To save fuel and 'food miles' we should shop for locally produced products where possible, and use local shops for our purchases

Tring has a wide range of over 50 shops and many services - have you explored them to find out what they offer? You may be surprised at the range and the competitive prices. The Chamber of Commerce promotes local business   http://www.tringchamber.co.uk/

FOOD

First stop must be the excellent Tring Farmers' Market with food sourced within 30 miles. Meat, vegetables, dairy produce, bread , cider, honey and a wide range of other foods. Held on Saturdays every fortnight (the same Saturday as Tring Auctions) in the Market Place.  http://www.tringfarmersmarket.co.uk/

Tring Brewery produces a wide range of beers http://www.tringbrewery.co.uk/

Almost all the meat at Waterton Butchers is produced locally from local farms.  http://www.sausagefans.com/listing.php?id=854

Harmony sells local flour, apple juice and honey - and provides details of the local organic box scheme (fruit and veg) for deliveries direct to your house.

Dunsley Farm (opposite Tesco) sells local eggs and vegetables.

Just outside Tring - Meads Farm Shop by Wilstone reservoir sells locally produced flour, meat and apple juice- and vegetables from Grove Farm at Bulbourne (and also supplies farm manure and mushroom compost in bulk). Groom and Son at Ivinghoe sell local meat, and there is Pick Your Own fruit and vegetables at Ivinghoe  http://www.grovefarmpyo.co.uk/pickyourown

So - a large amount of your food shopping can be locally produced with the balance made up from local supermarkets in Tring (Co-op, Tesco, Marks & Spencer), mini markets (The Old Stables in Miswell Lane and the off licence in New MillTerrace) and several other shops selling food items -meaning that you should not need to travel outside the Tring area for food purchases. The 387 bus travels round Tring with stops for all of the food outlets in Tring.

Grow you own fruit and vegetables - there are four allotment sites around Tring (all with waiting lists).

We should also use local shops and firms where possible rather than travelling outside Tring