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Food, farming and flying
By | April 18, 2008
As the impacts of oil price on food lead to hunger for millions, there is no better time to change down a gear and find better ways to spend our precious time relaxing and eating locally.
The ever rising price of oil not only directly impacts the price of food through artificial fertilizers, pesticides and transport, but the ever growing demand for oil including the explosion in aviation is ramping up the demand for biofuels which simultaneously robs the hungry of food and destroys vast tracts of unspoilt wilderness.
Contrast such impact with the enjoyable act of discovering local producers of high quality seasonal organic food, not dependent on huge fossil fuel inputs for either growing or transporting can massively reduce our impact on the environment. This is especially true if we consume less meat and dairy, which can take up to ten times the resources of salads and vegetables, beans and other pulses.
More good reasons to pledge to be free from flying.
In Bristol, where I have lived for 5 years, I have started making more effort to learn from those who grow their own or source food from nearby organic farms. It has been a revelation and so much so that now I’m helping out with a project called Transition Bristol. It is inspiring to think that starting with yourself and working with what you’ve got, personally and in your local community, can make a real difference to what normally seem such impossible problems.
So stay free from flying, take time explore the countryside around you and make meat and dairy the occasional treats they more naturally would be for a healthier, happier lifestyle.
Topics: Alternatives to Air Travel, Flying Feels Wrong, Stop Flying Stories, Topical |