Comments on: Better Living Through Coconut http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/2009/07/08/better-living-through-coconut/ Adventures in Living Lightly Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:11:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Small Footprint Mama http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/2009/07/08/better-living-through-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-75 Small Footprint Mama Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:17:31 +0000 http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/?p=964#comment-75 That's a great book! I like other books by Daniel Goleman too. Indeed, so many things have global reach these days that "footprint" can get complex. There's so much to sort out that I like to keep it simple by eating local, in season, organic and homemade as much as possible. I just moved from Washington, DC to Southern California, so the definition of "in season" has changed a bit! I bet you're enjoying the local summer fruit on the East Coast now! East Coast peaches are the best! That’s a great book! I like other books by Daniel Goleman too. Indeed, so many things have global reach these days that “footprint” can get complex. There’s so much to sort out that I like to keep it simple by eating local, in season, organic and homemade as much as possible. I just moved from Washington, DC to Southern California, so the definition of “in season” has changed a bit! I bet you’re enjoying the local summer fruit on the East Coast now! East Coast peaches are the best!

]]> By: Peggy http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/2009/07/08/better-living-through-coconut/comment-page-1/#comment-73 Peggy Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:26:37 +0000 http://www.smallfootprintfamily.com/?p=964#comment-73 I recently read a book called "Ecological Intelligence" by Daniel Goleman. I learned a lot about footprint that I never knew. For instance, I had no idea that the red bell peppers shipped from Holland had a smaller carbon footprint than the ones trucked in from California (I live close to the east coast.) Although both are organically grown and neither have the nutrient profile or local-friendliness of bell peppers grown in my own state, it was an interesting concept to me and took me by surprise. There's more to "footprint" than I ever suspected. I recently read a book called “Ecological Intelligence” by Daniel Goleman. I learned a lot about footprint that I never knew. For instance, I had no idea that the red bell peppers shipped from Holland had a smaller carbon footprint than the ones trucked in from California (I live close to the east coast.) Although both are organically grown and neither have the nutrient profile or local-friendliness of bell peppers grown in my own state, it was an interesting concept to me and took me by surprise.

There’s more to “footprint” than I ever suspected.

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