The festive meal is an opportunity to share your ethical shopping discoveries with your family. How about a free-range turkey with fresh vegetables from your local farmers market? Perhaps with beer from your favourite microbrewery, or a local organic wine.

FOOD	13 things you can do:
	1. eat less meat 2. choose free-range 3. seeks out sustainable seafood 4. look for organic produce	5. choose fairtrade 6. avoid the big two 7. buy local 8. avoid companies with a negative track-record	9. go GE free 10. go palm oil free 11. minimise packaging 12. choose local alcohol 13. slow down

'With every meal, we have the opportunity to support a different food production system – one based on producing vibrant, healthy food with the well-being of people, animals and the land at heart.’ from Beyond the Supermarket, the Guide 2012