Food is important. People need a continuous supply of food to continue living. For best health the food needs to be of sufficient variety and quality and not contain injurious ingredients.

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Some questions for you

Can you cook a variety of palatable meals from simple raw ingredients?

If you eat meat do you know where the animals you eat were reared and under what conditions?

How much of the food you eat has been grown by you or somebody who knows you?

How many months or weeks supply of food do you keep in your house in case of emergency?

How often do you eat with friends in one of your homes?

How often do you prepare a meal jointly with others?

How many local farmers do you know?

How many times have you worked on a farm?

Have you ever kept chickens?

Can you grow a carrot?

Can you milk a cow?

Have you ever made cider out of apples?

Have you got your own stock of vegetable seeds?

May 2012