Food Miles - Still on the Road to Ruin?

Five years on from the initial report into the impact of food miles, this update assesses how the debate has moved on. It includes: updated statistics and analysis of the effects of pollution, packaging, processing; biodiversity and nutrition; a review of local alternatives and recommendations for action.

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See also the original 1994 Food Miles report, republished by Sustain in 2011 with a new foreword by Vicki Hird of Friends of the Earth and Jeanette Longfield of Sustain, who both contributed to the original report

Report contents

Introduction

Why run a Food Miles Campaign?

Some Food Miles facts

Misery miles

Is our food still travelling further?

The effect of more Food Miles

Transport pollution
More packaging
More processing
Biodiversity loss
Agro-chemical use
Nutritional implications
Implications for producers
The implications for developing countries

Campaign update and the industry and government response

Checking out the supermarkets
Local alternatives
Direct retailing
Regional focus groups
Growing your own

Recommendations for action

Action by individuals
Action by farmers and growers
Action by food retailers and processors
Action by local authorities
Action by national governments

Contact List

Box schemes and farmers’ markets
Seeds and advice on growing your own fruit and vegetables
Transport campaigns
Fair Trade and developing country initiatives
Farm shops
Major retailers
Regional promotions

References

Food Miles - Still on the Road to Ruin?
1999 | 134Kb

01/01/1999
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Food Miles - Still on the Road to Ruin?
1999 | 134 Kb