How Peat-free is Your Home? - Peat Free Partnership

Which of these food cupboard staples is likely to be grown using peat?

Potatoes

Onions

Cabbages

All of them

Summer is the perfect time for a light, leafy green, salad - do you think this classic dish contains peat?

Yes

No

I'm not sure

When you buy a pot of ‘living’ herbs from the supermarket - what are they grown in?

Pure peat

Peat mix compost

Peat-free compost

I don't know

If you pick up a punnet of mushrooms from the supermarket, will you be taking peat home with you?

Highly likely

I don’t think so

No, mushrooms grow on decaying wood

Do you know how much peat is used every year in the UK for growing plants and food?

100,000m3

200,000m3

500,000m3

760,000m3

You might now have discovered you have more peat in your kitchen than you first thought. If the UK uses so much peat to grow food, does that mean it’s essential that we keep digging up peat to use for growing?

Yes, so many of our vegetables are grown in peat, we need to keep using it

We may use a lot of it now, but it’s possible to transition away to peat-free alternatives and many have already done so

I’m not sure

How do you find out if the food or plants you’re buying contain peat?

Look on the label

Ask the nearest staff member

Only buy from retailers committed to peat-free growing

It’s almost imposible to do

How did you do on the quiz? Maybe you learned a few facts to share with friends!

But what now? If you’re shocked at how much peat ends up in our homes – help us to protect our precious peatlands. Ask your supermarket to join you in going peat-free for the planet, to protect our communities against climate change and flooding, and to save these special, wild places. Take Action

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