Every pound of food you buy adds to your carbon footprint. Greenhouse gas emissions are produced through the farming, processing, transporting and storing of food. Food alone will produce on average 8 tonnes of emissions for each household.
I know what you're thinking, well I don't know the first thing about growing food and I don't have time to wait for a harvest. I'm going to remind you that every little bit helps! There are actually veggies you'll be able to easily regrow from scraps! Although it won't completely cancel out your carbon footprint, it will reduce it.
Four veggies you can regrow from kitchen scraps
(1) Carrots
When you cut off the top of a carrot, put it in a shallow tray of water. Make sure the top is half covered and place it in a sunny spot. Change the water every two days and the tops will soon sprout new shoots! This is when you'll transplant carrots into a planter or garden.
(2) Celery
When you cut your celery, leave a bit of the root. Then place the leftover root in shallow water and place on a sunny windowsill. When the celery starts to produce new stalks you can transplant it for a long-lasting harvest. Great news, the new stalks will start to grow in just a few days!
(3) Lettuce
Lettuce is a staple in every salad, so why not try growing your own? To regrow lettuce, repeat the same process you did with celery and you'll have new leaves very shortly!
(4) Onions
Yellow and red onions are super easy to grow from kitchen scraps. All you'll have to do is cut a 1 inch thick piece from the root end of an onion, set it on top of moist soil or in shallow water. Place it in a sunny location and wait!
That's all it takes! These four foods are super easy to grow and will give you a long-lasting food supply while reducing your footprint! What else could you ask for?
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Happy planting!
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