GWG is launching a new box scheme in the spring of 2011. The new box scheme replaces the existing one. We have been working with local community members
to create a new bag scheme tailored for people who share our commitment to local food.
People are realising the importance of local food, for freshness, taste, the environment, and for the security
of having local food for the future.
We are working together to create the local food systems that we need to help our communities thrive
through the 21st century.
We believe that local food has a huge number of benefits:
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Low Food Miles
- Changing your eating habits can be a significant contribution towards stopping dangerous climate change.
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Food security
- Increasing food security as oil prices rise and it becomes increasingly more expensive to rely on imported food.
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Freshness
- Our food can be picked in the morning and go straight onto your plate that evening!
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The Local Economy
- By spending your money locally with small businesses rather than supermarkets, you are helping a
diverse local economy to thrive and keeping your money circulating in your community.
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Trust
- You can get to know who is growing your food so you can build up trust that they are doing it in a
way you approve of. You can even get involved!
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We are increasing the amount of own crop we are putting in all our veg bags, and aim to
put all own crop in our bags (apart from potatoes, carrots and onions which we can
buy easily from local farms from June to October).
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When we can't supply
own crop, we will look to farms in Lancashire and Yorkshire first to fill our bags,
and only then to the UK market.
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All bought in vegetables will be from certified
organic farms from the UK, with the exception of the 'hungry gap' period in May/June
when we may struggle supply good quality UK carrots, potatoes, and onions, and may
have to look to Europe.
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We will put as much as possible UK fruit in
the fruit bags, and we will never buy fruit from outside Europe
unless it is fairly traded.
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As with the veg there is a guarantee that none of the produce
we supply has been airfreighted.
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We ask you to pay up front or on a standing order for a minimum period of a month.
This means we have to spend less time on administration, and more time on what you
want us to do - growing you fabulous vegetables!
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Be prepared to be adventurous with your cooking as we supply you with the best
vegetables this country has to offer. We will help you with this by supplying recipes!
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Join our Supporters group for a minimum donation of £10. This will allow us to
engage with you and make sure we are supplying you with what you want!