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Take Your Coffee Green in Asheville, NC


In a town with a whole bunch of wonderful and beloved independent coffee shops, it isn’t easy for a new coffee shop to get attention. The Green Sage, however, has managed to already get a following. One of the first things you notice about the downtown coffee shop is its dozen solar power panels on […]

Four Ways to Eat Out With Less Impact


The joys of eating out don’t have to be abandoned for the sake of the environment! Just make a few select changes and you can have a great meal without giving Mother Nature a headache.

Choose a local restaurant. Supporting local businesses helps grow the local economy, which helps everyone.
Look for sustainable restaurants. Some restaurants strive […]

Operation Green: What Hasn’t Worked


Operation Green is a bi-weekly Well Fed On The Town column where editors Cate O’Malley and Sarah Caron explore their efforts to live greener lives. Follow along as they forage for local food, find more Earth-friendly solutions and decide what their limits are.
Sarah Caron: Well, we’re nearing two months into our greenifying and it’s really […]

Operation Green: How far to go?


Operation Green is a weekly Well Fed On The Town column where editors Cate O’Malley and Sarah Caron explore their efforts to live greener lives. Follow along as they forage for local food, find more Earth-friendly solutions and decide what their limits are.
Sarah Caron: One of the things that’s been on my mind lately is […]

Where’s Operation Green?


Hello Well Fed On The Town Readers!
Cate O’Malley and I are hard at work on our going green efforts that we’ve been writing about here on Operation Green. Unfortunately, due to some busy schedules, moving and whatnot we haven’t sat down for a chat recently. But fear not, Operation Green will return next Monday with […]

Operation Green: Kid’s Snacks


Operation Green is a weekly Well Fed On The Town column where editors Cate O’Malley and Sarah Caron explore their efforts to live greener lives. Follow along as they forage for local food, find more Earth-friendly solutions and decide what their limits are.
Sarah: So, we were going to talk about healthy, greener snacks for kids […]

Operation Green: Cleaners


Operation Green is a weekly Well Fed On The Town column where editors Cate O’Malley and Sarah Caron explore their efforts to live greener lives. Follow along as they forage for local food, find more Earth-friendly solutions and decide what their limits are.
Cate O’Malley: I’m glad that I have a partner in this new effort […]