The Challenge
There’s more land per person in Powys than any other county in England and Wales and yet most days most of us who live here don’t eat a single thing grown in Powys. This is not just daft, its really worrying when you think about climate change – the carbon footprint of the average meal must be massive with all the food miles travelled from farm to plate. Then there’s peak oil, we saw food prices rise last year , just a taste of things to come as oil gets more and more expensive.
We have decided to change the way we eat and find out how close we can get to 100% sustainable local food within a year – we ‘ve each had a think about it and made our own personal plans; We’re looking forward to telling you how we get on, the pleasures and mistakes, the problems and solutions.
This is a challenge for anyone who lives in Powys, likes food and cares about the planet. To take part, simply set yourself a personal goal for the year – for example it might be to eat something every week that was grown in Powys, or inside a number of miles from your home – and tell us about it on this blog.
Happy New Year to one and all
from the Powys Foodees
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Amy | January 3, 2010 at 7:41 pm
I’m going to try my best up in Chester. I needed to get some basics to keep me going over the next couple of days until the student loan comes in, we stopped at Morrisons because it was the only thing open but I tried to buy all UK produce and Welsh butter and cheese
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dilaughing | January 4, 2010 at 12:15 am
Well done Amy! and thanks for being the first visitor to comment on our blog. Love your blog too!
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Em | February 16, 2010 at 6:33 pm
This is an inspiration. And the Blog is beautifully written too. Thank you . Cooking and caring for an elderly relative means that I find it difficult to find the time to prepare the food I prefer so there’s no way i would be able to give the time and attention to working out a local diett – but I will gratefully piggyback on what our intrepid pioneers are finding out and sharing. Yes, I’ll buy local if it’s pointed out to me and yes I am trying to grow my own too, but am a bit overwhelmed at the moment trying to make enough compost to be able to transplant the seedlings that last year I did so well with – but then didn’t have enough good soil to transplant them! From my slow prcess to your amazng journey the adventure is on!
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Iona Seymour | August 14, 2010 at 11:09 am
This website is a wonderful discovery.