The Sustainable Pantry
Jan 23rd, 2009 | By thesustainablekitchen | Category: Food, Food Policy, Kitchen Gadget, Sustainable Cuisine, sustainable, vegetables5 Items We All Need For a Well Stocked Green Cupboard
The most sustainable way to keep a fully stocked pantry is to buy in bulk, buy local, preserve the harvest and store it all in glass containers.
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Mark Bittman recently wrote in his New York Times blog,
…if your goal is to cook and cook quickly, to get a satisfying and enjoyable variety of real food on the table as often as possible, a well-stocked pantry and fridge can sustain you.
Mark has his list of 26 items that are IN and OUT of the new pantry. Her’s my 5 sustainable items that you should always keep in your dry pantry. Think of them as the items I’d have to have with me if I was stuck on that proverbial deserted island.
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