Tag: Picnic

Counting on … day 289

25th August 2022

https://veganuary.com/ten-vegan-sandwich-fillings/

Another recycled Counting Down action : Go out for a vegan picnic. Sandwiches are the basis of a picnic and most bread is vegan. Vegan options for spreads include plant based butter/ pesto/ mayonnaise/ tapenade/mustard. Add fillings such as vegan cheese (nut-based cheeses are good for protein), hummus, mushroom pate. Add slices of  vegetable such as red pepper, radishes, grilled aubergine or courgette, nasturtium leaves, cress or rocket or add chutney/relish.  Or try a banana hot dog roll? Pack sandwiches in greaseproof paper or fabric wraps. Pack fruit and pieces of vegetables that can be eaten with fingers and again see if you can avoid plastic packaging. Fill flasks with either hot or cold drinks. Pack some vegan cakes – rock buns, muffins etc – or a bar of chocolate to finish.

 Counting on ….day 236

7th July 2022

 Picnics get us out and about. They are a great way of appreciating and enjoying the natural world around us. They offer great opportunities to be creative – be inspired by picnics in literature and art; have a picnic breakfast or midnight feast; or pick foods from other parts of the world.

https://www.penguin.co.uk/articles/2020/05/the-best-picnics-in-literature

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/jonathanjonesblog/2014/aug/21/top-10-picnics-art-manet-monet-matisse-titian?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other

Counting on ….day 235 

6th July 2022

The bins at St Margaret’s fair contrasted with the bins on Sheen Common, our local green space. These were overflowing with discarded picnic waste – plastic wrappers, plastic bottles, cardboard  boxes, plastic bags. Some items could have been taken home and recycled. Better still is to make picnics that involve no waste – sandwiches wrapped in beeswax clothes or packed in lunch boxes.  Water or squash in refill bottles. Fruit loose in a cotton bag. Slices of cake and biscuits packed in a tin. 

Count Down

 Action 16: Go out for a vegan picnic. Sandwiches are the basis of a picnic and most bread is vegan. Vegan options for spreads include plant based butter/ pesto/ mayonnaise/ tapenade/mustard. Add fillings such as vegan cheese (nut-based cheeses are good for protein), hummus, mushroom pate. Add slices of  vegetable such as red pepper, radishes, grilled aubergine or courgette, nasturtium leaves, cress or rocket or add chutney/relish.  Or try a banana hot dog roll? Pack sandwiches in greaseproof paper or fabric wraps. Pack fruit and pieces of vegetables that can be eaten with fingers and again see if you can avoid plastic packaging. Fill flasks with either hot or cold drinks. Pack some vegan cakes – rock buns, muffins etc – or a bar of chocolate to finish.