“If I can be another voice, another option, or if my social media feed can show people what local beautiful products are then that’s good and I know if I’m doing that and other local businesses are doing that, we’re supporting one another in supporting our communities to become more sustainable.”

“It is so much better for the planet to eat locally and seasonally! There is less embodied energy, more nutrients in seasonal produce, it tastes better, and it teaches us to really savour and celebrate things when they are in season, especially things that are only available for a short time.”

“There is no ‘away’, it’s just a larger scale version of throwing my rubbish over my back fence: poisoning my neighbour’s land and lives, and soon to be poisoning mine.”

“The industry is tied to a lot of slave labour, abuse of workers (majorly women), exposure to harmful chemicals causing ill-health and infertility, and a host of other issues.”

“I feel like we live in such a wasteful, consumer driven society, so I am trying to live a simpler life and waste less. Turning waste into useful items rather than throwing them away, that’s important for the planet not just me.”

Child Labour is work that deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity and that is harmful to physical and mental development.