tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post8020508229021312765..comments2023-10-01T08:47:11.930-05:00Comments on The MinusCar Project: On The Menu: Foodmytzpykhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02026711923523985711noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-14559609779429617522008-05-19T14:25:00.000-05:002008-05-19T14:25:00.000-05:00I started eating less meat about ten years ago, an...I started eating less meat about ten years ago, and now I hardly ever eat it. Crowding it out with vegetables is an interesting angle and seems like a win-win proposition for everyone but the meat industry.<BR/><BR/>I will concede that vegetarian options for eating while on road trips suck, but the way things are going, that probably won't matter much anymore...Smudgemohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16303716097523565767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-40498442469791644272008-05-16T14:03:00.000-05:002008-05-16T14:03:00.000-05:00I recently read in New Scientist that cutting meat...I recently read in New Scientist that cutting meat out of your diet 1x per week is one of the biggest steps you can take to reduce your carbon footprint. I'm trying to start there at least!<BR/><BR/>Here's a link, although not to that exact story: http://environment.newscientist.com/article/mg19526134.500sararahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13093989818404672744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-9401662466461708452008-05-15T20:44:00.000-05:002008-05-15T20:44:00.000-05:00kohlrabi!kohlrabi!TLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03661449062531613179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-84077631710178310492008-05-15T13:58:00.000-05:002008-05-15T13:58:00.000-05:00Thinking about what Veggies you plan on growing an...Thinking about what Veggies you plan on growing and consuming also..<BR/>Lettuce , potatoes , cucumbers and some other produce doesnt take well to freezing.<BR/>Onions , tomatos , zuchinni and some others do if you plan on cooking with them.<BR/>Given the amount of backyard you may have to grow things in, and not wanting to get anymore appliances.<BR/>Freezing , may not be your best option.Eric A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07615287158157969365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-18013075418585692102008-05-15T13:19:00.000-05:002008-05-15T13:19:00.000-05:00We tried canning last summer, but it was tough bec...We tried canning last summer, but it was tough because our non AC house was blazing hot after a day with the stove on. Additionally, some stuff just doesn't can. We had hundreds of pounds of squash. While most of it lasted over the winter without any processing (we still have a couple left), I threw a bunch out because it was rotten. We tried canning some... Squash should not soak in water Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970191392795369846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-38257104874239699882008-05-15T12:43:00.000-05:002008-05-15T12:43:00.000-05:00I wonder how all those pioneers in the area , 150 ...<I>I wonder how all those pioneers in the area , 150 years ago , got by without electricity ? :P</I><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_cellar" REL="nofollow">Root cellars</A>. Start diggin'.dbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09527673886975332497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-41083601087696923882008-05-15T07:44:00.000-05:002008-05-15T07:44:00.000-05:00Another note I forgot to mention about plastic bag...Another note I forgot to mention about plastic bags and food storage.<BR/>You can use waxpaper, butcher paper , or aluminum foil ( or a combo of them )also to store things in a freezer, the trick is to make sure you get as much air away from the foodstuffs as possible, this prevents the dreaded freezer burn. Reuseable tupperware type products work reasonable well also. Keep eat'n those veggies! :Eric A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07615287158157969365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-9366536121720719872008-05-15T07:39:00.000-05:002008-05-15T07:39:00.000-05:00cdv and jw make good points about freezers and foo...cdv and jw make good points about freezers and food storage.<BR/>Modern freezers use about $20 worth of electricity a year. While there are costs and energy consumptions to think about with the manufacturing and transportation of these appliances to the market, in the long run , or thinking about this in a " big picture" viewpoint. Over the lifetime of not only the appliance , but you. You will Eric A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07615287158157969365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-28815401574572797892008-05-14T21:59:00.000-05:002008-05-14T21:59:00.000-05:00freezers, yescorn-fed beef, yessereebob!freezers, yes<BR/>corn-fed beef, yessereebob!thE_kErnElhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01392421806318584431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-15800959229187488432008-05-14T17:53:00.000-05:002008-05-14T17:53:00.000-05:00I need to toss my hat in with eayste and cdv about...I need to toss my hat in with eayste and cdv about the freezer. It does consume energy, yes, but modern deep freezers keep my costs down and, I suspect, consume much less then relying on the system to do it for me. It doesn't help much in July, but in January there's nothing like having my own pesticide-free vegetables still on my table.jwhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10220253409908482479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-43661684965941397462008-05-14T14:28:00.000-05:002008-05-14T14:28:00.000-05:00I understand not wanting to add an appliance but I...I understand not wanting to add an appliance but I feel my freezer makes me less dependant on food being transported. I buy a cow from a local farmer, have it processed at a local locker and then freeze it. I'm not kidding, I have been doing this for years. I also have started a garden this year which I'm planning on freezing a large amount of produce that I have grown in my own back yard.CDVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14847534793012053026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-22135079713259060532008-05-14T09:48:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:48:00.000-05:00eayste - I am fundamentally opposed to adding an a...eayste - I am fundamentally opposed to adding an appliance to my home that consumes energy. Never mind actually purchasing one. I'm also fundamentally opposed to adding more plastic bags for storage to my life.<BR/><BR/>Besides, the goal is not to save this stuff. The goal is to eat it - lots of it. So much of it that I don't have space for some of the current crap in my diet.<BR/><BR/>Canning - mytzpykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026711923523985711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-11657829750554605792008-05-14T09:39:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:39:00.000-05:00All good points. Here is what I know to be true fo...All good points. Here is what I know to be true for myself. We have lettuce. At least three varieties of big leafy green things.<BR/><BR/>We must consume this lettuce before we find it inedible. We face the same problem with our radishes and green onions.<BR/><BR/>This means we MUST consume these things every time we eat. A big leafy salad twice a day.<BR/><BR/>Some might call my work lunches mytzpykhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02026711923523985711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-49177489595760494702008-05-14T09:30:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:30:00.000-05:00Instead of trying to eat all those veggies out of ...Instead of trying to eat all those veggies out of the garden before they rot. Get a deep freezer and some vacuum storage bags , or look into canning.<BR/>Then you can have your veggies all year long.<BR/><BR/>I to am interested in eating more locally grown foodstuffs. Living where we do, there is no reason why locally grown foods cannot be more readily available.Eric A.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07615287158157969365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-19900768343102402792008-05-14T09:05:00.000-05:002008-05-14T09:05:00.000-05:00A vegetarian diet is also healthier for you (altho...A vegetarian diet is also healthier for you (although the amount that you ride probably compensates for a less than perfect diet). My wife and I ate a vegan diet for a month and it was enlightening. There are animal products in nearly everything and it takes a lot of energy to produce animals, while they provide a disproportionately small amount of energy when we eat it. We have all of the Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12970191392795369846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13103635.post-72483433838602858982008-05-14T05:14:00.000-05:002008-05-14T05:14:00.000-05:00There's a good argument that distance is less a pr...<I>There's a good argument that distance is less a problem than simply eating cows.</I><BR/><BR/>There's a better argument that the problem is grain-feeding. A grain fed cow not only consumes the fruits of petroluem agriculture, it gets sick doing it and needs to get loaded up on antibiotics. It also is in economic competition for that corn with the rest of the world, and now with the ethanol chigginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515259782735086616noreply@blogger.com