Vegan Joe Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/02/090202113553.htm ScienceDaily (Feb. 5, 2009) — Shopping locally may not be as good for the environment as having food delivered, according to new research by the University of Exeter (UK). Published in the journal Food Policy, the study shows that, on average, lower carbon emissions result from delivering a vegetable box than making a trip to a local farm shop.The researchers compared trips to a local farm shop with deliveries made by companies that distribute organic vegetable boxes to their customers. They study also took into account the carbon emissions produced by cold storage, packing and the transportation of goods to a regional 'hub'. By bringing this data together, the researchers were able to calculate the total carbon emission. The study found that if the average car journey made to a farm shop is a round-trip of more than 6.7km, then home delivery was a better option even if the competing farm shop used no lighting, heating or chilling. While a delivery van will travel up to 360km to deliver an organic vegetable box, this trip will cover a large number of ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Interesting. Good find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strawberryriddick Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 Great way to incorporate the environment and business. Or we can just bike there, weather permitting Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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