Latest Eco Tip – Seasonal Produce

One of St. Christopher’s pledges is to be an eco-church and we are participating in the A-Rocha Eco-Church Award scheme. This scheme suggests eco-initiatives, in a variety of areas, that church communities could introduce. ‘Success’ is measured by an award of bronze, silver, and ultimately gold status.

One initiative is to offer ‘eco-tips’ to our church community. We have researched the internet, put together a number of ideas, and hope you will find some of them to be thought-provoking, and useful!

Eco tips – Shopping

For this series of eco tips we will be shopping and the ways that we can practically cut down on our carbon footprint by reducing our consumption, reusing what we have, and recycling what we can’t reuse.

ECO TIP – Seasonal Produce

Buying seasonal products makes a huge difference.  I know we want all sorts of fruit and vegetables even when they are out of season, but when you add up the cost of transporting them from abroad, it costs such a lot in airmiles, or sea transport, that it doesn’t make any sense.  Avocados, for instance mostly come hot countries such as Kenya.  But it does make a lot  of sense to buy  only what is grown locally now. That was how our grandparents shopped and we would do well to follow their example.  We might need to learn to be patient and to wait until something exotic is ready!