Back to food. (No surprise there.) I’ve just been watching a video which talks about how influential food buying habits are, because of the frequency of them, for all of us, every day. So it seemed as good a point as any to come back to food, and what we do with it. Â And equally, …
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Eco audit: cucina povera or using things up
I like leftovers. Â I particularly like leftovers when other people come over and bring food with them. Â Unplanned leftovers – and the planning then of what to do with them – is a treat for the food mind as well as the body. I’m trying to remember what leftovers were like when I was growing …
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Eco audit: buying containers that can be reused
We have a friend whose mum would never ‘throw away’ a jar, all year – because they were all needed for the annual jam making. Containers were not just for one use – they were for multiple. And preserving makes a virtue out of this. So what do you do when you’re in the supermarket, …
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Eco audit: going against the dominant food culture
There’s nothing like Not Eating the Same as Others to make you stand out. Â It doesn’t seem to matter what your difference is. Â It gets trickier. Â Sometimes you are seen as being Difficult. In your teens, it is important to find a few ways to be different from your family. Â To embrace causes. Â To have …
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Eco audit: buying fresh from farmers
Childhood is not complete without a little pick-your-own strawberry activity. Â (And of course eating, while picking.) I don’t know that my parents were choosing to do it for ‘support the farmers’ reasons. Â I think we did it because it was fun, because the fruit was so fresh, and because it made a family outing out …