dacorum local food workshop why is local food important?
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Dacorum Local Food Workshop Why Is Local Food Important?. Working to inspire leadership in sustainability within the food industry. The triple bottom line. Carbon Food Miles? Resilience Natural resources Carbon? Water? Biodiversity? Is big bad?. Culture Heritage Diversity? - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Working to inspire leadership in sustainability within the food industry
Culture– Heritage– Diversity?– Community 7
family– Health & safety?– Freshness &
taste?– Welfare & Ethics?
Cash– Local £10=£25
S’mkt £10=£14– Local Jobs +
S’mkt=300 less?– Wages?– Tourism+– Price?– Charity
Carbon– Food Miles?– Resilience– Natural resources– Carbon?– Water?– Biodiversity?– Is big bad?
The triple bottom line
Many messages don’t mix them up...........
•UK’s biggest beef buyer?•60%+ UK supply•Average UK caterer <30%
•Jill McDonald CEO UK
The Local Food Hierarchy
• Grow your own• Buy local• Buy in season• Buy Regional (or accredited) Food• Buy British• Purchase what we can’t grow from abroad