For Halloween: sweet and green recipes

Encouraging the economy for the recovery of this industry which also involves, not to forget, the creative sector of tourism and hospitality, is still critical.

The combination of economy and sustainability seems to be the most convincing and cutting-edge one, for a better future in defense of the ecosystem.

However, there is no shortage of positive initiatives, and it is also useful to promote their principles on an increasingly ‘large scale’ basis, involving children, not just adults.

What better occasion than Halloween to support nature and its products, for example by purchasing ‘sustainable sweets’?

The sweets on the market in the United States, the so-called ‘Climate Candy’, contain 95% fruit or vegetable juices that come from markets or shops where, otherwise, these foods would have been wasted.

Consideration of the climate issue interacts with environmental consideration. Large amounts of food waste, an estimated one third globally, then translate into enormous quantities of harmful gases emitted into the atmosphere with their disposal.

Other excellent solutions are, for example, the sale and purchase of Halloween costumes and gadgets made from eco-sustainable materials, or the various ‘Ethical and Sustainable’ menus such as the ‘Meat Boxes’ already on the market in Ireland.

These are some ideas to point out to everyone, including children, that it is better to avoid chocolate coming from areas at risk for the balance of the ecosystem, such as those of the rainforest, or sugar cane from unsustainable companies or places.

Estimating that almost 15 million pumpkins are wasted at Halloween in England, why not use the waste to prepare creative recipes and celebrate this holiday in a green way?