Organic Chicken What’s The Clucking Difference?
On first glance, you might think it’s just price, but as you delve down into the layers that surround chicken, and all the food we eat, especially that which is grown commercially, there is a lot more to it than money. Why Organic Chicken costs more and why it has better taste, health benefits, chicken […]
Sowing the Seeds for a Good Food Nation
Thanks to Kevin McGrother, Cheesemaker at The Ethical Dairy for writing this timely blog. Producing food in the way that we at the Ethical Dairy, and other Galloway Food Hub suppliers do, means our food is likely to be costlier at the checkout, compared to a mass-produced, industrial ‘alternative.’ We are working in harmony and […]
Why Is Organic Food Better?
We’re going to talk about some of the reasons why we need to champion organic food and why it’s better for people and the planet. Here are seven reasons why organic food is better: 1. Improving our health outcomes by limiting human exposure to artificial chemicals. Reducing the likelihood of cancer and other diseases, as […]
Why Does Organic Food Cost More?
Price, followed by availability, is the biggest barrier to accessing organic food. There are very good reasons for this and there are things which the government and the food system could do to overcome this. To put pressure on the powers that be to make changes to the price and availability of organic food grown […]
What Organic Food Means To Me
Hi, I’m Lesley the Glenkens Food Hub Coordinator, a project of Propagate. A long time ago I studied Food Science at the University of Leeds. My first job in the food industry was in quality control on one of the least food-like substances that is still in the supermarkets today. Sunny Delight. Wow, that made […]
7 Reasons To Eat Seasonally
Have you ever eaten with the seasons? We don’t really have to anymore as the supermarkets source food from around the world and ship, truck or fly it to our island. So perhaps, like me, you’d got a bit out of touch with what’s in season when. However, since I started growing my own veg […]
What Is Organic Food
As September heralds the call to organic food month, we are running a series of blog posts to share our thoughts and information around all things organic food. In this blog series we’ll explore: · What organic food is. · Why organic food is better. · Why organic food […]