Ekopedia:Tips/Archive 2010

September 2010

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October 2010

Eating seasonal fruits and vegetables means eating local products.

Consuming local products is a key aspect of sustainability. Sustainable development implies 3 basic notions :

• The environment : less transports (food miles), so less pollution ; less chemicals for the transportation of the products that are grown in the soil and not in greenhouses, so less energy.
• Social relations : develop a tight link between producer and consumer.
• Economy : develop the local economy and the local markets where producers can sell their seasonal products.

Thus some people think we can get all we need from a nutritional point of view with the products near at hand. Our needs vary according to the season and the local seasonal products that are available at every season answer our nutrition needs.

(see opting for organic seasonal local food)

November 2010

Winter is nearing! cotton and wool will keep us warm!

Organic cotton is cotton that is grown without insecticide or pesticide. Cotton is the most pesticide-dependent crop in the world, accounting for 25% of the world's pesticides. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), 20,000 deaths occur each year from pesticide poisoning in developing countries, many of these from cotton farming...

December 2010

Merry green Xmas!

Time for your Xmas preparations!

Remember Plastic Xmas trees generate pollution (manufacture and transport). They can nonetheless be a good idea provided you keep it for several years. Natural trees can be kept in pots or in the garden and be decorated. Even houseplants can do and be decorated as a Xmas tree.

Read more about green gifts and decorations...