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Jonnyboy
Joined: 29 Oct 2004 Posts: 23956 Location: under some rain.
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 05 10:19 am Post subject: Authors wanted for the Downsizer summer campaign!! |
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Downsizer will be having a campaign week around the end of August to encourage people to shop locally and reduce their dependence on the big supermarkets. Whilst we are kicking this off in a limited way we hope to grow the event over the next few years into something special.
This year we are focussing on the groundwork, the campaign will be based around a series of informative articles.
A user group was set up and has identified some useful topics, and we are now looking for volunteers to write the articles or collaborate on their production.
If you are interested then sign up below!
Thanks
Downsizer campaigns team.
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The rise in supermarket power and it's consequences for local suppliers and producers. Done
An article on food miles � hidden environmental costs in food, linked to seasonal produce in supermarkets. Plus a discussion on organic v local
A comparison of prices between local greengrocer and supermarket. - done - but further assistance for Mat S welcome
An article promoting farmers markets, how to find them etc. done
Links to good resources such as bigbarn.
"Alternative" cleaning products like Lemon juice and vinegar, - in depth article
How to shop locally whilst avoiding the supermarket. - convenience, choice factors etc.
local box schemes � pros, cons, reviews done
intensive farming techniques. -done-
Group buying schemes? Not just things like Suma/Infinity but including small scale like buying a whole steer between a group of friends
Online shopping - Links to good resources such as bigbarn. done
Step by step guide to how to eek supermarkets out of your life.
recommended reading section - book swap/loan. Suggestions please
"grow your own" get an idea of roughly how much land yields how much produce so we can say if you dedicate 10m2 of your garden you could get two meals a week of your own produce in the summer ?
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