Dorset Food and Drink The Guide 2017 The Guide 2017 | Page 7

Top tips for responsible shopping
A
ll ll of
of our
our food
food ultimately
ultimately comes
comes from
from the
the land
land or
or sea
sea so
so how
how it’s
it’s farmed,
farmed,
manufactured
manufactured or
or caught
caught can
can have
have an
an impact.
impact. In
In our
our shopping
shopping we
we can
can
choose
choose healthy,
healthy, environmentally-friendly
environmentally-friendly food
food and
and drink
drink which
which benefits
benefits the
the
local
local economy.
economy.
n
n Look
Look out
out for
for the
the Dorset
Dorset Food
Food &
& Drink
Drink logo
logo to
to support
support local
local
business.
business.
n
n Cook
Cook from
from scratch
scratch so
so you
you know
know what
what goes
goes into
into your
your meals.
meals.
n
n Buy
Buy from
from independent
independent shops:
shops: they
they contribute
contribute more
more to
to the
the local
local
economy
economy and
and care
care more
more about
about provenance
provenance than
than supermarkets.
supermarkets.
n
n Buy
Buy what’s
what’s in
in season
season – – get
get what’s
what’s freshest
freshest throughout
throughout the
the year
year
and
and vary
vary your
your diet
diet to
to match.
match.
n
n Ask
Ask where
where your
your meat
meat and
and dairy
dairy produce
produce comes
comes from
from – – the
the best
best
is
is from
from exclusively
exclusively grass-fed
grass-fed animals,
animals, and
and their
their grazing
grazing helps
helps
manage
manage some
some great
great wildlife
wildlife sites
sites too
too
n
n Choose
Choose fish
fish from
from sustainable
sustainable stocks
stocks – – use
use the
the Marine
Marine
Conservation
Conservation Society’s
Society’s Good
Good Fish
Fish Guide
Guide www.goodfishguide.org
www.goodfishguide.org
n
n Think
Think about
about waste:
waste: buy
buy unpackaged
unpackaged goods
goods or
or those
those in
in
compostable
compostable or
or recyclable
recyclable packaging.
packaging.
We
We Support...
Support...
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businesses
businesses attract
attract
extra
extra customers
customers by
by
offering
offering free
free tap
tap water
water
refills
refills with
with no
no catch.
catch.
Join
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us! Download
Download
the
the ‘Refill
‘Refill Britain’
Britain’ app
app
and
and add
add your
your business
business
today.
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Corporate
Corporate Partners
Partners
Porter
Porter Dodson
Dodson are
are the
the
largest
largest solicitors
solicitors and
and
advisors
advisors in
in Somerset
Somerset
and
and Dorset
Dorset with
with a a
strong
strong history
history of
of
working
working with
with the
the
food
food and
and drink
drink sector.
sector.
They
They work
work with
with us
us to
to
champion
champion the
the region’s
region’s
growers,
growers, producers
producers
and
and supporters.
supporters.
The
The Litter
Litter Free
Free Coast
Coast
and
and Sea
Sea project
project works
works
with
with businesses
businesses and
and
the
the community
community to
to
reduce
reduce marine
marine and
and
beach
beach litter
litter in
in Dorset
Dorset
by
by stopping
stopping it it at
at
source.
source.
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NFU
NFU Mutual
Mutual is
is one
one
of
of the
the UK’s
UK’s leading
leading
insurers
insurers with
with great
great
expertise
expertise in
in protecting
protecting
businesses
businesses in
in the
the
hospitality,
hospitality, food
food
and
and drink
drink and
and retail
retail
sectors.
sectors. This
This expertise
expertise
and
and commitment
commitment to
to
providing
providing local
local service
service
enables
enables NFU
NFU Mutual
Mutual
to
to deliver
deliver tailored
tailored
solutions
solutions to
to Dorset
Dorset
Food
Food &
& Drink
Drink and
and its
its
members.
members.