Archive for September, 2007

UK Blog Watch: Bean-Sprouts

Melanie Rimmer appears a rather passionate sort. She writes at Bean Sprouts covering a combination of her experiences in self-sufficiency with recipes and going-green tips.
She recently featured in BlogStandard a section of Delicious magazine that covers the varied world of food related blogs – no mention yet of any wine blogs (which is about [...]


The Wedge Card

A great initiative operating in London. The Wedge Card is a loyalty scheme that aims to support local businesses.
Buy your card on-line for £10 - of which £5 goes to charity - and receive discounts when shopping in any of the 450 stores so far affiliated.
For the foodie the card will give you 10% [...]


How to go organic for less

To mark the start of Organic Fortnight Lesley Waters has created the guide ‘One Trolley, One week - a family guide to going organic’. It’s packed with tips and advice, and of course Lesley’s unmistakable flair for flavour.
Many people want to introduce organic food into their family’s diet but perceive it to be prohibitively expensive. [...]


Cornwall Food And Drink Festival 2007

Not sure if this is forming part of the British Food Fortnight but Cornwall is hosting its own Food and Drink Festival at Lemon Quay, Truro from 28 – 30 September.
the Festival will showcase a sumptuous feast of over 60 Cornish producers and hundreds of local products for visitors to savour and enjoy.
Now in its [...]