There are two kinds of people in this world: those who love porridge, and those who have yet to discover the tastiest, healthiest, greenest and cheapest way to start the day. For the latter, all I can say is, don’t just take my word for it — food alchemist Heston Blumenthal’s favourite is porridge with [...]
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How do you cook porridge?
Posted in Food, Shopping, Sustainable living, tagged Food, Sustainable living on February 1, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Do you count your carbon?
Posted in Carbon, Food, Sustainable living on September 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you knew a product’s carbon footprint, would it influence what you buy? Could carbon-labelling help reduce a country’s greenhouse gas emissions? Tesco and other British high street multiples are introducing carbon labelling on selected products, and the Japanese government recently announced something similar. But, I’m not convinced that this carbon labelling will work. First, [...]
What price cheaper food?
Posted in Food, Sustainable living on June 25, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
What would you do to bring down the cost of food? Rising food prices are a worry for many, but for impoverished people living close to the edge, more expensive food could mean starvation. Writing in New Scientist, Deborah MacKenzie argues that one of the main factors driving recent price hikes is the growing demand [...]
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