Newsletter 25th March 2009 |
| Posted on Apr 03 2009 at 9:47 AM |
Rather quiet on the newsletter front of late, which can only mean we had a break in the weather and have been rushing around preparing for the new season. Cultivating ground, continuing getting polytunnels either put up (at Bidwell) or planted up (at Linscombe), ordering seed, sowing seed etc etc. In amongst this, we did find time to pop along to the Crediton Climate Action meeting last week about Community Supported Agriculture. We very quickly jotted down a few lines to take along to this and thought that you may wish to read it too, although it is by no means complete…..
Enjoy your vegetables, Phil, Helen, boys and all the team.
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Much more than just a box of vegetables...
What’s in the box?
- Integrity and honesty, food security
- Support for the local economy & local employment
- Community involvement & a link to the fields that feed you
- Better nutrition, more vitamins & trace elements
- Biodiversity, conservation of seed & genetic resources
- Reduced pollution, more wildlife
- Positive environmental management & habitat creation – ponds, woodland, hedges, species rich grassland
- Better environmental health & fertility & a healthy soil
What’s not in the box?
- Exploitation of workers & cash cropping for export at the expense of indigenous peoples
- Pesticide residues, post harvest fumigation & chlorine washes
- Optical brighteners & Modified Atmosphere Packaging
- Genetic Engineering (GMO) & unbalanced biochemistry
- Excessive food miles, air miles & excessive packaging
- Destruction of habitats & monocropping
Local Award winning box scheme and Farmers’ Market Back