The eco guide to grocery swaps

Replace food items you buy with greener ones. What could be simpler?The eco swap is the most bite-sized of all sustainable lifestyle actions. You simply replace items in your diet with those that have less impact, in terms of CO2 emissions, land use and change of land use – normally deforestation, and, critically, lower water consumption.The Soil Association recommends carefully pinpointed swaps this month (it’s national awareness month for organic produce this September). If 24 mill