First principles: it all comes back to lemons & boxes.
The lemon economy Back in 2000 right around winter solstice while I was walking down a quiet Thornbury street I saw a basket of lemons sitting at somebody’s front gate with a “take one” sign. I gratefully pocketed my lemon and went about my day. But the lemon basket sparked an idea that grew to become the Urban Orchard […]
Spiced pears in wine / Ultimate Mondays & Fridays
We’ve been doing next day/5 day deliveries for almost two months. It’s completely changed everything (well a lot of things). When you have a schedule/lifestyle that could be generously described as agile or fluid being able to order for the next day of the week rather than a weekly cutoff is similar to gaining freedom from tyranny (ok […]
The reward of inconvenience / Plastic Free July
The reward of inconvenience This week I had the privilege, the pleasure of spending time with the people of Voedselteams in Belgium. Translated as Food Teams, there are close to 200 teams across Belgium’ s 5 regions, each being served by local farmers, bakers & wine makers. Voedselteams also draw on Fair Trade groceries from Oxfam and some of the farmers […]
The reward of inconvenience / Plastic Free July
This week I had the privilege, the pleasure of spending time with the people of Voedselteams in Belgium. Translated as Food Teams, there are close to 200 teams across Belgium’ s 5 regions, each being served by local farmers, bakers & wine makers. Voedselteams also draw on Fair Trade groceries from Oxfam and some of the farmers use their networks to […]
Veggie Pickers Week / July at Joe's
Oooooh it’s cold. Saturday’s frosty kale pic above from Joe’s Market Garden makes me think of all the people who harvest our vegetables at this time of year. Harvesting fruit is different; before the cold hits all our apples, pears and kiwi that will get us through to stone fruit season have been picked and safely stored away. Many veggies however, […]
The unicorn that's also a bumblebee / New Food Hosts
The unicorn that’s also a bumblebee I’m fascinated by organisations that shouldn’t work, the ones like bumble bees that have no business flying but somehow do. Unicorn Grocery’s two story supermarket building dominates South Manchester’s Chorlton shopping strip. With a product range built on fresh produce, bulk dry goods and a few refrigerated items by all rights it really […]
