Gifts tend to steal the shopping limelight during the holidays. But an ecologically and economically crucial purchase is the holiday meal itself. Buying locally produced ingredients can greatly reduce the environmental footprint of the season. It might be a tired song, but the farther a tomato travels from vine to plate, the tougher on the environment.
Green Christmas: Greening the table
Thursday, December 20, 2007 | 4:55 p.m. CST;
updated 12:48 a.m. CDT, Sunday, July 20, 2008
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