{"id":3018,"date":"2011-10-18T08:42:02","date_gmt":"2011-10-17T21:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/?p=3018"},"modified":"2011-10-18T10:44:02","modified_gmt":"2011-10-17T23:44:02","slug":"blogging-about-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wordconstructions.com.au\/blog\/2011\/10\/blogging-about-food\/","title":{"rendered":"Blogging about FOOD…"},"content":{"rendered":"

I like to make a difference, to contribute to my community and the world. So I like to DO things when I can, and joining Blog Action Day<\/a> each year is a small action that I aim for. \"I<\/a><\/p>\n

Blog action day is about many people discussing a topic at the same time to get greater awareness – for example, posting about ‘green’ business practices in 2009<\/a> was part of making people think about climate change.<\/p>\n

This year’s theme is food<\/a> which doesn’t seem quite as relevant to a business and communications blog – but I see that as challenge rather than a reason to not blog! Yes, I am doing this two days late but I adding my voice to food blogging day.<\/p>\n

What about you – could you find some relevant content to blog about food?<\/p>\n

Home-grown food<\/strong><\/p>\n

The flavour and pleasure of fresh fruit and vegetables is always superior to store-bought equivalents – the apples off the tree in my yard last summer were delicious and I even enjoyed then stewed (I normally avoid cooked apples).<\/p>\n

But there are more benefits than just yummier food when you grow fruit and vegetables at home:<\/p>\n

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  1. I know the food is free of additional chemicals<\/li>\n
  2. the food is high in nutrients because it is fresh and grown with natural fertilisers<\/li>\n
  3. it is lovely to look out my window and see the crops<\/li>\n
  4. fruit trees shade my office windows in summer but let the winter sun through – making my office a comfortable temperature naturally<\/li>\n
  5. the occasional care for the garden gets me outside in the fresh air, moving and getting in touch with nature – all of which is good for my mental and physical health<\/li>\n
  6. home-grown is cheaper, and with prices sky rocketing this year, that is a growing benefit<\/li>\n
  7. it reduces my family’s food miles which is excellent for the planet<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Paul Hassing recently posted how changing food habits can also be good for business<\/a> (namely it reduces his stress so he can work more effectively) and I would agree with that.<\/p>\n

    I also see another business lesson from home-grown food.<\/p>\n

    Home-grown food tastes great, is more interesting and has a number of advantages. So is original business material.<\/p>\n

    Do you prefer to read an article or web page that is the same (or practically the same) as 100 others or an original piece that gives you new information or a new perception<\/a>?<\/p>\n

    Are you more attracted to a tailored website or one that is based on a template you’ve seen 20 times already today?<\/p>\n

    Letters and emails addressed to you by name and include something personal<\/a> are much more effective than a standard letter addressed to “Dear sirs”.<\/p>\n

    A landscape designer who uses the same layout regardless of block shape and aspect won’t be as successful as one who designs a unique garden every time.<\/p>\n

    The chef staying to the same old recipes and copying other’s presentation will never be a master chef.<\/p>\n

    And so on. The point is to use home-grown ideas and skills rather than going for the mass-produced, lack-of-variety style – the results are more interesting, flavoursome and fulfilling.<\/p>\n

    What do you think – are home-grown food and home-grown business behaviours more appealing and rewarding?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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