When Less is More – Birmingham communities coming together over good food in 2020
There is so much waste, especially food waste, that goes to landfill. In fact, 1.9 million tonnes of food is wasted by the food industry every year in the UK. On top of this, farmers are using chemicals which affect our health to produce large quantities of food, many...‘ETHICAL FOOD SHOPPING IN ACOCKS GREEN’
Having lived in Acocks Green for many years I’ve managed (at least in my own mind!) to purchase food with a fairly ethical slant. Of course this means visiting a variety of shops to achieve this, not just the supermarket (the existence of which, of course, being...
Should we be consuming fish in the way we do?
Most governments encourage people to eat fish for its health benefits. However, promoting increased fish consumption ignores its negative environmental impacts. Unlike the fast decline in meat consumption, due to its environmental impact, fish consumption remains high...
Pumpkin waste at Halloween
Did you know every year 18,000 tons of perfectly edible pumpkin squash is tipped straight into the bin at Halloween time? All this weighs the same as 1,500 double decker buses! That’s a lot of unnecessary food waste which could be prevented. With this in mind, we...
