Ok, where to buy cheap, ethical, seasonal, delicious ingredients and culinary goodies?
Here are some of my favourites…have you any to add?
‘Unicorn’ Manchester’s co-operative grocery. http://www.unicorn-grocery.co.uk/ it offers wholesome and organic (vegan) foods. Its really well priced, and ethical principles remain at the core of the business. Everything from Fruit and Veg to dried foodstuffs, inc pulses, grains, nuts, fruits and spices. I go when I’m in town, and buy in bulk!
‘Eighth Day Co-op’ http://www.eighth-day.co.uk/ as well as a great shop, there’s a wonderful café. Well worth a visit if in Manchester.
For supplies of Chinese and Thai foodstuffs, try any of the groceries in China Town, Manchester http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/shops/chinatown.html Great for large slabs of Tofu, rice, fresh herbs etc.
If your after basmati rice, spices, fantastic Asian vegetables and herbs and much, much more, visit Ayres Road, Old Trafford, or the Curry Mile, Rusholme, Manchester.
For seasonal organic food boxes, delivered to your door, I can recommend http://www.abelandcole.co.uk/Home.aspx
And just down the road from me, my friendly local ‘The Organic Shop’ New Mills, Derbyshire.
For fish, there’s a great fish market in Manchester at The Arndale. www.arndalemarket.co.uk
And if your short of goods to cook all of this in, or need the oven or the kitchen sink… sign up with your local Freecycle Network http://www.freecycle.org/ all for free!! You just need to organise picking the wonders up.
Todays illustration is from an ethical ABC, go to http://www.loisblackburn.co.uk/pages/editorial/ethical%20abc.htm to see more...image © Lois Blackburn
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