Supporting Northern Ireland’s farming families and buying home-grown produce such as vegetables, helps to reduce food’s carbon footprint, Adrian McGowan, vegetable chair with the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said.
“Many vegetables you see on the shop shelf have travelled lengthy distances, in some cases flown thousands of miles, whereas local produce is grown here on our home turf.”
The union is promoting the benefits of eating local produce through the assurance that the food has be grown in the best conditions and to the highest standard.
“Home-grown vegetables are notorious for their flavoursome taste, they are fresher when they arrive in store because they have not travelled far.
“Local vegetable growers in Northern Ireland help to ensure continuous availability and prevent sudden shortages” said McGowan.
Retailers
Lidl has moved to help consumers know more about locally-grown produce, introducing labelling to promote local vegetables. The UFU vegetable chair believes: “Highlighting local produce in store makes such a difference, it’s a simple yet informative approach that will encourage consumers to choose local produce.
“By doing so they will be supporting their neighbouring farming families, supplying their own families with nutritious, trustworthy produce and helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a win-win.”
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Supporting Northern Ireland’s farming families and buying home-grown produce such as vegetables, helps to reduce food’s carbon footprint, Adrian McGowan, vegetable chair with the Ulster Farmers’ Union (UFU) has said.
“Many vegetables you see on the shop shelf have travelled lengthy distances, in some cases flown thousands of miles, whereas local produce is grown here on our home turf.”
The union is promoting the benefits of eating local produce through the assurance that the food has be grown in the best conditions and to the highest standard.
“Home-grown vegetables are notorious for their flavoursome taste, they are fresher when they arrive in store because they have not travelled far.
“Local vegetable growers in Northern Ireland help to ensure continuous availability and prevent sudden shortages” said McGowan.
Retailers
Lidl has moved to help consumers know more about locally-grown produce, introducing labelling to promote local vegetables. The UFU vegetable chair believes: “Highlighting local produce in store makes such a difference, it’s a simple yet informative approach that will encourage consumers to choose local produce.
“By doing so they will be supporting their neighbouring farming families, supplying their own families with nutritious, trustworthy produce and helping to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It’s a win-win.”
Read more
Farmers fight back on climate change report
Watch: vegetable growers turn on the irrigation systems
‘Agriculture is blind spot to the Westminster bubble’
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