tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post5259250329269756425..comments2024-03-18T23:38:19.018-07:00Comments on Andrea's Easy Vegan Cooking: Food and plastic and baby albatrossesAndreahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-58055169100013876152014-03-08T12:10:08.631-08:002014-03-08T12:10:08.631-08:00I really hope you get a chance to watch the videos...I really hope you get a chance to watch the videos. The first video refused to embed no matter what I did so I provided a link in the text. The second video is embedded in the post. I you have problems watching, please let me know.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-69259198355199179492014-03-08T09:23:58.944-08:002014-03-08T09:23:58.944-08:00Andrea, this is such an important topic. I've...Andrea, this is such an important topic. I've been well aware for some time of the garbage islands that have collected in our oceans and are just floating around killing the animals and polluting our seas. It's just disgusting. I do not have the time this second to watch - we are heading out to the Farmer's Market, but I'd like to watch later. I only see the first video - am I missing where the second video is?blessedmamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281648597707759434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-29949042015969401702014-03-07T17:41:59.126-08:002014-03-07T17:41:59.126-08:00I suppose that growing our own spinach is the idea...I suppose that growing our own spinach is the ideal solution, but, of course, that's not always practical. Making beauty and cleaning products gets rid not only of extra plastic, but also toxic chemicals. I wish there were some way of ending the crazy packaging, but it's not even just packaging. When I look at what is inside the poor albatrosses, I wonder if there is any hope. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-56717537989748238002014-03-06T09:01:48.980-08:002014-03-06T09:01:48.980-08:00Excess packaging is the bane of my existence. I lo...Excess packaging is the bane of my existence. I love, for example, baby organic spinach – which comes in giant plastic containers. Recycling plastic in Philly (as you probably know) is relatively new. I remember years ago, saving all my plastic in containers in my basement and making special trips to recycle it bc I couldn't put it at the curb with my cardboard and glass. Little things, like making your own beauty and cleaning products help balance things out a tiny bit. But your post is a good reminder to try to avoid it.urban veganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01541085454822240908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-32904678094622283302014-03-05T09:34:02.526-08:002014-03-05T09:34:02.526-08:00I think it's so hard to avoid plastic because ...I think it's so hard to avoid plastic because making plastic is big business. Money trumps environment every time. We need more "reusing" and "reducing" to go with the recycling.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-56864166327540439292014-03-05T01:53:53.165-08:002014-03-05T01:53:53.165-08:00Yes, yes, and thrice yes - why is it so hard to ge...Yes, yes, and thrice yes - why is it so hard to get anything without layers and layers of unrecyclable plastic packaging? And thanks for reminding me that even when something is recyclable, doesn't mean you can forget about its impact.Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17066424084187434409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-49424248334686822952014-03-04T21:46:38.974-08:002014-03-04T21:46:38.974-08:00I sure hope we reach the tipping point soon. Did y...I sure hope we reach the tipping point soon. Did you watch the video?Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-465169933446031292014-03-04T21:45:44.491-08:002014-03-04T21:45:44.491-08:00He's been participating in WWW ever since he a... He's been participating in WWW ever since he and one of his students one a place at the Aspen Institute several years ago. It's a huge project that involves the whole school, but he does most of the organizing. Last year he brought the amazing Jack Sim from Singapore. You should look him up on the Internet. I usually just do the design stuff, but this year I was inspired to write a blog post to draw attention to the environmental impact of plastic.Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-39219647094503342442014-03-04T21:40:35.575-08:002014-03-04T21:40:35.575-08:00Depressed, yeah. I feel like I've become too c...Depressed, yeah. I feel like I've become too complacent about recycling, using more paper and plastic than necessary because it gets 'recycled.' Awareness is the first step, then action. Andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16146578985330272891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-3393216258797921642014-03-04T19:36:24.313-08:002014-03-04T19:36:24.313-08:00Sometimes it does feel pointless, I don't know...Sometimes it does feel pointless, I don't know what's the answer other than don't give up trying. It might take some sort of tipping point before everyone wakes up and does something about it. :-(chow veganhttp://chowvegan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-89866311514840240822014-03-04T05:23:09.127-08:002014-03-04T05:23:09.127-08:00Wow! Your son works on World Water Week? That is o...Wow! Your son works on World Water Week? That is one of the blogging events that I never ever miss. I've been making sure to participate in WWW one on at least one of my sites for years. You guys do amazing work.<br /><br />The problem of plastic pollution upsets me, too, and it's funny how diligent I am about plastic in some areas, but not in others. Plastic toys, plastic water bottles etc are always on my watch list, but the little plastic tubs with tofu or vegan cheese feel so unavoidable. I wonder if there's a way to get items like this in big bulk bags to save plastic, like you and your friends did back in the day! I'd be totally down for a divvying up party for things like tofu.Glue and Glitterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04533322895055523713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2279822094292237889.post-45145179740861963442014-03-03T19:11:31.852-08:002014-03-03T19:11:31.852-08:00I just get really depressed whenever I think about...I just get really depressed whenever I think about this. It seems like there's so little we can do, and so little difference it will make. I save and reuse all my plastic bags when I buy from the bulk bins and try not to use plastic bags for produce at all if it can be helped. I recycle whatever I can but since we're all supposedly recycling, it seems like companies just use as much packaging as they can assuming we will recycle it.<br />I read somewhere that some of the stuff we think we can recycle often doesn't even get recycled.<br />It's so sad. And as a person with limited means, who commutes on public transit, it's difficult to buy in bulk and even when I can, it's difficult to transport.<br />I really don't know how much we can do but do our best and assume we'll all die soon anyway.foodfeudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00589414740603993442noreply@blogger.com