Big Ideas for a Small Planet (2007) - 1x05 - Eat

Up-and-coming chef Kris Morningstar takes us on a tour of his new green restaurant Blue Velvet, where the food is grown locally, the décor is created from sustainable products, and the rooftop is morphing into a high concept produce garden; Local Burger owner Hilary Brown buys sustainable meat and produce from farms within 100 miles of her restaurant and challenges a fast-food addict to eat off the Local Burger menu for a month; Tom Szaky, young entrepreneur and CEO of TerraCycle, finds treasure in another man’s trash with his 100% green fertilizer line made from worm “poo” and packaged in recycled bottles.

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