Posted by: suzeburns on: April 16, 2010
Another veggie box was delivered today. With three beetroot. I have NEVER in my life cooked beetroot, I’ve only eaten it pickled or a few times cooked in school meals: in Russian Borscht soup (hated it) and in Swedish Lindstrom’s hamburgers, burgers made with beef mince & grated beetroot (which I did like). This should [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: April 16, 2010
We’re not skint yet, and it’s been a month. But if we lived in Finland, we would be. Or we wouldn’t be eating anywhere as organic as we are now. I flew over to Finland for aweek at easter, to see my family & friends and got to sample organikal living outside the UK. I [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 28, 2010
…was inspected by our cat. Photo evidence here He was more interested in the box than the goods included… and what did we think? It cost us £10 for the selection of veg (incl. delivery) and comparing the prices with Tesco/Sainsburys, they were pretty much identical. Nothing was itemised as you can see, but I [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 28, 2010
So yes, whether it is your local Boots the Chemist here in the UK or Stockmann department store in Helsinki, Finland.. you can find these guys: Organic Surge. A range of skin, body, hair care and bath products. All the way to you from sunny (or not so..) Wick in Scotland! They use organic essential [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 23, 2010
..compost. Waste Aware Scoland sell subsidised composters for residents in some (all?) local authorities. Check the site with your post code. They’re great value they too, starting at £8 for a composter with RRP of £39. And some of the models qualify you for a free kitchen caddy for the scraps. Delivery is included as [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 23, 2010
I will from now on use m0ok’s lollipop argument with some of those people who challenge me for buying organic food. It’s maybe not a refined argument, but it gets the message through But there is actually scientific data in favour of organic produce.. a study by Newcastle Uni in 2008 found organic milk healthier [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 21, 2010
Yesterday we placed our first vegetable box order with Mollinsburn Organics, a nearby organic farm & shop. It’ll arrive at the end of the week (delivery day in our area is Friday) and I’m looking forward to seeing what our ten pound small box will look like. With m0ok being a veggie, I’m not sure [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 21, 2010
So you’ve changed your home and your eating habits.. all’s well when you’re inside those four walls. What happens in the world out there? At workplace, or your place of study.. when out shopping and needing a snack or lunch? It’s difficult enough to find healthy alternatives on the High Street, but what if you’re [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 20, 2010
How about some carcinogenic, mutagenic, reprotoxic or endocrine disrupting pesticides? On average 4 to 10 of them in your bottle? Read the 2008 report by Pesticide Action Europe and see if that will convince you to swap your regular bottle to an organic one And speaking of organic wine.. if you are partial to a [...]
Posted by: suzeburns on: March 16, 2010
In addition to reading about BPAs leeching into our food from plastic containers (now I only microwave food in either glass or ceramic dishes) I have been alerted to chemicals (prescription drugs etc) that lurk in the water that flows from our domestic taps. A lot of harmful pathogens are removed before we consumers get [...]
