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Thanksgiving
Serve local and organic food for Thanksgiving dinner
Eat Well Guide
The Eat Well Guide offers a free online directory of almost 9,000 farms, restaurants, stores, bed & breakfasts, and other outlets that offer sustainably farmed meat, poultry, and dairy products as well as flower products in the US and Canada. Enter your zip code or use the advanced search feature to look for antibiotic- and hormone-free animal products, as well as those raised via sustainable production methods, including organic, pasture-raised, and heritage.Eatwild Directory of Farms
Eatwild, a site devoted to information about grass-fed meat and dairy products, lists more than 800 grass-based farms and claims to be the most comprehensive directory in the US and Canada. Click on your state or use the alphabetical list of states. Producers listed guarantee they meet Eatwild's stringent standards. If you can't find products in your area or want products shipped, Eatwild also has a Farms that Ship directory.Farmers Market
Search for farmer's markets in your area. This site provides state-by-state listings that include address, phone number, and hours of operation. Expanded search feature also allows you to search by city, area code, street names, and many other options. Site has operated since 1995.FoodRoutes.org
The FoodRoutes Network sponsors Buy Fresh Buy Local chapters throughout the country. These chapters find ways to connect consumers to local food vendors via outreach education, community events, festivals, and farmers markets. Check for a BFBL chapter in your area to see where to buy locally grown produce, flowers, meat, and other foods.Local Harvest
Find organic, sustainably grown meats, dairy products, and other foods at local farmer's markets, community-supported agriculture co-ops (CSAs), family farms, and restaurants in your area. Local Harvest provides nationwide directories. In addition, the organization offers locally grown meat and animal products from family farms around the country via its online store—everything from bison and emu meat to duck eggs and sheep cheese.Openair Market Network
This site provides a guide to farmer's markets and street markets around the world. Search through listings for dozens of countries (from Australia and China to Thailand and the United Kingdom). Search by country, state, or province. Listings provide only address and city.The New Farm Rodale Institute Farm Locator
Use the Farm Locator, provided by the Rodale Institute, to locate farms, farmer's markets, restaurants, CSAs, and farm stands in your area that offer everything from meat and dairy to seeds and herbs. The site soon plans to launch a search feature for businesses, such as restaurants, looking to offer locally grown foods. Search by farm name, product type, city, state, or zip code.The Organic Food Database
This website database lists restaurants, farms, CSAs, and food vendors who sell organic foods in the United States, the United Kingdom, and around the world. The site also includes information about organic health, organic farming and gardening, and other organic practices.US Department of Agriculture Farmer's Market state listings
The US Department of Agriculture offers listings of farmer's markets for each state. Click on your state to find a comprehensive list of markets in your local area, including address, phone number, contact person, and hours of operation. Listings are updated regularly to keep information current. Consumers and others can suggest additional listings or update existing information.
Cook a vegetarian Thanksgiving meal
Angel Food Vegan Marshmallow Kit
Make fresh marshmallows without the use of gelatin (this’ll please any vegan guests you may have) and use them to top your sweet potatoes or on a tasty dessert. Comes with an easy recipe and their website also has an instructional video!Bob’s Red Mill Textured Vegetable Protein
Made using reduced-fat soy beans, this meat replacement can be used in casseroles, spaghetti sauce, burgers, and other vegetarian entrees. It’s gluten-free and kosher and can be ordered in bags of various sizes.Celebration Roast Field Roast
If you normally celebrate the holidays with a ham, try this meatless alternative. Made from “grain protein,” this artisan-style roast is made using vegan sausage, mushrooms, apples, and butternut squash. Can be ordered in either a 1-pound or 2-pound size.Garden Protein Turkey Breast with Wild Rice and Cranberry Sauce
A new generation of meat alternatives has arrived with Garden Protein. Their turkey breast alternatives is made entirely from vegetable sources and is enriched with vitamins.Leahey Gardens 'No Chicken' Golden Gravy Mix
Just add water to this gravy mix that’s made with natural ingredients like unbleached flour, sunflower oil, onion powder, shitake extract, and soy sauce. This Vegan Certified option has a hint of mushroom taste and is great on all sorts of veggie dishes.Lieber’s Unflavored Vegan Jel
A sweetened alternative, this one is made with carrageenan (also known as Irish moss and derived from seaweed) and lust bean bum and can be substituted for regular gelatin in all sorts of recipes. Also comes in various flavors, including lemon, lime, and punch.Nasoya Organic Tofu
Pick some of this USDA Certified Organic tofu that contains no genetically engineered ingredients and is made without preservatives. It’s Kosher and gluten-free, too!Natural Desserts Unflavored Vegan Jel
This inexpensive gelatin alternative will have you making gelled desserts in no time. It’s Kosher, gluten- and sugar-free, all natural (made with tapioca dextrin), and contains no artificial colors or flavors. Can also be purchased in a variety of flavors (raspberry, orange, cherry, or strawberry).Road's End Organics Gravy Mixes
USDA Certified Organic, this easy and inexpensive gravy mix only requires adding water and bringing the mix to a boil. It’s MSG- and preservative-free, and comes in three flavors: Golden, Shitake Mushroom, and Savory Herb.Tofurky Vegetarian Roast
This pre-cooked vegetarian feast makes holiday meal planning a breeze! Made with tofu-wheat protein, it has a turkey texture and flavor, and comes filled with stuffing. A side of gravy is also included. Go all of the way and order their Tofurky Feast, which comes with the roast and gravy as well as cranberry apple potato dumplings, rice stuffing, and a Wishtix!VegeCyber Vegetarian Chicken
With a stunning array of vegetarian meat substitutes to choose from (many imported from Asia where vegetarian “meat” is already a well-developed market), you’ll have a hard time not turning your feast into a vegetarian delight. With everything from chicken and ham substitutes, to lobster, shrimp, and goose. The sky’s the limit!
