Tips for Saving Energy This Summer
Sustainability
Conserving electricity lowers energy bills, and the environmental benefits are an added bonus. Here, courtesy of consumer expert Andrea Woroch, are six energy-saving tips for summer. Wash Dishes in Batches You might think that handwashing dishes would reduce both your water and electrical bill, but Energy Star appliances are actually much better for your family finances. The original investment, however, is quite high. As a simple fix, wait until the dishwasher is completely full before running it. Avoid filling...
Five Rules for Picking Summer Produce
Nutrition, Sustainability, From Our Kitchen, Gardens
Have you ever bought produce only to find it’s too ripe or not ripe enough? It can be challenging to choose perfect produce every time. We’ve put together five simple rules to guide your purchases this summer: Trust your sense of smell. The scent of some produce can help determine whether it’s ripe. Fruit should smell fragrant, particularly melons, berries, and stone fruits like plums, peaches, and nectarines. Handle with care. Ripe fruits like plums should yield to gentle pressure...
Minimizing Food Waste at Home
Sustainability, At Home With SAGE
Happy Earth Day! At SAGE, our focus on sustainability means doing what’s right for people and the planet. To participate in EARTHDAY.ORG’s annual celebration, we're focusing on minimizing food waste to help reduce our carbon footprint. According to Feeding America, 108 billion pounds of food is wasted in the U.S. every year. Moreover, 58% of the food produced in Canada is lost or thrown out, according to Second Harvest Food Rescue. When food waste ends up in...
SAGE’s Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability, Articles, U+SAGE
At SAGE, we partner with the schools and communities we serve to make environmentally responsible choices and develop innovative solutions that have a positive impact on people and the planet. A large part of our effort to practice sustainability includes minimizing food waste. Doing so will help preserve the land, water, labor, energy, and money needed to produce, prepare, and discard food. To help reduce food waste, we cook in small batches and use seasonal and locally sourced ingredients as...
SAGE’s Commitment to Sustainability
Sustainability, Articles, U+SAGEAt SAGE, we partner with the schools and communities we serve to make environmentally responsible choices and develop innovative solutions that have a positive impact on people and the planet. A large part of our effort to practice sustainability includes minimizing food waste. Doing so will help preserve the land, water, labor, energy, and money needed to produce, prepare, and discard food. To help reduce food waste, we cook in small batches and use seasonal and locally sourced ingredients as...
Sustainability at Kimball Union Academy
Sustainability
SAGE is committed to sustainability, which impacts every aspect of operations. Part of this commitment includes developing innovative solutions that have a positive impact on people and the planet and partnering with our school communities to make environmentally responsible choices. We caught up with Shawn Jackson, Food Service Director at Kimball Union Academy (KUA), to learn more about how he and his SAGE team partner with the school community to practice sustainability. KUA has a robust sustainability program, which is...
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