Buy Local Food : The most local food of all comes from your own garden. Plant a new garden, enlarge the one you already have, or extend your growing season by using row covers and cloches.
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Buy Local Food : Take a child shopping with you, pick up one of the offending products and say quite loudly "Well we’re not buying that, think of the energy it’s used up just getting here!"
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A local veg box shared between friends is a few quid a week, and the perfect way to slash your food miles while eating good food. So if you're self-catering at university why not try a doorstep delivery from one of the many veg box scheme providers?
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A few beef tips
Beef is a lot more popular in the 'u.s.' than anyplace else in the world. If you were to add up all the steaks and burgers cooked on the planet, you would discover that the Usa consumes more or less 25% of the total.
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When buying beef steak you are better off giving your custom to a proper butcher instead of a big-name supermarket. A specialised butcher is far more likely to have a more extensive range of beef cuts than the generic grocery store, the beef will be better quality, is likely to have stored it properly, and he will probably be happy to help you with advice on cooking procedures.
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