Food & drink
Good Natured fruit already has a lot going for it, with all its produce coming from Scotland where the fruit is grown without the use of chemical pesticides (the farm's favourite pest-control weapon is the ladybird). But now, the young company has come up with a great new packaging solution that's far more sustainable than the usual plastic containers.
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Green News
As of today, we're into possibly one of the least necessary awareness weeks of all time: it's national chocolate week.
Personally, I find that this 'week' tends to take place around once a month. But if you're the sort of person who feels the need to give an excuse for enjoying a tasty snack, you might want to get some serious munching in over the next few days! I was pleased to see that some organic and fairtrade brands (newcomers and old faves alike) have got involved, offering freebies, so follow the jump to find out where to grab your gratis treat!
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Food & drink
Earlier this week, I had the pleasure of visiting Collabear Farm in Devon where the tasty hemp cooking oil Good Oil is made. I'd been enjoying the oil in the form of salad dressings for some time, but had no real idea just what a fabulously green foodstuff hemp oil is until my trip to the farm, where I got to see first-hand how simple the process is from field to bottle, and how absolutely nothing of the crop is wasted.
Read on to find out what I learnt about hemp and its health-giving, planet-loving qualities
Related: Want to win a hamper full of Good Oil products? | Unisex sneakers by Hemp Icon | Hemp for your hair with Alterna Organics
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Food & drink
I've lost count of the times I've been horrified to discover that my favourite sweet (hello, Bounty) or other foodstuff is not vegetarian. Or indeed, the number of times I've been delighted to discover that a product has suddenly lost its meaty additives (there were whoops of joy here when digestive biscuits finally lost their animal fat). But how can you keep tabs on this ever changing world without looking like some kind of crazed calorie-counter in the supermarket?
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Food & drink
Halloween is nearly here, and let's face it: where any sort of party catering is concerned, we've all got a friend who is craftier, more talented in the kitchen and better able to work within limitations than we are. And in my case, that friend is a very gifted, amazingly arty and very creative...vegan.
Year after year, she puts me to shame on halloween with her dairy-free treats and each year I promise to myself that I'll come up with something equally impressive next time. So, I've decided to start simple, and whip up some vegan halloween cupcakes that might just rival hers. I'll be following a vegan recipe and decorating mine to look like these ones (including my favourite: the very simple yet effective 'ghost') made by vegan foodie extraordinaire Amy. Then I'll posting the evidence here! [Via Crafty Crafty]
Read on for the basic vegan cupcake recipe
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Wheatgrass is an amazing pick-me-up and great to add to your recipes and drinks around this time of year when you need a little extra oomph. How would you like to have your own little supply 'on tap'? Well, with this ingenious little wheatgrass starter pack from a new organic range called GOOD4U, you can. The kit contains all you'll need to have fresh wheatgrass all year around, giving you the benefit of their plentiful vitamins, minerals, essential fatty acids and enzymes.
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Green News
I deliberately waited until after lunch to post this one, as it might just put you off your food...the above picture shows two McDonald's burgers: one bought in 1996, the other one hot off the grill when the picture was taken.
According to Karen Hanrahan who conducted this 'experiment' and blogged about it earlier this week, nothing was done to preserve the burger other than placing it in a plastic container: in other words, it preserved itself. Her verdict: McDonald's burgers are a 'chemical food' with no nutritional value that should not be sold to humans...
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