"Thinking Globally and Acting Locally"
One of the best ways to do this is to make your own little organinc food garden.
Dachniks are Russian cituizens who are given a plot of land approximately 600m2 where they grow their own food. Surprisingly these plots account for about 30% of food produced in Russia. That is not only a lot of food miles saved but also healthy for the dachniks and the planet.
If you live in and appartment with a terrace or balcony you can plant herbs in pots so you can have freshly picked herbs to cook with. A home with a garden is even better and you can plant all kinds of things there. My small suburban garden in inner Brisbane has over 40 different kinds of useful plants; Herbs, Fruit and Vegetables. I use something from my garden every day and often 2 or 3 things per day. Last night for dinner I made a delicious basil pesto to have with my pasta.
People think that it must take a lot of time to have a good vegetable garden, but it doesn't. Once the garden is established, usually 1 to 3 days work, you only need to spend a little time watering ita few times per week and cutting back any weeds once a fortnight. After that your garden can usually be replanted with just a couple of hours work.
An organinc garden will supply you with the most healthy and tasty food available. There is nothing like just picked sweet corn, eaten uncooked. But even when you cook it it tastes much sweeter than anything you will ever buy from the store or in a can. You see the moment corn is picked it starts to convert the natural sugars to starch. After a week the starches begin to beakdown and the corn begins to taste bad. If you consider that commercially farmed corn takes approximately 2 to 3 days from the time it is harvested to get to your kitchen, it is not surorising that home grown corn tastes delicious.
Don't delay doing your part to help save the planet. If you live in the northern hemisphere now is the ideal time to start planning as the worst of Winter is over and the Autumn is about to begin. If you live in Australia, now is the ideal time to start planning and planting your winter crops.
Peace Love and Blessings
James
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