LET’S MOO’VE TO ORGANIC

If Eat Out To Help Out could save our economy, could eating organic save our planet?

British organic company Yeo thinks so, and as this month is Organic September, the dairy producer is encouraging people to put nature first.

New YouGov research reveals two-thirds (63%) of us agree lockdown was a good opportunity to make better decisions for the environment and we should commit to living life differently.

Still, if we’re all going to take a post-pandemic pledge to reduce our environmental impact, we also need to be able to afford our weekly shop, so here are a few tips to go organic on a budget...

Shop own brand – many supermarkets produce their own organic ranges, such as Sainsbury’s SO.

Organic store cupboard essentials are often the same price as regular products – look out for the Soil Association logo and help small farms into the bargain.

Make small changes – homegrown dairy produce from happy cows is a good place to start when switching to organic.

Buy seasonal – nobody needs asparagus from Peru in December.

Try a weekly veggie box – find a local farm at soilassociation.org to help local jobs and reduce plastic.

I used to have a veggie box but as my fussy daughter would only eat the potatoes and carrots, much of it went to waste – there is, in fact, only so much curly kale one person can eat.

But I’m going to do my bit to put nature first and sign up for a new box. Oh kale, how I’ve missed you…