{"id":77,"date":"2008-02-01T17:22:22","date_gmt":"2008-02-02T01:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/01\/organic-thanksgiving\/"},"modified":"2008-10-27T19:05:29","modified_gmt":"2008-10-28T02:05:29","slug":"organic-thanksgiving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/norwitz.net\/blog\/2008\/02\/01\/organic-thanksgiving\/","title":{"rendered":"An Organic Thanksgiving 2007"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most of our Thanksgiving dinners are in the community room of Ecology House<\/a>, an 11-unit government (HUD) complex for people disabled with chemical sensitivity. Every year, with the help of the Environmental Health Network<\/a>, the residents there host a (supplemented) potluck dinner for the entire chemical sensitivity community. It’s great fun. I share the disability but live 20 minutes north. We understand the value of organics: organic food is our medicine!<\/p>\n

\"People
\nA few of the guests sharing their meal.<\/p>\n

There was an organic turkey, stuffing, a variety of side dishes, desserts, and more.<\/p>\n

\"Thanksgiving
\nMain food tables.<\/p>\n

\"Michael
\nMichael carving the turkey.<\/p>\n

\"Dessert
\nDessert Table.<\/p>\n

I brought five offerings, all homemade (from scratch), organic, and vegan: 1) Cranberry sauce<\/a> (made with lemon instead of orange due to my daughter’s allergy); 2) pumpkin pie with a pecan crust<\/a> (I cooked and pureed pumpkins from the farm across the street from me<\/a>); 3) cashew cream<\/a>; 4) edamame salad with roasted red cabbage<\/a>; and 5) two vases of flowers and greenery from my (certified organic) property.<\/p>\n

\"Vegan
\nMy food offerings plus one of my flower arrangements (the one on the right). Note how they’re on a special table to avoid cross-contamination with potential allergens. All foods at Ecology House or Environmental Health Network events are labelled with ingredients.<\/p>\n

Organic isn’t just about the food either. Ecology House was built with lower-toxin materials and uses no pesticides, herbicides, carpets, or VOC-containing products. All residents and guests are required to use fragrance-free nontoxic personal care products (we buy organic when possible). Most of us can’t afford all organic clothing, but it’s all my daughter wore for her first 6 months, with a large percentage of organic fiber afterwards.<\/p>\n

How wonderful it was to celebrate the holiday not just with good friends and good food, but in a place with clean unpolluted air.<\/p>\n

\"Miriam
\nEnding on a cute note. Miriam having fun (age 2 1\/2).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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