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Welcome to:
 East Staffordshire Borough Council: Homepage > A - Z of Services > Climate Change > What You Can Do > In The Home > Seasonal Food
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Council Essentials
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The problem ....
- Buying seasonal food is a good measure to initiate
- Food (whether British or not) bought out of its natural season will have been subjected to increased heating or some method of forced growth
- A British tomato grown out of season will often have a larger carbon cost that a tomato imported from Spain – where the conditions of the country allow the tomato to grow naturally rather than in the artificial methods of the UK (BBC News)
What can I do ....
- Buy seasonal food - food which can grow naturally at the time of consumption, will have considerable impact on the carbon footprint
- A guide to the seasonal food of the UK is located here
- Although eating local food according to the seasons is the most sustainable option, if this cannot be done, it is important to consider how producers make the food available out of season
- For example - Some studies show importing items such as lettuce from abroad results in fewer emissions than freezing locally grown produce. (BBC News)
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