ORGANIC FOODS AND HEALTHY LIVING

There are several factors that can increase the ‘greeness’ of your food, increasing the amount of food that you eat in any of the below categories will have a positive impact.

Organic food
Chemical pesticides damage the environment, have been linked to diseases and contaminate our water supply.  Organic food is a big growth industry in particular box schemes that deliver vegetables to your door.

Local food
Food transport accounts for at least 25% of the HGV traffic on our roads, also large supermarkets often squeeze the producers who can struggle to make a living

Seasonal food
Eating british tomatoes out of season even if locally produced, is likely to be less environmentally friendly than tomatoes from spain, because of the additional costs of heaters and lights.

Vegetarian/vegan food
Producing this food consumes much less of the earth’s resources eg water, grain and sun’s energy, than the equivalent calories from meat.  As 90% of the suns energy is lost from the grass eaten by a cow

Unprocessed food
Companies process food to add value, in order to do this they increase energy consumption through increased food miles and packaging.  By preparing more of your food at home, you can save money while decreasing the environmental impact.

Alternativley you can Follow the Links below:

Recycling in the home
Green Cleaning Products In the home
Environmentally Friendly Gardening In the home
Green Energy
Organic and Healthy living Foods
Low Energy Lighting