Coventry Organically Grown Supplies (COGS) will sell locally produced, organic produce in Coventry Market, CV1 3HT. Cogs are the small parts that make large machines work. They all contribute to the overall function. In the same way, COGS is a … Continue reading →
A Community Fridge is a fridge where people can deposit and collect unwanted food. In Coventry, Queens Road Baptist Church has a Community Fridge and Larder. Another example was installed in Brixton in 2017. Known as the People’s Fridge, it cost … Continue reading →
OLIO is a free app that runs on Android and Apple devices that lets you connect with your neighbours and local shops so that surplus food, and other household items can be shared with each other, not thrown away. Everything … Continue reading →
Five Acre Community Farm, situated in Ryton Gardens, Wolston Lane, Ryton-on-Dunsmore, CV8 3LG, is certified organic by the Soil Association and is a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Scheme. Five Acres was founded in 2011 by Transition Coventry and operates on … Continue reading →
Food systems contribute 19%–29% of global anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions according to a report by Sonja Vermeulen and others in 2012, although there is huge inherent uncertainty in these estimates. The major impacts come from farming/agriculture and land-use change … Continue reading →
Food waste is a huge problem in our society. It has been estimated that a third of all food is wasted worldwide, and food waste account for approximately 3.3 billion tons emitted greenhouse gasses. The waste has an enormous impact on … Continue reading →
Meat costs a lot of energy to produce. In addition and cattle produce the greenhouse gas methane. Generally, poultry and fish are less harmful to the environment. Also some meats are high in saturated fat, which can raise blood cholesterol levels … Continue reading →