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There are lots of ways you can buy local and reduce your food miles. Below are some suggestions to help get you started:
Home Shopping: Get local produce delivered direct to your doorstep with
Howbarrow Organic Farm or beelocal. Home
delivery will also help you to cut your car miles to the supermarket. if you are based in Kendal you can also get your weekly
veg delivered to you by
Growing Well.
Shop at Farmers Markets: Shop at your local farmers market and buy direct from the producer. Click on the
link for details of your nearest market and when it is on.
Use Local Shops & Producers: Local shops and producers are a great way to get your food. Click the link for some ideas of
how to get hold of local produce.
Cumbria Organics: Local organic, seasonal veg is a great way to reduce your carbon footprint even further. Click on the
link for a directory of Cumbrian organic producers.
Eat Seasonal Food: Eating only food that is in season is one of the best ways to lower your food footprint. Food that
is grown out of season is usually flown in or produced in heated greenhouses creating lots of greenhouse gas emissions in
the process. Click on the link to download a wall chart showing what's in season.
Eat More Veg: Having vegetarian days once or twice a week is a great way to reduce your food footprint and also to
improve your diet and health. Click on the link for recipe ideas. Worldwide the meat industry is responsible for 18%
of greenhouse gas emissions - more than the entire global transport sector!
Growing Well: Growing Well is a wholly independent non profit making company for the benefit of the community based in
kendal. Last year they began selling 'cropshares' to the public - a way for the public to support what Growing Well do and also
to receive weekly organic veg. Members can also offer to volunter and help with the growing process. For more details of the
cropshare see here.
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