We're pleased to announce our full support for Eat Seasonably campaign!
We're pleased to announce our full support for Eat Seasonably campaign!
Nothing compares to the great taste of fresh vegetables eaten at their seasonal best. What could be better than eating food that has only just been picked? Growing your own vegetables is obviously the best way of ensuring that what you are eating is as fresh as possible. It is also the cheapest way to eat well, and is better for the planet as a whole!
We’re passionate about encouraging people to grow their own vegetables and reap the benefits this brings. For this reason, we are pleased to announce our full support for the Eat Seasonably campaign!
In recent years we have become accustomed to buying fruit and vegetables all year round, even when they’re not in season. Unfortunately, the quality and taste of these foods suffers when they’re bought out of season. Eat Seasonably is a nationwide campaign to help you enjoy fruit and veg at its seasonal best, either by encouraging shops to promote food that’s in season or by showing you how and when to grow your own!
Each fruit or vegetable has a prime time when it’s at its seasonal best. That means extra flavour, crunch and juiciness. What’s more, food that’s eaten in season is guaranteed to be better value and super fresh!
For more information on the Eat Seasonably campaign, and for all the help you need to grow your own, you can visit www.eatseasonably.co.uk.
On the site you’ll find:
· The ten easiest fruit and veg you can grow, with step-by-step instructions of how to grow them
· The best products and special offers to help you get started
· Access to expert help and advice from national organisations and local ‘Veg Doctors’ alike
· Tools to help you find land that’s being made available for you to grow on
· The latest news and info about food growing events near you
So if you’re a first-time grower and are wondering where to begin, go to eatseasonably.co.uk where help is at hand from the nation’s garden gurus. Or if you’re already an experienced gardener and would like to help people get started why not sign up to be a ‘Veg Doctor’ and extend advice to people in your local area.
A taster of who else is involved:
· The gardening experts at The Royal Horticultural Society and Garden Organic
· The National Trust, launching their biggest ever food campaign this year
· Some of the biggest retailers including B&Q, Dobbies, Suttons, Tesco and Sainsbury’s
· Landshare, a new website that connects people who want to grow to land that is available for them to use
· Eden Project, who are running ‘The Big Lunch’ on 19th July, the day when the nation will eat together, and the perfect harvest date to aim for
· The Soil Association, promoting community engagement in organic food and growing
· The Federation of city farms and community gardens who provide support and guidance to community growing projects
· Recycle Now (Wrap), helping you turn food waste into food for your garden