Let's Dish! Food for Thought » Dish Green http://thedishblog.com Fresh Ideas from Let's Dish! Tue, 06 Jan 2009 19:57:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 en Make Every Day Earth Day http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/21/make-every-day-earth-day/ http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/21/make-every-day-earth-day/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 20:00:28 +0000 Laurel Peltier http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/21/make-every-day-earth-day/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Make Every Day Earth Day", url: "http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/21/make-every-day-earth-day/" });]]> In honor of Earth Day (Tuesday, April 22nd), we at Let’s Dish! wanted to share a fantastic handout from the Baltimore Parents for Climate Action, a school-based group of parent volunteers working toward a healthier environment. To learn the data sources used for carbon reduction figures or to learn more about us, you can send a quick email to the group. Thanks to Laurel Peltier, our Dish Green guest expert, for passing it on! (more…)

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]]> http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/21/make-every-day-earth-day/feed/ Trash-Free lunches: A fresh take on packing school lunches http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/16/trash-free-lunches/ http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/16/trash-free-lunches/#comments Wed, 16 Apr 2008 15:33:09 +0000 Laurel Peltier http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/16/trash-free-lunches/ SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Trash-Free lunches: A fresh take on packing school lunches", url: "http://thedishblog.com/2008/04/16/trash-free-lunches/" });]]> In this day and age, thinking “green” has transitioned from a “fresh idea” to a social responsibility. At Let’s Dish!, we do all we can to be “green” in our stores while facing some challenges that are common to small businesses and the food industry alike; our team will share more in future posts about how we can collectively work to be more eco-friendly while dishing and cooking in your home. Today Let’s Dish! introduces “Dish Green,” a new blog category that will discuss how you can become more eco-friendly in your life.

We also invited Laurel Peltier, a freelance environmental writer, to become a “Dish Green” expert and pass on eco-friendly tips to our customers and Food for Thought readers.  Read on for Laurel’s fresh take on packing school lunches:

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