Morsels: hyperlocal, more local, chocolate, pizza, water, early baking, sustainability, early asparagus

• When local isn’t enough, go hyperlocal http://hyperlocavore.ning.com/ – in UK http://landshare.net/ in London http://www.capitalgrowth.org/ # 2009/04/09
• More local: UK demand for local and regional food up by 35% to £5bn between 2003 and 2007 http://ow.ly/2qYy #localfood #retail #sales # 2009/04/09
• After Cadbury pledges Fairtrade Dairy Milk in 2009 http://ow.ly/2qXI Mars Galaxy to be Rainforest Alliance certified 2010 http://ow.ly/2qXY # 2009/04/09
• 2 million pizzas a week: Local Foods Research on BBC footage inside a frozen pizza factory – whizzing balls of dough.. # 2009/04/09
• The Economist on why water shortages are a growing problem, but not for the reasons most people think… (via @faonews) # 2009/04/08
• The secret lives of early morning bakers: a peek at everything that goes on before they open for the day more from CakeSpy (via @cakespy) # 2009/04/08
• Scientific American’s top 10 myths about sustainability: the concept behind the cliché (via @robinbrittain RT @PeopleForEarth) # 2009/04/08
• Asparagus spears coming up early on British and Irish allotments (April 10th update: after early allotment sightings, British asparagus already on sale – spotted in Wholefoods Market, Stoke Newington, London) # 2009/04/08

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