The Green Granny does Four-a-Week

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/goodideas: Oxfam's "Green Granny" is back with new tips and ideas for living better and saving money. This video introduces the idea of 4-a-week which involves buying more fairtrade, wasting less, buying less meat products and buying more from developing countries.

GET INVOLVED
Worried about climate change? Confused about how your weekly supermarket shop impacts upon the environment? You need a personal shopper. No we're not talking about Gok Wan. We've launched our 4-a-week personal shopper guide. Stick it in your handbag, your manbag, we don't mind. Just make sure it's to hand next time you go shopping. Believe it or not, the small changes you make at the till, can have a real impact on climate change. So here's our 4-a-week, shelf-aware shopping list...

BUY ONE MORE FAIRTRADE PRODUCT
Flowers, Hot Chocolate, Cotton, Teas, Honey, Biscuits, Beer, Wine, that's a list as long as your arm. Fairtrade isnt just about coffee and bananas these days. By buying a Fairtrade product you're guaranteeing producers a good price and working conditions. Don't forget Fairtrade Fortnight, it launches this Sunday and runs until the 8th March. To see how you can get involved with this years campaign go to www.fairtrade.org.uk
THROW ONE LESS THING AWAY
Don't B.O.G.O.F, yes you heard us right. Did you know that as a nation we throw away over 20million tonnes of good food a year. Next time you go shopping, think before you buy. Are you really going to eat all that? Leftovers from last nights dinner? Try some of these recipes from lovefoodhatewaste.com

BUY ONE MORE THING FROM A DEVELOPING COUNTRY
We know what you're thinking, what about all those air miles? But, buying something with the lowest environmental impact doesn't necessarily mean buying local - emissions from transporting food make only around 12 percent of the total.. The people who are being hit hardest by climate change are also the people who depend on us most. Over 1.5 million poor farmers in Africa depend on the UK market to earn a living. So check the label next time you're buying things like rice or beans.

BUY ONE LESS MEAT OR DIARY PRODUCT
Here's a trivia question for you, What generates more harmful emissions? Is it A) Cows or B) All the transport on the entire planet? Shock, horror. The answer is actually A. Those cows are gassy beings, emitting large amounts of methane, which is 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide. We're not asking you to give up steaks completely, just try switching to something else once a week. You could start by ditching the beef lasagne and opting for a veggie one.



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[mixmatosis]

Go green granny!

[xgorecatx]

Barbara, you are the BEST!!! :D

xoxo

[GDIXPROSCOPERZZ]

FIT!

[finehomemadewine]

@tomfulery1 Scraps are great for compost !-)

[atheist12345]

have a vegan day :)

[tomfulery1]

if you don't peel the potato you get twice the nutrition and fibre and no scraps.

[sleighful]

Support developing countries? Ethiopia? Oh and meat will destroy the world we all know that. I'll eat your steak. Green Granny go move to a developing country or Ethiopia if its SO important to support them. Don't like it there? Don't want to give away your money to strangers in Africa? Then I'd advise you to make and support the one you live in to make it the best it can be.

[dowling1981]

What you haven't seen could fill a warehouse, ken?

[helenbarret]

I've never seen anybody peel celery before!

[MotivActionGroup]

Thanks, good advice. even the little things make a difference

[tinanerica]

so um yea shes right but who acctaully does that

[jackbri]

yea sure.... green granny and she has a light on in the daylight 0:25