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Green Christmas Holiday Planet Savers
Here are some fresh ways to tweak family traditions for a greener holiday this and every year.
Incorporate local, sus- tainable cuisine into the family feast. Ingre- dients for a traditional holiday dinner can travel up to 30,000 miles. Instead, show support for local com- munity farmers and reduce food transportation miles by choosing a heritage turkey or meatless entrée. Stellar complements may in- clude organic cranberry
jelly, mulled apple cider or wine from an area farm, orchard or vineyard.
Adopt or recycle the Christmas tree. According to the U.S. Environ- mental Protection Agency, as many as 33 million live-cut Christmas trees are purchased each year in North America, and most end up in landfills. Fortu- nately, Christmas tree adoption services like Central California’s Rent a Living Christmas Tree are popping up across the country, allowing them to go on liv- ing. The potted trees can be rented and delivered.
If tree adoption services are not yet available locally, make sure to recycle a live holiday tree so it’s turned into landscape mulch for reuse as ground cover to hinder weeds and nourish plantings.
Reduce energy costs through effi- cient cooking.
Wait to fire up the oven until the heritage turkey or organic ham is ready to go in; preheating is unnecessary for these slow-roasting items. For baked goods, opt for glass or ceramic pans, which allow cooking time to remain the same while lowering the heat by about
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