Grocery shopping is part of our daily routine and it is our responsibility to make the right choices in terms of quality-price ratio, even though quality itself is not certified all the times. How can we extricate ourselves among the wide range of proposals offered by our supermarkets and markets? Beside the varieties of tastes, the consumption of biological food plays an important role in the protection of our health. Not to mention the fact that selecting bio products means consuming food and products raised with no artificial food additives, synthetic pesticides, fertilisers, antibiotics, growth hormones and GMOs.
With the expression “0 miles food” we refer to those short food and beverage supply chains produced and sold in a defined geographic area. These are in fact seasonal and fresh products that go straight “from crop to table”, a way to ensure their nutritional properties and natural qualities. An additional value is provided by the seasonality of a product. It is not a coincidence if nature puts at our disposal artichokes and asparagus during the change of seasons, and cabbages and cauliflower, rich in C vitamins and organic sulphur compounds that stimulates thermogenesis, sprout in winter, whereas tomatoes, peppers (rich in carotenes), cucumbers, courgettes, watermelons (water providers) come to rescue during summer.
Our body grows and evolves in strict relation to the environment and it is trivial to underline how seasonal food provide us with what we need exactly when we need it! Give priority to fruits and vegetables by picking up seasonal products, possibly choosing the 0 KM ones. If you wish to purchase “out of season” products, the suggestion is to choose frozen products rather than those imported. Try to alternate every vegetables and fruits to make the most of the qualities they incorporate and make sure they do not present any visible signs of deterioration (moulds, swelling, blackened parts or bruises). Furthermore zero-miles products reward the several local producers which our country is rich with, who respect the ethic code in growing their produce, although they are not able to bear the costs of a biological certification.
Our commitment is to safeguard our traditional, sustainable and high-quality food. Hence the prominence of protecting the agri-food and the cultural biodiversity which assumes a significant role. Our mission is to preserve the uniqueness of our local food, the traditional culture and the wisdom of our community, so that they can play a pivotal role in protecting the ecosystems and promoting a sustainable production.
With the expression “0 miles food” we refer to those short food and beverage supply chains produced and sold in a defined geographic area. These are in fact seasonal and fresh products that go straight “from crop to table”, a way to ensure their nutritional properties and natural qualities. An additional value is provided by the seasonality of a product. It is not a coincidence if nature puts at our disposal artichokes and asparagus during the change of seasons, and cabbages and cauliflower, rich in C vitamins and organic sulphur compounds that stimulates thermogenesis, sprout in winter, whereas tomatoes, peppers (rich in carotenes), cucumbers, courgettes, watermelons (water providers) come to rescue during summer.
Our body grows and evolves in strict relation to the environment and it is trivial to underline how seasonal food provide us with what we need exactly when we need it! Give priority to fruits and vegetables by picking up seasonal products, possibly choosing the 0 KM ones. If you wish to purchase “out of season” products, the suggestion is to choose frozen products rather than those imported. Try to alternate every vegetables and fruits to make the most of the qualities they incorporate and make sure they do not present any visible signs of deterioration (moulds, swelling, blackened parts or bruises). Furthermore zero-miles products reward the several local producers which our country is rich with, who respect the ethic code in growing their produce, although they are not able to bear the costs of a biological certification.
Our commitment is to safeguard our traditional, sustainable and high-quality food. Hence the prominence of protecting the agri-food and the cultural biodiversity which assumes a significant role. Our mission is to preserve the uniqueness of our local food, the traditional culture and the wisdom of our community, so that they can play a pivotal role in protecting the ecosystems and promoting a sustainable production.
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