Do you know how much food and packaging you waste on Thanksgiving Day or on any  holiday? It's not about creating the best meal and going overboard and stressed out. You can have a happy and enjoyable Thanksgiving by going green. 8 Ways to a Green Thanksgiving 1. Plan ahead to minimize overspending when the time comes. Figure out your menu and the amounts you need to serve x amount of people. 2. If you have a fall harvest of fresh grown vegetables, that's great, but if you don't buy from your local farmer's market (if you have one in your area) or from your grocery store. 3. Choose a free-range turkey or look for an alternative to turkey. There's chicken, ham, a roast or you can go vegetarian or vegan. If you plan on having turkey, buy a smaller turkey so you don't have leftovers. Of course, if you do, there are plenty of meals you can create to serve leftovers. You can also use the turkey carcass to make soup stock. If leftovers isn't something you want to deal with then … [Read more...]