By: David

David — Thu, 01 Apr 2021 20:27:18 +0000

Buying British is of course fraught with ethical as well as pragmatic hurdles, if you buy British made clothing for example, then cotton garments from T-shirts to jeans aren’t grown here neither will your cortton bed linen and it’s unlikely any silk goods either . Unless you buy antique , second hand or vintage you’re also unlikely to be helping the air miles and environment . When I was young we never ate strawberries other then during Wimbledon week, roses couldn’t be purchased 12 months a year and lamb was only available during the spring. So eating seasonally and not buying foreign grown goods is a good way to be more environmentally friendly and help UK producers ( Roses grown in Africa for UK supermarkets use EU banned pesticides known to cause cancers amongst the workers ) and inexpensive all year new potatoes from Egypt are grown using water extracted from ancient underground fishers which will not exist in 20″years time . Of course tea and coffee and stuff like bananas are things we are u able to grow commercially but supporting British farmers and producers as much as possible and buying seasonally , is not only worth the effort it’s helping leave a better planet for your children and grandchildren….

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By: David