Compost your kitchen scraps
Blue Planet Smart Composter
This unique and attractive spherical composter reduces heat loss and speeds decomposition, creating nutrient-rich compost in just seven weeks. Available in brown, blue, and green.Can-O-Worms Worm Composter with Two Pounds of Red Worms
Made from durable 100 percent recycled plastic, this odorless worm composter is designed for indoor or outdoor use. The layered design keeps the food scraps and worms toward the top and your fertilizer in the bottom for easy use.Compost Guide
Compost Guide carries compost bins, tumblers, pails, thermometers, turning tools, and worm composters.ComposTumbler
Consider this large drum on a raised stand that turns with a crank and heats up to 160°F. It comes in two sizes. The company promises compost in 14 days.Cooler Solutions Biophillic Composting System
It looks like a work bench, but it’s actually an indoor composter. Using bokashi microbes, this unit is designed specifically for office environments. It’s got a miniature green “roof” and “wall” to which you can add your compost when it’s ready.Gardener's Supply Brushed Stainless Steel Compost Pail
Easily collect kitchen scraps for your outdoor compost pile in an attractive stainless steel pail. The company also carries ceramic, copper, and stoneware composting pails, as well as biodegradable bags to line your pail and make transport easy.Happy Farmer All Food Recycling Compost Kit
Recycle all of the food waste in your office kitchen with this little bin that takes meat, fish, dairy, and everything else you throw at it. By using microbes (bokashi) in a fermentation process, your food will be decomposed into high-grade soil conditioner in about 10 days. It’s odorless and easy to maintain.MaxAir Kitchen Composter
Place this odor-free container under your sink and fill it with food scraps that would otherwise end up in the garbage or down the drain. Once it's full, take the compostable biodegradable bag out and throw the whole thing in your backyard composting bin. Easy and mess-free.NatureMill PRO Composter
Make compost indoors with this compact unit. Just put in your food scraps and the composter automatically mixes, heats, and aerates them, creating usable fertilizer in just two weeks. Using a carbon filter to control odor, this composter is made entirely of recycled and recyclable materials, and only uses as much power as a typical night-light.SCD Happy Farmer Kitchen Composter and Bokashi Kit
Layering food scraps and Bokashi—a fermented wheat bran powder—in this office waste basket-sized indoor composter creates a nutrient-rich "compost tea" fertilizer in two to four weeks. The spigot makes it easy to gather fertilizer to apply to houseplants and gardens.Sun Frost Scrap Eater Solar Composter
The Scrap Eater is an attractive garden planter, as well as an efficient composter. The composter uses solar technology and is made from three quarters of a solid oak Bordeaux wine barrel with a clear acrylic plastic dome.The Compostore Worm Factory
Compact enough to be used indoors and durable enough for the outdoors, the Worm Factory uses red worms to remediate organic waste materials into fertile fertilizer and soil. It is made from recycled plastic and comes with a complete guide to worm composting.Trashy
A compact recycling center, Trashy provides a stylish solution to your office’s recycling needs. It’s got a bin for recycling regular waste, as well as a compost bin. And if it’s not big enough for your needs, have one custom made!Williams-Sonoma Ceramic Compost Pail
Store your kitchen scraps until you're ready to take them to your backyard composting bin in this ceramic pail. A charcoal filter in the lid controls odor.
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