I'm loving the 1940's 'Make Do and Mend' and 'Don't Waste Food' ethos that appears to have arisen at the moment. I've noticed (mostly from living in Surrey) that its become a very middle class trend...but i'm not going to allow my dislike of such ponces to put me off the good ethics of it. It's something I've always been quite passionate about - I think its impossible not to be when you're brought up by a mother who is Barbara Good's long lost twin!
Look at these gorgeous posters I found...I'm so tempted to buy some, but really should not add to my collection of posters awaiting a frame/home to be hung in!
[Not sure where I found this beaut...]
Following on from my veggie post, I meant to tell you that I'm going to attempt to eat seasonally this year. With a constant supply of any veggie you want in the supermarkets (grr), I've never really noticed before that my blackberries (quintessentially english grub) come from Mexico?! And I'm obviously not silly enough to believe they are British in the middle of winter but I feel I've been oblivious to the connections. So eating seasonally should lead to eating British and therefore reducing my (probably fairly big) carbon footprint. ...ok, I'm still going to buy my bananas from abroad, but they can't even grow in England because it bladdy cold!!
I found this fantastic calendar to help as it tells what is best in season and which ones are still just about in season when you don't feel so guilty buying them.
I've also found some fantastic websites to help:
Hope everyone else will be a little more convinced to take up the challenge..
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