Food+sustainability

This page introduces you to some of the issues surrounding the sustainability of our food products. You can use this information to evaluate existing products and to help develop and evaluate your own food products.

Here's a simple checklist you can use to assess how sustainable your food product is. If you can answer yes to these questions, your food product has a good sustainability rating:


 * //Is the food free from additives? Check [|here]//**
 * //Is the food free from unnecessary processing?//**
 * //Have animal products been produced humanely?//**
 * //Are the ingredients sourced locally?//**
 * //Have animals been fed healthily?//**
 * //Is the food free from from irradiation treatment? Click [|here]//**
 * //Does the food use minimal energy/fuel in its production?//**
 * //Have organic ingredients been used? Click [|here]//**
 * //Have livestock animals been 'pasture raised'?//**
 * //Are fish ingredients form a sustainable source? Check [|here]//**
 * //Are the ingredients pesticide free? Click [|here]//**
 * //Do the ingredients and product use minimal packaging?//**
 * //Is the packaging recyclable and labeled appropriately? Check [|here]//**
 * //Are the ingredients used in season locally? Check [|here]//**
 * //Do the ingredients have low 'Food Miles'? Check [|here]//**


 * It will be very difficult to answer all of these questions but you should at least try to address each issue as well as you can. Even if you can only meet a few of these criteria, you are making a important step in the right direction.**

[|Sustainable table] A good introduction to the various issues surrounding food production which explains in more detail the issues above. Food Miles. Find out more [|here]... [|Packaging Design by Johnathan Sands] - a useful guide that explains some of the issues around the sustainability of food packaging.