FOOD

Information taken from the original Eaters Guide complied by Sustainable Milton.

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• Be an Educated Consumer - Read labels!​

  • Opt for Fresh food rather than processed foods.

  • Buy organic or sustainable food with little or no pesticides when possible.

  • Determine where your food came from (country or state of origin) - Try to buy LOCAL

  • Avoid Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

  • Be suspicious of anything w/corn, soy, canola or cottonseed unless “100% organic”

  • GMO sugar beets and alfalfa are a new conce

  • Buy organic or sustainable food with little or no pesticides

  • Determine where your food came from (country or state of origin)

  • Avoid Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO)

  • Be suspicious of anything w/corn, soy, canola or cottonseed unless “100% organic”

  • GMO sugar beets and alfalfa are a new concern

• Vote with your wallet

  • Support local farms: join a CSA and/or visit local farmers' markets

    • Brookwood Community Farm

    • Milton Farmers Market

• Bring it Home

  • Eat seasonally.  Foods in season have more nutritional content and taste better!

  • Cook at home and enjoy dinners as a family

  • Visit local farms, grow a garden and teach children how to garden

• Spread the Word

  • Request places serving food to children stop providing junk food, sodas and sports drinks

  • Encourage classroom/office/other party planners to provide sustainable foods in/on reusable dishware

    • ​Join a Green Team (Coming Soon!)

  • Tell Congress that food safety is important to you!

 

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