#39 – The Sustainable Kitchen: Practical Advice
From our kitchens, through what we do every single day, we can make a huge difference in the impact we have on the world. – Alison
Try to find what the land around you can provide and use that in your kitchen. That is the absolutely central thing to making your kitchen sustainable. – Alison
The idea of a sustainable kitchen is simultaneously alluring, and intimidating; not the least of which because as interest in this subject has grown, an entire host of products have ironically cropped feed on our lack of confidence and self-questioning when it comes to the world of ethical sustainability.
However, there is a type of sustainability that is, well, sustainable, and that is what we talk about in this episode. We also address some of the reasons we think it is so important to work towards a sustainable kitchen, and some of the practical tips we use to achieve this goal.
We have not always been so destructive, and extractive, and disposable in our habits and in our kitchens. Let’s look back at what our grandmothers and great-grandmothers did.
– Alison
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Let’s remember how people lived before we had the ability to ship foods literally across the entire world, on a whim, as normal. – Alison
The Run Down:
04:14 What we ate and Lazy Verenicke
17:15 Were Alison and Andrea on the same train in Russia, at the same time?!
19:45 Why Make Your Kitchen More Sustainable
23:15 Achieving the best of both worlds
How can you say that someone in Korea should be eating the same thing as someone in Ireland? – Alison
30:37 Sourcing and shipping
The politicians are not going to do anything … It’s up to us to take responsibility. – Alison
44:54 Bonus content for listeners
46:45 Sustainable agriculture and the true cost to consumers
51:22 Food Scraps
55:43 Containers and wraps, freezing in glass jars
56:55 Cleaning
01:02:45 Tools & tips
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Take the wisdom of the ancient days and combine it with modern technology, and see if we can find a better way to live. – Andrea
Resources:
Pierogi Dough
Beat together:
8 eggs
1 cup warm water
Teaspoon salt
Mix in:
6 cups flour
Knead together, leave overnight or for an hour.
Roll into sheets, cut in squares, fill with desired filling. Fold over to seal, and boil in water to cook.
Dara Goldstein, Beyond the North Wind
Previous Episode: #10 – Elly’s from Elly’s Everyday Sourdough
Previous Episode: #35 – The Easy Way
Previous Episode: #21 – Our Reads for 2022
Previous Episode: # – includes information on freezing in glass jars
Joel Salatin, Your Successful Farm Business
Lindsey Miles, Treading My Own Path
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