Green Your Thanksgiving: Cleaner Cooking

If you’re grateful for the natural world this Thanksgiving, you’ll appreciate this week’s tips, which aim to help you preserve the planet while planning your holiday festivities.

Tip #2: Plan Your Food Prep

There’s lots you can do while preparing that massive meal to save energy and prevent waste. For one thing, when using the stove top, you don’t have to keep the burners on as long as you think (you also don’t need to use as much water). Even before the holiday ingredients arrive at your kitchen, though, make sure what you’re cooking is local, seasonal (requisite for Thanksgiving staples anyhow), and organic.

Tell us: How do you plan to green your Thanksgiving food prep?