Dear friend,

“When Gordon Brown says that all of us have to take some responsibility for combating climate change, why is he frightened about talking about food?”

Nearly 20% of the UK's overall greenhouse gas emissions come from farming and food. Of the greenhouse gas emissions we are personally responsible for as consumers, 30% are caused by the food we buy and eat. True, farming and food is a bit more complicated than light bulbs, but we know enough to give people pretty simple, straightforward advice. Climate-friendly food is wherever possible seasonal, organic, locally sourced, unprocessed wholefood, in a diet with less but better quality meat and dairy products (and Marine Stewardship Council certified or organic fish).

If you would like to help you can feed Gordon an organic breakfast:

We're asking people who want help to ask Gordon Brown 'to Wake Up!' to the benefits of organic food and farming, by feeding him an organic breakfast.

Open this link to play and email it on to your friends and colleagues.

http://www.soilassociation.org/wakeupgordon



The Soil Association will use the final tally of breakfasts fed to Gordon to put pressure on the Government to get behind organic.