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"Eaters must understand that eating takes place inescapably in the world, that it is inescapably an agricultural act, and that how we eat determines, to a considerable extent, how the world is used." Wendell Berry

Contents 1 Action Ideas 2 Why it matters 3 Diary 2007 4 Village cinema 5 Random facts 6 Related 7 Blogs 8 External links

[edit] Action Ideas

Articles Local and seasonal recipes - start some or add some to this wiki! Farmers' market	Wanted pages 100-Mile Diet - see international links below Slow food Local food W Meat free Mondays	other ideas pass on home cooking skills to younger people, for example young parents Visit an organic farm Car sharing to Pick Your Own or local Farm Shop Local directories Wholefood supplies Food co-operatives Bulk buy schemes Healthy eating initiatives Local Food Weeks

[edit] Why it matters

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[edit] Diary 2007

• October 16 World Food Day

[edit] Village cinema

[edit] Random facts

• The number of chronically hungry people is expected to top 1 billion in 2009, up from 850 million in 2007. Source: Worldwatch Institute, October 1, 2009

Why it’s green to be vegetarian

• Farmed animals produce more greenhouse gas emissions (18%) than the world’s entire transport system (13.5%). ^[1]

[edit] Related

SCA Growing and gardening Local needs met locally Nano food Green New Year resolutions Inspiring quotes: Food Food security Food sovereignty Kitchen Gardeners International	Wikipedia Food First Information and Action Network Low carbon diet W Organic food W	Wikisphere Solar Cooking Archive WikiNode Vegan - dedicated to the collation of a structured argument in favour of veganism as a lifestyle. The central advantages for veganism include human health, environmental / sustainability considerations, animal suffering, economic, sociological and for some people there are religious reasons to be vegan. Ethical eating and food production on Appropedia

[edit] Blogs

• Food crisis and the global land grab

[edit] External links

• Slow Food
• Bite Back campaign against GM food
• ETC Group
• 100-Mile Diet
• Eatkind.net
• Support Meat Free Monday

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References

1. ↑ The Vegetarian Society, September 2007