Environment Secretary says ‘Grow Your Own to Save Money & the Planet’and now Penney Poyzer shows you how on ooffoo.com
During the week where Environment Secretary Hilary Benn publicly encouraged people to grow their own fruit and vegetables in order to cut waste and save money, multiple award-winning eco retailer Natural Collection’s new online eco community site ooffoo.com published a live call-in (including a PDF summary sheet) with Penney Poyzer, celebrated green queen looking at how to kick-start growing your own vegetables in the New Year to save money and reduce waste.
Growing your own is fun!
Penney Poyzer’s live webcast of practical tips and encouragement for making 2009 the year you save money and eat more healthily by growing your own fruit and veg reflects on Mr Benn’s comment that “there is a tremendous satisfaction in growing your own food and it is cheaper and better for your health”.
With over 5 million spuds being thrown away every day in the UK (source: WRAP) that’s a lot of money and a lot of waste…planting seed potatoes this winter will provide pesticide-free delicious spuds in your own back garden or window box, as and when you need them, saving money and landfill!
Other food related articles on ooffoo.com at the moment include:
Brussels Sprouts rule!
The challenge to find the best Brussels sprouts recipe! Yes, Britain’s most hated vegetable comes into its own thanks to ooffoo’s wild “mystery sprouts” competition. Try stir frying them, sautéing in garlic or even trying them raw in a salad (don’t be put off – take it from us, the less you cook them, the fewer the post-prandial windypops!)
Fantastic compassionate recipes
There’s really no need to get up at 3am to squeeze the turkey into the oven – our brilliant recipes section is bursting with flavourful top class veg-friendly inspiration from canapés to desserts – including pink mash, coconut canapés and pumpkin pie. Feast without cruelty and dine like a king!
How to save money and help the planet with Love Food Hate Waste
Mrs Green points to a better way: “According to WRAP (a Government funded organisation that encourages recycling and home composting), we throw away up a third of the food we buy each week, which amounts to a staggering 6.7 million tonnes of food each year.
While millions of people starve worldwide, our wasteful western lifestyle is contributing to obesity and climate change. A more holistic approach is to buy and use only what we need.”
13 tips to avoid wasting food Penney Poyzer offers up 13 fantastic tips on avoiding food waste including: Don’t prepare more than one meal, plan a menu for the week and stick to it, make a shopping list and loads more smart ways to save money, cut waste and eat better.
Ooffoo is an online eco community offering a completely free online selling, monitoring, blogging and swapping service. With no listing fees or commissions ooffoo can really help people beat the credit crunch whilst encouraging swapping and recycling as an alternative to spending money and buying new.
And, in case you were wondering – 00ff00 is the html code for the colour green and signifies that ooffoo is THE place on the web where people can come together to tint anything and everything green!
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