From high-tech carbon-cutting appliances to basic, from-the-earth ingredients, these are 10 sustainable products we’re currently loving.
Lomi Bloom Composter
Help the planet and your kitchen with Lomi Bloom, a low-effort, high-tech composter that heats and grinds food waste while controlling its moisture levels, turning it into nutrient-rich fertilizer – and it does so without odour or attracting pesky fruit flies. It’s also easy to clean and super quiet, and it connects to an app that helps you analyze your environmental impact.
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KitchenAid Grain + Rice Cooker
KitchenAid’s new Grain and Rice Cooker boasts 21 convenient presets so that it can make up to eight cups of perfectly cooked rice, beans or grains every time. The gadget also automatically detects the amount of food you’ve placed in it and then dispenses the exact amount of water needed, helping reduce water waste.
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Frisky Beaver Dam Good Wine
Here’s something to raise a glass to: Canadian winery Frisky Beaver offers two of its wines – SauvBlanc Riesling Chardonnay Blend and a Cabernet Merlot Blend – in a paper “bottle” that’s made from 94-percent-recycled materials and has a carbon footprint that is six times smaller than that of your typical glass bottle. Cheers!
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W&P Reusable Stretch Lids
Made from transparent silicone, W&P’s Silicone Reusable Stretch Lids effortlessly cling to soup cans, mason jars, serving bowls and more to create a spill-proof seal. Best of all? They’re freezer-, oven-, microwave- and dishwasher-safe.
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Arte* Salad Kits
Meet Arte*, the Canadian salad-kit brand with the perfect solution for when you’re too busy or—let’s face it—too tired to whip up a delicious meal. Available in four varieties (such as Matcha Broccoli Crunch and Zesty Kale Caesar), the almost-ready-to-eat kits prioritize local, consciously sourced ingredients and an as-small-as-possible environmental footprint from farm to plate.
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Epicurean BBQ Boards
Epicurean’s BBQ Boards are made from paper-composite material and designed to serve all of your meat-cutting needs, whether you’re celebrating a special occasion or throwing an outdoor party. It has grooved edges to capture excess liquid, and it’s dishwasher-safe too.
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Eterble table linens
Tokyo-based Eterble takes discarded tablecloths used at weddings, banquets and other events and transforms them into serene table linens in neutral shades.
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Spring Creek Quail Eggs
You don’t have to be an in-the-know foodie to keep quail eggs in your kitchen. Spring Creek Quail Farms is a family-owned zero-waste ethical farm in Saint Anne’s, Ont., that specializes in nutrition-packed quail eggs. Creamier than typical chicken eggs, they can be enjoyed on their own or used to add even more depth to your favourite dishes, from avocado toast to carbonara.
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Glass of the Sask
To help reduce plastic waste at outdoor events, Alberta utilities company EPCOR expanded its Glass of the Sask program across Edmonton, installing a number of touchless hydration stations. The program has been so successful that it will start up again on June 27, and select partner restaurants will be promoting the sustainable campaign by serving tap water in Glass of the Sask carafes.
