Plastics Crisis - Potluck Event

I recently went to a potluck event and realized that there are quite a few people bringing dishes in metal or glass rather than plastic! Most of the dishes still have plastic lids – but still, the direction is encouraging. The (catered) barbeque came in a foil container with a cardboard top. Note that the serving pieces are metal too!

The host provided paper plates (maybe plastic coated) but one family brought their own plates and utensils just as my daughter and I did.

Everyone had their own water reusable bottles since it was a very hot day. There were very few single use cans or plastic bottles.

The trash and recycle kitchen sized bins did not overflow!

Yummy Potluck Lunch

There is always a potluck lunch after one of the training sessions for fall field trips at Howard County Conservancy…and the big day for fall 2018 was yesterday. It’s always a delicious feast. This year I tried to take pictures just before we started eating. There were still a few things to go on the tables! This group of volunteers is cooks and enjoys good eats!

Note that the desert table has less chocolate than the usual potluck (although there are some chocolate squares around the edge of one of the cookie trays and brownies on the other). And there wasn’t anything with a lot of sugary icing. Cinnamon was a popular spice in the pumpkin and zucchini breads and apple cobbler!

There are always a lot of salads…lean meats. The space at the end of the table was taken by a big pot of stuffed cabbage and some slice French bread just after I took the picture. Note that there were no potatoes or chips! This cohort of staff and volunteers is trending more and more toward healthy eating. Good for us all!

The only downside of these potluck lunches is that I eat too much. This time I planned for it – lunch was the only meal of the day. It was a good hour of conversation and eating…and we all had a few leftovers to take home.