Supporting ocean friendly seafood?

Having extended family in town is always a reason to celebrate, and share great food. Last night was a perfect example. With 2 generations of nieces and nephews in town, I headed to my sister and brother-in-laws for dinner (with dinner in hand).

Wild Alaskan salmon was on the menu, along with some local produce. As you can see from the picture, we had quite a feast of tomatoes with mozzarella, corn on the cob, steamed green beans, sauteed zucchini, and an incredible salad, topped off with "just picked from my sister's flower garden" edible day-lily flowers (did you know you can eat these? they are a bit sweet...and make anything more beautiful). Although not all of the produce was local, most of it traveled from within Kansas and Missouri. Some of the corn came from within a few miles of where we were. For dessert, fresh peaches with ice cream. (Sorry, no pictures...we were busy oooing and aaaahhhing over the wonderful peaches.)

So....this morning I began to wonder about the salmon (were you wonder about the title of the post yet?)

The salmon was incredible, and purchased at Whole Foods. I must admit I wasn't 100% sure if it was Wild Alaskan or not, but I decided to check out their seafood policy. You can read here about Whole Food's buying practices here. If you want to make sure you're buying seafood that is good for you, and good for our oceans, check out the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch. You can download a pocket guide here, listing "Best Choices" and fish to "Avoid".

Enjoy!