| Should I buy food and products that
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| | and can be more expensive then food
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| support workers in Third World by buying
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| | produced in other countries.........
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| Fairtrade labelled products even though
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| | Decisions, decisions, it's probably best
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| these goods normally travel thousands of
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| | to abstain from eating and give your
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| miles from Africa, South America or South
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| | choice making brain a rest!
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| East Asia? What if these foods were
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| | But I can safely say that I make attempts
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| produced with the use of pesticides and
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| | to avoid food or products that have
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| additives? It makes sense then to look
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| | travelled from far away destinations such
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| for and to buy Fairtrade, organic food to
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| | as Australia even if they are organic!
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| both help the producers in the Third
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| | Next time you are in the supermarket or
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| World and fulfil my lifestyle choice to
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| | wherever you buy your food from check the
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| eat healthy and additive/pesticide free
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| | labels and you will be surprised by how
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| food. Thankfully, many producers are now
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| | far your food has travelled. Also look at
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| wising up to this dilemma by increasingly
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| | the amount of unnecessary wrapping such
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| producing organic and Fairtrade labelled
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| | as individually wrapped peppers,
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| products. I am currently using Fairtrade,
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| | mushrooms and kiwi fruit in wrapped
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| organic t-bags at home! Now comes another
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| | boxes. When I buy from the local market I
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| important question, should I buy Fairly
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| | tell them to throw it all into one bag,
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| Traded organic sugar from Kenya that has
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| | the customer next to me often has 10
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| travelled thousands of miles, or should I
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| | individually wrapped portions of fruit
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| buy apples grown in the UK (ideally from
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| | and veg. That's 11 (10 plus one big
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| a farmers market) that have only
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| | plastic bag) bags into the landfill site
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| travelled only a few hundred miles which
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| | that day. For maximum eco efficiency we
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| means less carbon dioxide and other nasty
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| | need to be using jute or other bags made
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| emissions from the lorries that you see
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| | from recycled materials and putting all
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| constantly on the motorways in the UK?
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| | the loose food into that. For recycled
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| Buying UK products not only ensures less
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| | bags, Fairtrade and Organic companies,
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| food miles but also supports local
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| | products and food see GuideMeGreen's
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| farmers, communities and economies.
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| | green directory.
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| Unfortunately, choice is often limited
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