1. What is an “Eco Luncheon”? Features organically and locally grown food with a focus on “sustainability” http://www.ecostiletto.com/index.php?/Beauty/whatisgreen/ Sponsored by the American Democracy Project and the EarthDay365 Planning Committee

2. What you are eating today? Salad Local greens Roasted Beets Brunswick Candied Pecans Local Honey Roasted Butternut Squash Blackberry Vanilla vinaigrette Entrée and Sides Herb Grilled Free Range Chicken Green Beans tossed with Roasted Tarragon Roasted Red Potatoes Fresh Rolls with local organic Honey Butter Dessert Double Chocolate Bread Pudding

3. Where is today’s food coming from? Beets - Mike Benben farms ◦Sturtevant, WI *531 miles Free Range Chicken - Johnson Family farms ◦Belton, MO *60 miles Potatoes - Lopata Gardens ◦Winthrop, IA *387 miles Green Beans ◦Vernon County, MO *107 miles Candied Pecans ◦Brunswick, MO *75 miles Average Distance for these ingredients: 232 miles Average Distance for a normal meal: 1500 miles http://www.cuesa.org/learn/how-far-does-your-food-travel-get-your-plate

4. What we usually eat… Processed foods ◦Contain additives, substances intended to change the food in some way before it is sold to consumers. ◦Some additives linked to cancer, asthma and birth defects. http://www.sustainabletable.org/issues/additives/ http://www.musclebomb.com/personal_trainer_nyc_blog/uploaded_images/food-796124.jpg

5. How much hamburger is actually in your fast food burger? 8 fast food burgers studied. 37.7% to 62.4% water content. Comprised of about 12.1% of hamburger meat. Some non-meat items found included bone, cartilage, and plant material. Sarcocystis parasites were discovered in 2 hamburgers.  Annals of Diagnostic Pathology

6. How do you know what’s “green”? 100 PERCENT ORGANIC ◦Every ingredient in the product is organically grown: No pesticides, antibiotics, chemical fertilizers, bio-engineered, synthetic growth hormones or irradiated ingredients. http://www.ecostiletto.com/index.php?/Beauty/whatisgreen/

7. How do you know what’s “green”? CERTIFIED ORGANIC ◦At least 95 percent organically grown ingredients.

8. How do you know what’s “green”? ECO CERT: ◦Contain at least 95 percent certified by an independent European agency.

9. How do you know what’s “green”? LOCALLY GROWN Less fuel used to transport products and less preservatives needed to keep them fresh.

10. How can you shop “green”? 1. BYOB…Bring your own bag! 2. Walk to the store 3. Buy more rice & veggies. They are grown with less energy and natural resources than livestock. 4. Choose locally raised livestock, and select chicken over beef, which requires pastures that often supplant natural vegetation. 5. Buy in bulk, it reduces packaging waste. 6. Only buy what you will eat. It’s better to take another trip to the store instead of wasting food. http://www.ehow.com/how_5086071_shop-green-grocery-store.html

11. TED Talk Alex Laskey How Behavioral Science Can Lower Your Energy Bill http://www.ted.com/talks/alex_laskey_how_behavioral_scien ce_can_lower_your_energy_bill

12. Join us after this luncheon for the Cob Construction – Affordable and Sustainable Workshop Michael Reinhardt will present a workshop on sustainable alternative construction, including a hands-on demonstration of the construction of a cob pizza oven.