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Dacorum Local Food Workshop Why Is Local Food Important?

Dacorum Local Food Workshop Why Is Local Food Important?. Working to inspire leadership in sustainability within the food industry. The triple bottom line. Carbon Food Miles? Resilience Natural resources Carbon? Water? Biodiversity? Is big bad?. Culture Heritage Diversity?

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Dacorum Local Food Workshop Why Is Local Food Important?

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  1. Dacorum Local Food WorkshopWhyIs Local Food Important? Working to inspire leadership in sustainability within the food industry

  2. The triple bottom line • Carbon • Food Miles? • Resilience • Natural resources • Carbon? • Water? • Biodiversity? • Is big bad? Culture • Heritage • Diversity? • Community 7 family • Health & safety? • Freshness & taste? • Welfare & Ethics? Cash • Local £10=£25S’mkt £10=£14 • Local Jobs +S’mkt=300 less? • Wages? • Tourism+ • Price? • Charity Many messages don’t mix them up...........

  3. UK’s biggest beef buyer? • 60%+ UK supply • Average UK caterer <30% • Jill McDonald CEO UK

  4. The Local Food Hierarchy • Grow your own • Buy local • Buy in season • Buy Regional (or accredited) Food • Buy British • Purchase what we can’t grow from abroad

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