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Mick Bates |
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Press Releases 2006 |
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Today Montgomeryshire farmer and Welsh Liberal Democrat Environment spokesperson Mick Bates challenged First Minister Rhodri Morgan to help reduce food miles. Commenting Mick said: “I am so glad that Rhodri Morgan is finally supporting the goals of the Sustainable Supermarkets Forum. The Forum, sponsored by the Wales Consumer Council, encourages supermarkets to sell local produce. “I think we must promote local food proofing at supermarkets. It will consist of stores showing how much local food has been purchased on receipts. Local food proofing will encourage supermarkets to compete with one another to see who is selling the most local food, thus reducing food miles and helping the environment. Mick added: “Local food proofing will also show shoppers just how much support they are giving our Welsh farmers and food producers. If they see a receipt that says that only 20% of their purchases were locally procured they will surely want to improve that percentage. “Local food is fresher, healthier and of a finer quality. Let’s help our environment and support our farmers by buying local products!”
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