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The slightly less good news is that, while this local shopping and home growing is all very admirable, healthy and fun, we have to keep it real: shopping once a week in a big supermarket is just the easiest way for many people. End of story. When I stopped work to look after my kids at home I could shop locally every day and I even managed to tend the crappy vegetable patch we had – it was something for us to do for goodness’ sake! But now that my kids are all at school and I’m at work almost full time, shopping isn’t an option most days of the week. And for those who work more than me it’s nigh on impossible at any time other than the weekend. Quite apart from anything else, the big shops are actually open at a time people can get to them – local ones often shut at 5 p.m. or even earlier.

So what’s to do?