posted by Margaret, SA
I notice fruit and veg swaps are popping up all over the place. I think they're wonderful, but so far there are none near me, and I've not yet managed to find time to start one myself. In the meantime, I figure that, as long as someone eats our spare produce rather than them buying the equivalent commercially-grown food (thus avoiding food miles, packaging, etc.), our spare produce is saving carbon emissions regardless of who eats it!
We just give away anything spare to whoever we happen to see - most visitors get something to take home, and my daughter's sports coaches and other athletes' parents get a share too simply because I can give it to them without anyone making a special trip. In fact, I think I might have "sown a seed". One person I give spare produce to used to say, "Why grow tomatoes? Just when they are ready to pick, there is a glut and they are cheap to buy anyway". After a couple of years of eating our tasty home-grown produce, the other day he confessed somewhat sheepishly that he is now growing some vegies himself.
I notice fruit and veg swaps are popping up all over the place. I think they're wonderful, but so far there are none near me, and I've not yet managed to find time to start one myself. In the meantime, I figure that, as long as someone eats our spare produce rather than them buying the equivalent commercially-grown food (thus avoiding food miles, packaging, etc.), our spare produce is saving carbon emissions regardless of who eats it!
We just give away anything spare to whoever we happen to see - most visitors get something to take home, and my daughter's sports coaches and other athletes' parents get a share too simply because I can give it to them without anyone making a special trip. In fact, I think I might have "sown a seed". One person I give spare produce to used to say, "Why grow tomatoes? Just when they are ready to pick, there is a glut and they are cheap to buy anyway". After a couple of years of eating our tasty home-grown produce, the other day he confessed somewhat sheepishly that he is now growing some vegies himself.
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