I'm Chef Egg and my mission is to free everyone from a boxed, frozen, and fast-food prison. With a little help from my friends, I am going to teach you how to really get cooking! Not just show you a recipe, but give you the details you need to claim your culinary independence. From the grocery store to the kitchen table, you'll learn the basics of how to prepare, cook and serve simple and tasty meals. Now let's get Crackin'!

ABOUT MARLEY

It wont be long before Marley appears in Chef Eggs herb garden. Just like Chef Egg, Marley is a fan of all that mother earths seeds can provide.

He often comes to Chef Eggs herb garden to rave about natures bounty. He motions towards the sun as he presents a perfectly green pepper so vibrant, that praise must be paid.

Marley knows that Chef Egg is the one that will finally serve the green truth to the world. The truth about reducing, reusing, and recycling. He knows Chef Egg can reach the young mouths of mother earth before it is too late. He knows that "The ovolution will be televised!"

GREEN EGGS

Reduce

As you work in the kitchen, try to think of ways you can actively decrease the amount of waste that will eventually enter the landfill.

Eliminate Excess Packaging - Choose products with smaller amounts or recyclable packaging. Instead of buying prepackaged and prepared fruits and vegetables - buy them straight from the bin. Choose larger containers of food, such as yogurt, and spoon out what you need instead of buying several individual portions. This will help cut down on the massive volume of garbage that we make everyday. It will also help you save money on the amount of trash bags you have to buy, ka-ching!

Cut Down on Disposables - Cutting down on disposable cups, plates and utensils will most def. cut down on your trash. I know it's an adult thing but try cloth napkins, and real plates for a change. You can also create less waste by packing lunches in reusable bags.

Give this one a whirl - why not pack individual items in washable containers instead of plastic wrap and bags? Instead of paper towels, use rags or dish towels for cleaning. It's cheaper and they're more absorbant.

Reuse

Get more use from plastic and glass food-packaging containers by washing them well with soap and water. These can be used as storage containers for leftovers, for items in the kitchen, or throughout the home. Water bottles can be reused or can become a free vase for flowers. Mason jars can be used as drinking glasses. You get the picture.

You can use plastic and paper shopping bags as a lunch bag, or as wastebasket liners. They are also good for scooping pet poop, or you could take them to the store whenever you visit and reuse them over and over. When they can't be used, just take them to you local grocery store and they will recycle them for you.

Recycle

Plastic - Plastic is great because it is strong and it's a cheap form of packaging. The problem is that when it is thrown away it takes a long time to decompose and during the process poisonous chemicals are passed into the soil and water system. I know that's sounds so uplifting but you can do something about this.

Remember to recycle plastic packaging. This means soda, water and juice containers, plastic milk jugs, and detergent bottles. Anything with an opening smaller than the base of the bottle is a good rule of thumb.

Heavy Metal - When you have emptied a can of soda, a can of peas, creamed corn, or let's say peaches; what do you do? You rinse that sucker out and toss him into your recycling bin. That's what you do!

Paper - Recycling old newspaper, computer paper, and cardboard boxes can reduce the amount of clutter in the house. This clutter can be made into other paper products without having to cut more trees down. The fewer trees we have to cut down the better. Trees help to naturally cool buildings and homes and create fresh air for us to breathe. I am not going to hug a tree but I do think they are beautiful to look at.

Organic Waste - Organic waste such as, eggshells, coffee grinds, food cuttings and paper towels can be put into your compost pile. Food will decompose with the help of worms and time to create a natural fertilizer called compost. This can be added to your garden to help create healthy and stable soil in which to grow delicious fruits and vegetables.

Do You Know the Difference Between Organic and Conventional Food? Organic food is grown with no pesticides or herbicides. Conventional food is treated to help eliminate insects that tend to harm the food, but the pesticides can be harmful to humans.

The concern is that our food chain of plants, animals, humans and mother earth will absorb harmful chemicals like pesticides and herbicides. As these chemicals build up in our bodies they can potentially create havoc on our health and immune system.

These chemicals can also build up in the soil and leach into the water system. How great does that sound?