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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

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Contents 1 Action Ideas 2 Why it matters 3 Diary 2007 4 Random facts 5 Related wiki 6 International links 7 Europe links 8 Related topics 9 References

[edit] Action Ideas

• Farmers' market
• Local and seasonal recipes - start some or add some to this wiki!
• pass on home cooking skills to younger people, for example young parents
• 100-Mile Diet - see international links below
• Slow food
• 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] Random facts

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 wiki

• 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.

[edit] International links

• Kitchen Gardeners International
• Food First Information and Action Network
• Slow Food
• Bite Back campaign against GM food
• ETC Group
• 100-Mile Diet
• Eatkind.net

[edit] Europe links

• GMO-free Europe Friends of the Earth Europe initiative

[edit] Related topics

• Growing and gardening
• Local needs met locally
• Nano food
• Green New Year resolutions
• Inspiring quotes: Food
• Food sovereignty

[edit] References

1. ↑ The Vegetarian Society, September 2007

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