WORLD FOOD DAY – IT’S TIME TO REALIZE THAT REAL FOOD DOESN’T GROW ON STORE SHELVES!
On October 16th, we celebrate World Food Day. Food is a basic need for all people around the world, but unfortunately, more than a billion people are still hungry in the world. I believe that we all agree on one thing – every person on this planet deserves to have food every day. Too few of us realize that food doesn’t grow on store shelves, but rather has to be produced by the hardworking hands of farmers. Too few of us realize that every third spoonful of food depends on bees and other pollinators, too few of us realize that REAL food is the foundation of human health.
Unfortunately, in recent years, a huge amount of counterfeit and low-quality food has appeared on the market, which is often even harmful to people’s health. At the same time, this causes unfair competition to the entire agricultural sector. It is simply impossible to compete with the prices of real local food, produced in accordance with European standards.
Agriculture and beekeeping are the basis for a sustainable lifestyle. We all know that one of the key pollutants of our environment is transport. By buying local food, from local farmers and beekeepers, we will reduce long transport routes.
In Europe, it is essential to be aware that real food grows in local fields with the help of the hardworking hands of local farmers and beekeepers.
Even our grandmothers knew that the best is HOMEMADE, which today we also call LOCAL. Let HOMEMADE – LOCAL be on our tables as often as possible!
Boštjan Noč
President of the EBA