Energy Bill $ Savings Tips

1. Buy from your nearest community sponsored agriculture program
2. Learn how to cook and be sure to cook leftovers
3. Go to the farmer’s market late
4. Preserve, don’t let it spoil
5. Think & buy seasonally
6. Food co-ops and buying programs
7. Grow your own

All there tips are from The Cost of Growing Green. It’s a great summary of good ways to save some money on organic foods and to reduce carbon emissions at the same time.

Living in a big city I already try to frequent farmer’s markets, but had been skipping the food co-op since we moved almost a dozen miles away. These other ideas, especially buying from a community sponsored agriculture program, sound like a good idea for those of us in a city and without enough green in our pocket to buy everything from expensive, green grocers like Whole Foods.