Since 1995… Just Simply… Cuisine has made a commitment to garden and to partner with purveyors who use locally sourced, organic, and sustainable products. We eat with intention and conscientiously cook fresh, local and seasonal. All our ingredients are clean and natural with little or no carbon footprint.
Just Simply… Cuisine is committed to recycle and compost. We mindfully dispose of all recyclables. Our food scraps and organic waste are composted in our teaching gardens and with Veteran Compost. We have no microwave and avoid disposables. If we copy, it’s printed on post-consumer recycled paper. Whenever possible, we work to support the environment using recycled and FSC certified paper and eco-conscious printing processes.
We also…
- Encourage the use of the nearby Metro.
- Recycle our used cooking oil.
- Use washable kitchen equipment and utensils.
- Buy in bulk when possible.
- Educate ways to cook eco-friendly.
- Encourage the growth of herbs and vegetables.
- Cook with “happy” eggs, poultry and meats.
- Use products from local farms, ranches and dairies.
- Encourage farm markets and home gardening.
- Buy fish from the wild.
- Minimize kitchen waste and re-purpose our leftovers.
- Reuse kitchen water to feed our house plants and gardens.
- Encourage less meat consumption.
- Clean our kitchen naturally with evergreen-infused white vinegar and water.
- Avoid non-stick pots and pans.
Greening is a process that involves forethought and change. Try these suggestions day to day…
- Incorporate clean, organic, sustainable food and drink.
- Purchase and use local food and support community farms.
- Think about redesign décor.
- Use linens, flax and other natural cloth.
- Avoid plastic, styrofoam and over packaging.
- Buy in bulk.
- Use kitchen equipment made of real materials.
- Think before you print. Try to send as much as you can digitally.
- Suggest venues that recycle and handle waste responsibly.
- Repair before you replace kitchen tools and appliances.
- Encourage vendors you buy from to source eco-friendly products.
- Avoid paper towels and sponges. Reuse old t-shirts and towels as rags.
- Compost kitchen and yard waste.
- Recycle responsibly.