Labor Day Foods and Decorations

Previously we discussed the history of Labor Day.  Now, get ready to celebrate Labor Day weekend with traditional foods and decorations!

Labor Day Foods and Recipes

The foods associated with Labor Day fall into various categories.  Let’s take a look at your yummy options…

Seasonal foods include anything that is ripe in your area right now.  Late summer and early autumn foods include apples, melons, fall-season raspberries, sweet corn, and potatoes.  Particular favorites include apple salad, carved melon baskets, and corn on the cob.  Shop your local farmer’s market for ingredients!

As with the Fourth of July red, white, and blue foods are appropriate for Labor Day.  Try to find things that are naturally those colors.

Labor Day is often the last outdoor feast of the year.  That makes barbecues, picnics, and potlucks popular.

Slow Food is organizing a series of “Eat Ins” to promote healthy, home-cooked food as an alternative to commercial food.  Now doesn’t that sound like a mouth-watering good time?  Learn more about Slow Food here.

Many places offer Labor Day recipes online, including About.Com, Food Network, AOL Food, and Global Gourmet.

Labor Day Decorations and Party Ideas

This holiday celebrates American (and global, too) workers.  Do you have red, white, and blue decorations left over from the Fourth of July?  Use them now! They’re still appropriate.

Consider throwing a Labor Day party especially for locally owned and operated businesses.  They are good for the economy and the Earth because they cut down transport costs and employ people in your area.  Show them how much you appreciate it.

Check out Party Supplies Hut for Labor Day party ideas and materials.  The Labor Day Weekend site has more.

Green Party Goods offers “planet friendly products for any celebration.”