no matter what culture you are born into, food is at the heart of it all. These 10 Zero Waste Meals are made by some of the best food

This post may contain affiliate links. Read the disclosure.Life is already stressful. Eating is essential—no reason to feel stressed out about it. When the budget is tight, and you have to throw food away because it’s spoiled, it is like throwing money away. Don’t fret.There are many ways to repurpose food waste to save money. Here are some great kitchen hacks to up-cycle your food waste. Banana peels as FertilizerMost of us know by now you can use overripe bananas to make banana br…

How to get creative with skins, pits, and stems.

Heard of zero waste but a little intimidated by the sound of that word "zero"? With manageable baby steps, wasting less is far easier than you think!

The contents of Amanda McLemore’s pantry look more like what you might find in your great grandmother’s kitchen than that of a typical 2018 home. Trained chef and founder of the website Baguette & Butter, Amanda seeks to teach a sustainable American food culture through kitchen, garden, and simple life skills.

Sustainable food is, simply put, food you can vouch for. It's knowing who grew it, how it was grown and caring about the future of how it will be produced.

Experts share what types of takeout containers can be reused, and which should not be used again. Also how long to use takeout containers and when to recycle or toss them.

We’re back with a new sustainability challenge for the first month of 2021! For new readers and for those of us that need a refresher on these challenges, here is a little recap: It all started last January when I launched a challenge to stop buying plastic water bottles entirely. Since that day a year […]

Is your home eco-friendly? Take a few tips from the experts. You don’t have to break the bank in order to save the planet (believe it or not). And you don’t have to completely change your home’s…

Transform your kitchen into a zero-waste space with these stylish and eco-friendly tips! From reusable containers to composting, these ideas will help you reduce waste while keeping your kitchen functional and beautiful. 🧴✨ #ZeroWasteKitchen #EcoFriendlyLiving #SustainableHomeTips #GreenLiving #KitchenMakeover

Food’s carbon footprint is the greenhouse gas emissions produced by growing, farming, rearing, processing, transporting, storing, cooking and disposing of the food we eat.

There are so many ways to reuse kitchen scraps to avoid throwing them away! The number one rule in any homestead kitchen should be to use up as much as possible to reduce kitchen waste.