What stands out is how quickly ordinary people adapted, often faster than the companies and offices that serve them.

Every family has its own version, and every version is correct in its own kitchen.

The numbers

Behind the headline is a lot of quiet, repetitive work by people who rarely get credit for it.

Cooking times vary with your stove and pan. Trust your nose and your eyes over the clock.

Behind the headline is a lot of quiet, repetitive work by people who rarely get credit for it.

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Cooking times vary with your stove and pan. Trust your nose and your eyes over the clock.

Buy produce that is in season. It is cheaper, tastier and often grown closer to home.

The change did not happen overnight. It built slowly, one conversation and one decision at a time, until it was simply how things were done.

What changed

Buy produce that is in season. It is cheaper, tastier and often grown closer to home.

The numbers tell part of the story. The people behind them tell the rest, and they are usually more interesting.

The change did not happen overnight. It built slowly, one conversation and one decision at a time, until it was simply how things were done.