How Supporting Local Businesses Helps the Environment and Your Community
If I need a part to fix my van, there are two ways I can get it. I can order it online, wait for it to arrive, and hope that…
Community Supported Agriculture in the UK and How to Join a CSA Scheme
Is there life beyond the supermarket when it comes to shopping for veg? Can we source really fresh food without plastic packaging, dubious transport miles and the detachment that supermarket…
Seasonal Eating in the UK and What’s Actually Available Month by Month
Seasonal eating sounds easy until you try and work out what you should actually be eating. Looking at peppers shipped from Israel and pineapples from Ghana in a British supermarket,…
The Problem With Food Miles and Why Distance Isn’t the Whole Story
Food miles are the sustainability obsession we all think we know about. Add up how far your avocado flew, feel guilty about the lamb from New Zealand, buy local where…
Farmers Markets and How to Make Them Work With a Normal Weekly Budget
Forgive my bluntness, but farmers markets aren’t for everyone. They’re expensive weekend outings for middle-class people with time to kill. If that sounds rude let me clarify: they’re not *entirely*…
Growing Your Own Food and the Easiest Things to Start With in a UK Garden
Digging, planting seeds and nurturing plants until you can eat food you grew yourself is rewarding on a level beyond just “I did this”. Beyond the warm fuzzies feels good…
Why Buy Local and the Economic and Environmental Case Made Simple
# Why Buy Local and the Economic and Environmental Case Made Simple When I started paying attention to where my food comes from, it wasn’t from any grand environmental awakening.…
How to Find Ethically Sourced Produce Near You Without Spending a Fortune
# How to Find Ethically Sourced Produce Near You Without Spending a Fortune Look, I’m not going to pretend that eating ethically is always straightforward or cheap. If you’ve wandered…
The Local Food Movement in the UK and How It’s Changed Since the Pandemic
# The Local Food Movement in the UK and How It’s Changed Since the Pandemic The local food movement in Britain wasn’t invented by the pandemic, but it might have…
Farm Shops vs Supermarkets and Whether Local Food Is Actually Fresher
# Farm Shops vs Supermarkets and Whether Local Food Is Actually Fresher The farm shop near me has started doing a decent trade in people who’ve decided supermarkets are somehow…