If there’s a recession, organic food doesn’t know it.
About 20% of Americans make up this segment of buyers. These highly desirable consumers tend to spend 10% more in warehouse clubs as well as buy more cereal, jelly, pasta, produce, soup and ready-to-serve prepared food than “non-green” consumers.
Small brands are seeing big growth. Ian’s Natural Food’s [...]
In a pristine kitchen-cum-laboratory, deep inside Marks and Spencer’s gleaming new Paddington headquarters, Simon Allison, a senior food technologist, is sampling part of a recently launched range of organic food – a chicken and vegetable terrine.
He explains what he is looking for: “Crushed carrots in the topping, a red, livery, paté-style flavour underneath.” For texture, [...]
*Locally grown organic foods are fresher, pesticide-free and less fuel is burned transporting them. To avoid waste, don’t over cater. Send leftovers to a composting program. Decorate your wedding with organic, edible flowers.
DRINKS
*Use bottled water in biodegradable bottles — biotaspringwater.com. Serve organic wines.
VENUE
*Outdoor venues use less power for air conditioning and [...]
When the free-thinkers of post-war Los Angeles set about changing the world through meditation, rock ‘n’ roll, mysticism, organic food, ritual dancing and/or hallucinogens, it’s safe to assume that – at some time or other – they all passed through Topanga Canyon. Far enough from the suburbs to be considered wild, and sufficiently [...]
UK Bloomfield House, BathRobert and Karen Barnard-Weston’s elegant Georgian house is on a hill on the outskirts of Bath. Once the home of the town’s lord mayor, Bloomfield is now a relaxed family home - the couple have five children, five cats and [...]
“A year ago, Dave Sattler was looking for something to wear that was friendlier to the environment than his usual clothes. He sought clothing made of organic materials.He was soon disappointed.””I was trying to find eco-friendly clothing and there wasn’t a lot of apparel that was eco-friendly and if it was, it was $70 [...]
