Thursday, April 8, 2021

Food can often travel thousands of kilometres before finding its way to your table. Here are a few tips to reduce “food mileage":

1 - Grow it yourself:
Make a garden at home or plant fruit trees or bushes in your yard.
Focus on fruits and vegetables that are better adapted to our climate:

Apples and mixed berries
Tomatoes
Lettuce
Beans
Cucumbers, zucchini, etc.
Additionally, gardening is good for your physical and mental health. Three and a half hours of gardening burns 100 calories – the equivalent of two hours of jogging1.

2 - Buy local:
Obviously, gardening takes time and partially meets our needs.

Here are a few tips for buying local, ideally in bulk and without using plastic bags.

Local seasonable food is often cheaper than food that travels long distances. Choose seasonal products and where possible, freeze fruits and vegetables for winter and spring. Preserves are also a good option for consumption in colder weather.
If you have a bigger budget, local agriculture is an option for food, generally organic, produced on a small scale, in the form of local food baskets.

Posted at 08:00 AM