Tag: eco friendly

Eco-Friendly Grocery Shopping Tips

Earth day is later this month so we’re sharing more about what we can do to support or beautiful home that gives us so much. We’re constantly looking for new and creative ways to be more eco-conscious in our day-to-days. Beyond the products that you use and the foods that you buy, you can make little Earth-conscious choices in so many ways! Read the post for ways to make grocery shopping eco-friendly and our sustainable mission here at Philosophie.

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Heart of the Week: Bentgo Salad Box

In celebration of Earth Day, I wanted to share a new kitchen favorite of mine that helps cut down on waste! This adorable Bentgo Salad Box is perfect for storing left-overs or lunches and replacing those single-use plastic baggies that end up in the landfill. Read on to learn more about my latest Heart of the Week and what nourishing goodies I like to stash inside! 

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3 Ways to Make Sustainable Food Choices

Happy Earth Day, Philosophie Tribe! One of the biggest ways YOU as an individual can positively shape our planet’s future is by being conscious of your food choices. Check out the blog for 3 ways to make environmentally conscious choices about what goes onto your plate!

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♥ Our Eco-Friendly Packaging ♥

Did you know that the Green Dream, Berry Bliss, and Cacao Magic BAGS are super eco-friendly? They’re made with 100% biodegradable kraft paper, crafted from unbleached, virgin fibers of the maritime pine. Check out the blog to learn more about why we handpicked these bags for our blends!

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Sophie's Favorite Eco-Friendly Products

Looking for safer, more eco-friendly products that both smell and feel wonderful? Check out Sophie's top picks for earth-conscious personal care and household products that she loves and uses every day! 

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Eco Friendly Fish

salmon in the sea

What kind of fish to eat when you go to make dinner, go out to sushi, or to a restaurant?  here's a quick cheat-sheet for ya.

 

The best choices are abundant, well-managed and caught or farmed in environemtnally friendly ways.

Best Choices:

  • Spanish Mackerel*
  • Prawn
  • Black cod
  • Pacific halibut
  • Bay scallops
  • wild Salmon roe
  • Arctic char
  • Sardine
  • Tilapia (US farmed)
  • Oysters (farmed)
  • Imitation crab (AK pollock)
  • Skipjack tuna
  • Smelt roe (iceland)
  • Giant clam/geoduck (wild)
  • murugai/Mussels (Farmed)
  • Salkmon (AK Wild)
  • Albacore Tuna
  • Striped Bass (farmed or wild)*
  • Sea urchin roe

Good Alternatives: these are a great option, but there are concerns with how they're caught or farmed or with the health of their habitat due to other human impacts.

  • Spot prawn (US)
  • Shrimp (US, farmed or wild)
  • Black Cod (CA, OR, WA)
  • Yellowtail (US Farmed)
  • Flounders, SOles (Pacific)
  • Sea scallops (Canada, US)
  • Blue Crab*, King (US, Snow
  • Imitation Crab (except AK pollock)
  • Skipjack tuna (Hawaii)
  • Tuna: Bigeye, Yellowfin (troll/pole)
  • Smelt row (Canada)
  • Salmon (WA wild)*
  • Albacore Tuna (Hawaii)*
  • Sea Urchin Roe (CA)

AVOID:

Avoid for now as these items are caught or farmed in ways that harm other marine life or the environment.

  • Monkfish liver
  • Monkfish
  • Shrimp
  • Yellowtail (Australia or Japan, farmed)
  • Halibut, Soles, Flounder (Atlantic)
  • Bluefin Tuna*
  • Salmon Roe (farmed, including Atlantic)
  • Crab:King (imported)
  • Tuna:Bigeye*, yellowfin*
  • Salmon (farmed, including Atlantic*)
  • Albacore tuna (imported)*
  • Red snapper
  • Octopus
  • Bluefine, Bigeye and yellowfin Tuna*
  • Freshwater eel
  • Sea urchin roe (Maine)

*Limit consumption due to concerns about mercury or other chemicals.

Make Choices for Healthy Oceans

You Have the Power! Your consumer choices make a difference. Buy seafood from the "best choices" list to support those fisheries and fish farms that are healthier for ocean wildlife and the environment.

fish farmers

great websites for more info:
www.edf.org/seafood
www,seafoodwatch.org

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