How Food Box Deliveries Have Become the Most Environmentally Friendly Way to Buy Your Weekly Food Shop
How Food Box deliveries have become the most environmentally friendly way to buy your weekly food shop You might wonder how having all these great big vans delivering your food boxes can be good for the environment. The answer is that it’s been shown that the most polluting part of…
The Top 28 UK Ethical Food Box Suppliers in 2022
These food boxes are replacements for your regular supermarket shops, there’s another popular food box type called recipe or meal kits which are healthy replacements for takeaways. They contain everything you need to cook a meal for 2 or 4 people including detailed instructions. We’ll be covering these in a…
10 of the Best Farm Food Groups for Your Healthy Weight Journey
Farm fresh fruit, meat, and veg are the best choices for losing weight, not only do they taste better and have more nutrients, but they’re also great for the environment and the local economy. An added bonus is that they’re less likely to be sprayed with insecticides or pumped full…
Growing more Legumes and Pulses can open new markets and half the need for Nitrogen Fertiliser
Crop rotations with beans and peas offer more sustainable and nutritious food production Farmers in the UK should grow more legumes as part of their crop rotation to improve public health and reduce reliance on chemical fertilisers, researchers believe. Most weight loss and healthy eating plans include a lot of…
A Survey on New Routes to Market for Farmers Produce
On average, farmers only get 8 pence of every £1 spent by the consumer. This isn’t sustainable and most farms need to diversify into more profitable markets. Together with the market researcher Agrismart, the Sustain Alliance has explored how 500 farmers from across England and Wales feel about these issues….
Everything you need to know about investing in milk vending machines.
Consumers have really embraced the idea of buying farm fresh milk from a vending machine; People really do want to know where their milk comes from. Over 40’s buy fresh milk while younger consumers prefer Milkshakes. The increased popularity of milk vending machines’ comes from a growing interest in sustainability…