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LOCAL FOOD IS MILES BETTER
WITH A LAND AREA THAT SPANS 1,368 SQUARE MILES OF ENGLISH SOIL AND A MINIMUM OF 75 % OF THIS BEING UNDEVELOPED , IT COMES AS NO SURPRISE THAT KENT IS COVERED WITH ORCHARDS , FIELDS AND GARDENS THAT ARE SIMPLY BRIMMING WITH TASTY PRODUCE . SELF-PROCLAIMED LOCAVORE , OLIVIA RICCINI , TELLS ALL …
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In a world that is striving to be more sustainable , green and eco-friendly , never before has ‘ eating local ’ been so important . With a growing population that shows no signs of slowing down , sustainable agriculture and being able to track the supply chain back to the point of origin to evaluate ecological processes are crucial in a world where such practices can so greatly benefit the planet . Lessening the mileage that food travels before it arrives on your plate is also a largely contributing factor when it comes to helping reduce greenhouse gas emissions , as well as contributing towards improving our carbon footprint as a whole . In 2022 , there are plenty of diets and titles that have been given to what and how we eat . From ‘ intermittent fasting ’ to the famed Atkins diet of the 2000s , to today ’ s popular fruitarian and vegan diets , all the way back to traditional ol ’ veggie - our diets and eating rituals have become somewhat personality defining . It is of course important to remember , that the food we eat , does have an overall effect on our health , the way we look and the way we feel - both physically and mentally .
Surfacing its way to the top of this mixture of diet titles is a somewhat newly coined expression that comes hand-in-hand with the need for sustainability and environment-friendly , carbon-reductive actions . That word is : Locavore , which according to Oxford Languages , is defined as ‘ a person whose diet consists only or principally of locally grown or produced food .’ And where , we might ask , is better to be a locavore than the good old Garden of England itself , where we are spoilt for choice , season after season , by the bountiful array of glorious fruit , veggies , fish , meat and other crops all carefully grown and reared by the seasoned farming extraordinaires that call this county home .
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