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Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 05 10:19 am Post subject: Authors wanted for the Downsizer summer campaign!!

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 ï¿½ 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 ï¿½ 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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tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 05 10:29 am Post subject:
Some good topics there I'll see if I can do something but I'm tied up with the story biz at the moment. Come on peeps lets get involved

treefarm

Joined: 07 Feb 2005
Posts: 146
Location: Cheshire

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 05 11:44 am Post subject:
I'll take one! Do I need to decide now?

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 05 12:07 pm Post subject:
No, thanks for volunteering. I'll PM you some details

Mat S

Joined: 07 Nov 2004
Posts: 282
Location: Leicester

Posted: Tue Jul 05, 05 7:14 pm Post subject:

I could do a walk round the market, a greengrocer and a "super"market or two and gather some prices. Might even rant a bit about how crap Morrisons & co are. Finding a good greengrocer would probably be the hardest bit but I've got some ideas.

It would be worth doing the same with a good butcher vs meat market (no, not local nightclub - the daytime meat market) vs supermarket.

Other products worth comparing

- free range eggs (local vs market vs supermarket)
- rice and spices (spice mill vs supermarket vs online?)
- electricals (are the supermarkets really the best place to buy ï¿½100 items?)

Any more?

Mat

Nick

Joined: 02 Nov 2004
Posts: 34535
Location: Hereford

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 05 8:12 am Post subject:
I'm prepared to do shops at supermarkets and the same at local shops, to compare quality, price, convenience, if that's any use?

wellington womble

Joined: 08 Nov 2004
Posts: 15051
Location: East Midlands

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 05 12:17 pm Post subject:
Can do a bit on box schemes - fruit, veg, wholefood and meat. Happy to compare prices. Can also review (or paraphrase large chuncks of) not on hte lable, which might make a good basis for a supermarkett bashing article! I promise to get my keyboard fixed first!

Nanny

Joined: 17 Feb 2005
Posts: 4520
Location: carms in wales

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 05 1:19 pm Post subject: summer campaign
i might be able to do one on the farmers marke side if you like

cab

Joined: 01 Nov 2004
Posts: 32429

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 05 1:24 pm Post subject:
I'll see if I can arrange an interview with someone from 'Daily Bread'.

Bugs

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 10744

Posted: Wed Jul 06, 05 1:31 pm Post subject:
I don't mind doing the group buying schemes one, I could interview Wizz and Macatsuma! Online shopping could be a good choice for a group effort if someone could coordinate it.

Jill

Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 13

Posted: Sat Jul 09, 05 8:34 pm Post subject:
Ill have a good at the online shopping if you would like to PM me some details. cheers Jill

Helen_A

Joined: 26 Jan 2005
Posts: 1548
Location: MK, Bucks.

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 05 4:42 pm Post subject:
I'd love to get involved in this I can certainly provide aspects towards most of the list, and am happy to lead/compile if that would be useful. Helen_A

tahir

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 45674
Location: Essex

Posted: Wed Jul 20, 05 6:20 pm Post subject:
Jolly good Helen, Jonnyboy's on his hols right now so it'll be a few days before he gets back to you.

Jonnyboy

Joined: 29 Oct 2004
Posts: 23956
Location: under some rain.

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 05 10:37 am Post subject:
BUMP Any more volunteers? Every member has at least one article in them, probably more if Bugs gets her claws into you!

nettie

Joined: 02 Dec 2004
Posts: 5888
Location: Suffolk

Posted: Wed Aug 03, 05 1:20 pm Post subject:
Can't help with the articles I'm afraid, but a in the throes of setting up "Shop Local Month" for the Essex Chronicle and Brentwood Gazette, could we perhaps use some of the pieces as editorial in return for publicising the website?

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