#SupportingLocal
Written by Stephen Briscoe @ValuedCareSolEarlier this year as always in our household the children where deciding what to give up for
Lent. I must make an admission that I am not the most religious type however Lent has
always been good period to teach the children the values of what they have, take for granted
and to really get them thinking and talking about certain aspects of their own lives.
Every year without fail I get the ‘Daaaaaddddd (always in an elongated way I hasten to add)
what are you giving up?’ and as the saying goes I never ask my kids to ‘do something I am
not prepared to do myself’.
Every year does get harder and harder to find something to do though and this year was no
exception – abstinence on alcohol (I don’t drink that much honest!), give up smoking (I have
never smoked), give up chocolate (I’m no chocoholic), give up TV (never been a Telly
Addict).
So what to do, well we were if you remember this year at the height of the Horse Meat
scandal and during this period via Twitter I had connected with Charlotte Farringdon
(@charliegeorge1) who was the co-founder of the campaign @Local4Lent.
My fairly late update on Local4Lent
Written by Chris Sands @chrissands100
I saw #Local4Lent on Twitter - “Don’t give up chocolate or alcohol for Lent - give up the supermarket”. Genius. So I did.
As one of the founders of a national, free campaign “Totally Locally” I tend to spend most of my money in independent shops. But like everyone with a busy job, I tend to do the late night supermarket “just pop in for a bottle of wine, or jar of coffee………ooh, I could do with one of those, oh I’ve just spent 30 quid, so I don’t need to go to the market tomorrow” thing.
So a challenge like this was right up my street. And I LOVE a challenge. So much so that I decided to try and not just avoid supermarkets, but all chain stores too. To do all my shopping, eating, drinking and anything with small independent shops and businesses.
So how did it go? Pretty well actually. It was a hard shift at first, being of the arty persuasion, so not big on organisation. So there was still a “oh no we’ve run out of….” on an evening, but then I decided to look harder, and try and organise ourselves better.
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Shop local for Lent
Written by Julie Whalley @Realfoodfans
In light of all the food scandals coming to light at the moment I’m sure many people are thinking twice about where to buy their meat.
Meat and fish purchases were the biggest driver for us turning supermarket free last year. We were already drifting back to the butchers we used for high days and holidays more and more and it just seemed sensible to get all our meat from a reliable source all the time. They know our name, we have a chat, he recommends best cuts and the right size joints for a gathering.
So I was encouraged to see the launch on Twitter of an initiative to get others to give up something for Lent – not something most people enjoy like the usual chocolate or wine – but supermarkets.
I’ve always said I appreciate being supermarket free doesn’t work for everyone but if just a little bit of your shopping changes to independents it’s better for you, your community and your children too.
Go #Local4Lent
Written by Jade Beecroft @JournoJadeBWell I've written about a lot of unexpected things over the past few weeks, from horsemeat to loo roll, tartan trollies and romance at farmers' markets, but never did I think my blog would stretch to religion.
I'm not the religious type you see, but it's Sunday - supposedly a day of religious contemplation - so it seems like a fitting time to talk about two ladies who have started a brilliant movement called Local4Lent.
Charlotte and Zana started the initiative through Twitter, and it was through that same medium that the concept grew and grew. It's a simple but brilliant idea - rather than giving up chocolate or crisps for lent, it encourages people to make a more meaningful commitment and pledge to support their local businesses and economies by shopping local for a month instead.
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Buy Local, Eat Local | An Interview With Local4Lent
After an earlier post about eating local food in Kent I was inspired by a local company inspiring people to give up supermarkets and eat ‘Local 4 Lent’
To find out more I interviewed the lovely Charlotte; co-founder of the campaign
What is the main idea behind local4lent?
The core idea is to be supermarket-free for lent. Shop at your local butchers, bakers, greengrocer, fishmonger, farm shop or market. It all started in 2012 so long before the horsemeat scandal but to be honest that just highlights the need to buy less processed food and get locally reared or grown produce.
What was you inspiration behind the idea?
The whole campaign was born through a twitter conversation between myself and the lovely Zana O’Connell. The main focus was giving up supermarkets but also seeing if other things could be incorporated like buying birthday presents from a local crafter or beer from your local brewery. The event we held in Leeds Corn Exchange last year showcased a variety of local food, art and craft businesses. Zana makes jewellery and handmade cards and her mum has a craft business too. My dad is a sculptor and my mum is an artist so I suppose both Zana and I see the importance of shopping locally but also the benefits of buying food locally. You can check out Zana’s blog here and some more great images from the #local4lent event in Leeds here (and below).
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To find out more I interviewed the lovely Charlotte; co-founder of the campaign
What is the main idea behind local4lent?
The core idea is to be supermarket-free for lent. Shop at your local butchers, bakers, greengrocer, fishmonger, farm shop or market. It all started in 2012 so long before the horsemeat scandal but to be honest that just highlights the need to buy less processed food and get locally reared or grown produce.
What was you inspiration behind the idea?
The whole campaign was born through a twitter conversation between myself and the lovely Zana O’Connell. The main focus was giving up supermarkets but also seeing if other things could be incorporated like buying birthday presents from a local crafter or beer from your local brewery. The event we held in Leeds Corn Exchange last year showcased a variety of local food, art and craft businesses. Zana makes jewellery and handmade cards and her mum has a craft business too. My dad is a sculptor and my mum is an artist so I suppose both Zana and I see the importance of shopping locally but also the benefits of buying food locally. You can check out Zana’s blog here and some more great images from the #local4lent event in Leeds here (and below).
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