Hi,
I am a native English speaker living in the UK. I have a university degree and experience in writing articles. I can begin immediately and am also available for any long term work.
I am including a sample of my writing below:
Would you Eat Ugly Produce?
We're all guilty of, at one point, rooting around to the back of the supermarket shelf to search for the best looking piece of fruit. We can't help shopping with our eyes and, over time, have come to expect perfection. This led to supermarkets continuously striving to meet these demands, placing strict standards on the cosmetic appearance of any fruit and veg they purchased. They reject produce based on reasons that do not really seem justifiable, such as apples that are too red or cauliflowers that are too large for their polystyrene bags.
These strict standards have led to huge amounts of wastage, even though the nutritional value of 'ugly' produce is exactly the same as its better looking counterpart. Although it may seem that the consumer is to blame, it can also be argued that we haven't had much exposure to ugly produce, leading us to believe that any difference in appearance means that the item is defective. Most misshapen fruit and veg that does get purchased by supermarkets are turned into products where you can't see their whole appearance, such as soups and ready meals.
Supermarkets such as Asda, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose have slowly been relaxing their restrictions on different items, but...