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How to shop with Intention: The Questions I ask myself for a more Sustainable Basket

How to shop with Intention: The Questions I ask myself for a more Sustainable Basket

Questions to help guide you when food shopping.

Sam Hamrebtan
June 20, 2025

Hi there,

Welcome to The Life Larder! This weekly newsletter serves up a bite-sized menu of stories and ideas about making food that’s not only delicious but also healthy and sustainable.

Each issue is packed with inspiring articles, flavourful ideas, and voices from across the vibrant food world. Think of me as your friendly guide, helping you create meals that nourish your body, delight your taste buds, and care for our planet. Treat this newsletter like a personal larder—always stocked with something you’ll love.

The repetitive things that we do, week in, week out are the habits that form the basis of our health. Food shopping, whether online or in person is something we all do, and often without much intention. This week I want to give you some questions and the reasons why these should help guide your shop so it’s as healthy for you and good for the planet as possible.

The links below today are all focussed around London Climate Action Week - hopefully I will see you at an event if you’re going - reach out and let me know.

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Here’s some ways you can work with me 👇

🔪 Private Cheffing & Retreats – Bespoke menus that nourish, fuel, and taste incredible. Whether it’s an intimate dinner, a wellness retreat, or high-performance nutrition, I bring the flavour and the science.

📢 Speaking & Workshops – From corporate wellness to food sustainability, I deliver engaging, no-fluff talks that connect the dots between soil health, nutrition, and better living.

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📝 Writing & Editorial – As a Guild of Food Writers member, I contribute to leading publications on all things food, health, and sustainability.

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Bites

My favourite events at London Climate Action week.

Chef’s Manifesto on the 20th & 21st June will bring together chefs and the public to explore a better food system for our future
Regen House on the 27th June explores regenerative food and provides a space to spark new ideas and connections
Pan on, Fan on (online) 23rd June - why your home’s air quality matters and what you can do

Stories and insights from experts and yours truly

Shopping with Intention: The Questions I ask myself for a more Sustainable Basket

Shopping with a little more thought, and a lot less waste.

I’ve always loved a slow wander through a market or a well-stocked grocer, exploring the shelves to see what’s good, and deciding what to bring home for the night’s dinner. In recent years though, I’ve found that building a more sustainable shop starts not just with what we choose, but how we think before we choose.

Here are the questions I ask myself (and why) to help make my shop the best it can be for me and the planet.

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