Buying local organic food from a local producer helps you to reconnect with the land again, with the source of your food. You can eat with the seasons again, enjoy more unusual and traditional varieties and local specialities.
You can support your local farmers directly at a time when they need a loyal secure market. Find out how you can get fresh, organic food and support your local farmers with our 'eat organic - buy local' campaign.
 Why buy local organic food?
- It's good for the environment - less road and air transport, less packaging, less pollution, less waste
- It's good for your local economy - keeps money in your local area, creating jobs and businesses locally and giving farmers a bigger cut of the price-tag you pay
- It's good for your community - making links between people in urban areas and the countryside
- It's good for your health – fresher food, with improved nutrient levels, containing fewer contaminants.
Shop locally for fresher, healthier, less-travelled food and support your local producers and shop-keepers.
Questioning food
- How is your food produced?
- Where does it come from?
- How far has it travelled?
- When was it harvested?
- Who benefits from the money you spend on food?
Most of us don't know. Yet food is essential for all of us. We all eat food. We celebrate it, we have local dishes, it's part of our lives.
Wholesome, nutritious food is essential for our health and wellbeing. Many of us are concerned about our food and the global food industry.
We should all be able to get fresh, healthy, affordable food. Find out about our 'eat organic - buy local' campaign and get some answers.
The well-travelled carrot
 Follow the epic journey taken by a carrot grown a mile down the road from you. It may first travel miles to a pre-packing plant, then on to a supermarket distribution depot, then back to your supermarket - which you then have to drive to as it's on the edge of town. Miles and miles - all unnecessary transport and pollution.
The carrot is well-travelled before it gets to you, so it is more expensive and no longer fresh. It has been treated and over-packaged to prepare it for its journey. None of this is necessary.
Most of our food has probably travelled much further. We import over 55% of our food in the UK, at great cost.
Some of this food comes from countries barely able to feed their own populations.
- Mange-tout from Zimbabwe
- Apples from New Zealand
- Potatoes from Israel
- Strawberries from California - in June!
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