By Adria Vasil, author of Ecoholic Maybe it's the half-Greek in
me, but there's nothing that makes me giddier then the sight of
a table full of food (well, other than actually eating the
food). Trouble is most of what we stack onto our plates isn't
just weighing on our hips, hearts and cells, it's also bloating
the planet with packaging, pesticides and climate-changing
gases. How can you get your fill without, er, tipping the
ecological scales? Just follow these five Earth- and body-
friendly tips from Ecoholic 1. Eat Close to Home And by that I
don't mean ordering takeout from your local pizza joint! Search
for produce grown in your own county/state. If you can't find
homegrown garlic/greens/grapes at the grocery store, don't be
shy, ask the produce manager for more local options and trove
farmers' markets for freshly picked goodies. Not only does
buying locally translate into fewer dirty fossil fuels trucking
or shipping that food to you, it also means you're helping to
preserve nearby farmlands and valuable