Food Price Rises - one reason to grow fruit and vegetables if you can and thoughts on helping those that cannot.

There are simple things you can start to grow in the spring even if you only have containers, such as salad leaves,carrots etc.

Ideas for the future -

With the prediction that food prices will rise and the fact that they have already increased, connect t to that the fact that so much of the food that is purchased goes to landfill and what equations can you come up with?

• We need to change the way we shop for food! 
• Those who can afford to need to factor in that less might be more and eating something that is tasty and worthwhile, is better than a plate heaped with tasteless fast food or ready meals.

Help now saves health problems later.

• Maybe schools in areas that are known to be ones where parents are struggling to feed their families a healthy diet should have reduced cost fruit and vegetables on sale to parents.
• Connected to the above - breakfast clubs for kids who need them - provide porridge, muesli, yogurts and fruit.

Investing in the health off future generations cannot be seen as wasteful.

Why not start more after school gardening clubs that teach children how fruit and vegetables are grown and what freshly picked food tastes like.