EL Magazine JUL-AUG 2019 PAGETURNER
Are you looking for a trusted source of all things local to Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford, Wolverton and surrounds? Look no further as you have found Essentially Local magazine, which loved, kept and used by local readers. It's delivered through the doors of over 12,500 homes and businesses from Towcester to Milton Keynes and copies can be picked up from various places around the area. Take time to go through the comprehensive directory of local businesses and become one of the growing numbers of people who keep their business Essentially Local. Read the useful and interesting information and find out about places to go to. This magazine offers small to medium-sized businesses cost-effective advertising options to ensure they stand out from the crowd. Join the community and keep your business essentially local.
Are you looking for a trusted source of all things local to Milton Keynes, Stony Stratford, Wolverton and surrounds? Look no further as you have found Essentially Local magazine, which loved, kept and used by local readers. It's delivered through the doors of over 12,500 homes and businesses from Towcester to Milton Keynes and copies can be picked up from various places around the area. Take time to go through the comprehensive directory of local businesses and become one of the growing numbers of people who keep their business Essentially Local. Read the useful and interesting information and find out about places to go to. This magazine offers small to medium-sized businesses cost-effective advertising options to ensure they stand out from the crowd. Join the community and keep your business essentially local.
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Local Shopping goes Miles Further<br />
Is organic better than non-organic? Little has changed with regards<br />
to the arguments about nutritional quality and risks from pesticides<br />
and fertilisers. Organic is often considered more sustainable as fewer<br />
chemicals are used and there’s a lower risk of leeching. Yields, however,<br />
are considerably less for a similar field. Which way should the average<br />
consumer go?<br />
ORGANIC VERSUS GOING LOCAL<br />
The weather, the soil and processing<br />
systems may have a greater influence on the<br />
nutritional quality of food and vegetables<br />
than whether they are organic or not. More<br />
importantly, most people don’t eat enough<br />
fruit or veg.<br />
TOP TIP<br />
We waste 1.9 million<br />
tonnes of food every<br />
year in the UK. Reduce<br />
waste, use MK<br />
Community Fridge!<br />
According to The Grocer in 2017 the UK<br />
only produced 23% of the fruit and veg<br />
we ate, yet 67% of us would prefer to buy<br />
British or locally. While you may not be<br />
able to distinguish the origins of most veg,<br />
there is a difference between a summer<br />
ripened tomato and an out of season winter<br />
one! Shockingly, the majority of people<br />
don’t know the seasonal months of most<br />
vegetables.<br />
Buying local produce means we reduce<br />
environmental damage from<br />
airmiles and more income is<br />
generated for the area. It is also<br />
more likely to be seasonal so<br />
shop local, buy organic if you<br />
can, but eat those fruit and<br />
vegetables!<br />
TOP TIP<br />
Try organic - start by<br />
adding 1-2 items into<br />
your basket and make<br />
sure they are in your<br />
weekly food plan<br />
HIDDEN GEM<br />
Every July and August, the English Cherry Company picks<br />
delicious sweet, red cherries from their 2,000 cherry trees.<br />
Cherries have some incredible health benefits as well as<br />
tasting delicious. Buy these juicy cherries from the farm shop,<br />
roadside stalls, and local farm shops. Keeping fruit in season.<br />
English Cherry<br />
01908 587070 or 07884 008860<br />
englishcherry.co.uk<br />
Salford Road, Aspley Guise MK17 8HY<br />
english.cherry.co.uk<br />
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