It’s clear that what we put on our plates has a big impact on the environment. Eating more healthfully and more sustainably go hand-in-hand – sustainable eating practices improve our own health while benefiting the health of the planet.
Why eat local, sustainable food?
- Sustainable food tastes better. Because it is local it doesn’t travel as far as conventional produce. This means it is picked closer to its peak ripeness, allowing the flavours to be delicious and intense.
- Sustainable foods are healthier. Produce is grown with fewer and less toxic pesticides and it is unlikely to be genetically modified or irradiated.
- Sustainable meat is raised without antibiotics or hormones and animals are more likely to live in healthier and happier situations and be well treated.
- Sustainable farming is healthier for farmers and workers and produces less waste.
- Sustainable farming supports local economies and local communities.
- Small farms are not as water, fossil fuel and chemical intensive and don’t create manure lagoons.
Key information sources
Sustainable Table
Shopping advice for a sustainable food systemShop Ethical
Get your Ethical pocket guide or the free AppAustralian Sustainable Seafood Guide
Seafood that doesn’t harm our oceans – there’s a handy pocket guide and free AppHungry for Info
Here’s help to navigate the massive environmental and ethical issues that underpin our food systemSupport Meat Free Mondays
Join the global movement – make one day a week meat freeCluckAR – the augmented reality free range egg detector app
The benchmark for free range eggs is 10,000 hens per hectare! Not exactly what we picture when we pay extra for our free-range eggs. So here’s a free app, called CluckAR. Simply point your smartphone camera at a carton in the supermarket to get a clear picture of which eggs are from the happiest hens.
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