Introduction : In lesson we watched a documentary about soil, and how over time soil dies due to nitrogen fertilizers the whole documentary raises awareness and teaches how soil can be kept healthy and that foods made in this soil is so much nutritious, tastes better and easily produced.
We had to come up with an idea from a topic that was shown from the documentary that we could raise awareness of. Now there were so many factors, eating local foods, nutrients, death and destruction. I really wanted to dive into the subject of eating local foods, this is because my family are big on growing there own vegetables not only because they taste so much better because its pretty much free!
This is my aunties back garden which she turned into her own little micro vegetable garden and also some of the vegetables she had harvest.
Compared to what is found in supermarkets, packaged vegetables that don't look appealing at all! Also a major factor is that these foods are not source locally meaning they have preservatives in them, which can damage health.
PRESS RELEASE
FROM: Localfoodsuk
Contact:Ellie MowryDate:18/9/2020
Phone:07535366227
Local= sustainable
Eat local foods! Not only will you become even more healthy, you’ll be
saving the planet too!
Did you know 3 million football fields of food waste is produced each
year? Which Causes 8 percent of the global human made greenhouse gas emissions.
And do you know the source of this problem? Food is not being sourced locally!
So instead of sourcing local foods to feed everyone, we are receiving goods
from farms from other counties using nitrogen fertilizers and receiving way too
much!
Local food is sustainable, ecologically responsible, fair and
accessible, healthy, no waste and supports local farms, so why wouldn’t you
want to source local food?
[bob] [local farmer] said: “my foods grown healthier and quicker than
any oversea farm and that’s because I care for them and the soil without using
pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers.”
For further information, please contact [Ellie Mowry] on [07535366227] or
log onto [localfooduk20]
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secondary research
why is local/ sustainable food better?
ecologically responsible
fair and accessible
no waste
healthy
local
Ecologically responsible- production has become dependant on imported finite resources.
pesticides and nitrogen fertilizers and preservatives used on unsustainable food causing health and environmental issues.
Fair and accessible- local is accessible for everyone in a community, full of nutrients because pesticides are not needed which means its healthy and better for everyone.
No waste- food waste is responsible for 8 percent of global human made greenhouse gas emissions, 1.4 billion hectares of uneaten food in produced a year which is equivalent to 3 million football fields.
the water footprint of food waste is three time the Lake Geneva.
Sustainable food can be sourced from local farms also it can be self sufficiently sourced meaning gardening and growing crops from home. growing crops from home meaning they are full of nutrients as they can have a natural growth without fertilizers as you won't be producing for a whole population but for your household meaning there wont be a rush.
Home gardening popularity has fallen by 16% which is such a shame considering the benefits.
why wouldn't anyone want to garden its free food right from your back garden.
Home gardening is easy! and so much fun you don't even need a big space to do it! online there is so many step by step guides to help everyone create their own little farm!
Primary research
For primary research I did a survey on Instagram within 3 questions.
Here are the results.
With the survey i can conclude that the majority of individuals do want to eat healthy and be part of helping to save the earth but it was almost a 50/50 vote on the home gardening. this could possibly be because people have no clue how to go about it as they haven't been educated on it.
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