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In honour of national veg week and meat free Monday, we made a ‘red lentil and barley soup’ ha with a big chunk of ‘white Sourdough bread’ from our local bakery. Yesterday our master chef made a yummy ‘Goats Cheese and Watercress Quiche’ delicious x If you need a little help ‘Love Food Hate Waste’ recipe bank has 10 brilliant veggie meals and a few HINTS & TIPS for making the most of the food we buy http://england.lovefoodhatewaste.com/blog/2013/05/its-national-vegetarian-week-so-why-not-try-something-new  oh and here’s the recipe to our wonderful goat’s cheese and watercress quiche that’s even gluten-free and truly flavoursome http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/1787/goats-cheese-and-watercress-quiche

CAAAAAKE!!! Another little creation from The Green Marine kitchen, piping hot and straight out of the oven a beautiful Banana Loaf yummo. Patch shows his support to FOOD REVOLUTION DAY http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodrevolutionday and NATIONAL VEGETARIAN WEEK http://www.nationalvegetarianweek.org/ after all reconnecting with food is essential for our health https://theconversation.com/reconnecting-with-food-essential-for-our-health-14313

Celebrate National Vegetarian Week 2013! Check out the What’s Happening http://events.nationalvegetarianweek.org/events.aspx calendar for special offers, activities, events and happenings across the UK. If you’re looking for information about being or becoming a young veggie then you’re in the right place http://www.youngveggie.org/

Our bees are in danger, three species of bees are already extinct and others are in rapid decline. Spread seeds, love bees! Bumblebees rely on particular flowers for food throughout the year use the Bee kind tool to discover whether the flowers in your garden are bee­‐friendly http://beekind.bumblebeeconservation.org/

Our little secret agents were up early and very busy today making special apple and blackberry muffins to celebrate Food Revolution Day 2013 another amazing initiative from Jamie Oliver, want to find out more about ‘Food Education for all’ or get involved check out http://www.jamieoliver.com/foodrevolutionday it’s never too late!!! x

The magic number is 10,000, huh? Maybe you have heard the recent guidelines about walking 10,000 steps per day and the importance of being active. How far is 10,000 steps anyway? The average person’s stride length is approximately 2.5 feet long. That means it takes just over 2,000 steps to walk one mile, and 10,000 steps is close to 5 miles. Walking can be done almost anywhere, at any time, and in any weather (especially now summer’s on the way). It’s also a great way to get from A to B, which means you can fit walking into your daily routine http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/10000stepschallenge.aspx

It’s easy! Cycling is often the easiest way to get around our city – you can ride quickly and directly to the shops, to school or to work, and not have to worry about parking the car. It’s fun! Cycling is a really enjoyable way to get around and spend your time, whether you’re riding alone, or with your friends or family. Take a picnic and make a day of it! It’s fast! During the rush hour, cycling can be up to twice as fast as going by car. Most places in a city can be reached by bike in around 30 minutes. It’s free! With a bike there’s no fuel to buy (apart from your own food!), no road tax or parking fees. …

How about this little top tip as a great way to resuse egg shells, involve the kids in both eating and planting. Remember if you have any of your own top ECO tips that you’d like to share we’d love to hear from you whoohaaa x

Most come with edible wrappers or wrappers that naturally bio-degrade, awesome NATURE! Hands up if you think fruit and vegetables rock.

WOW!!! We just came across this amazing idea ‘Refrigeration Without Electricity’. Project Overview: Mobah Rural Horizons, is a Rural Development and Consulting Organization that designs, invents, and disseminates appropriate technologies for poor rural areas. The project is a fresh foods preservation system that uses two clay pots. This system requires no electricity supply to preserve and prolong the storage life of perishable fresh food items. Problem Addressed: For people who live in hot climates with little electricity, food spoils quickly. Produce spoils in within three days without refrigeration, forcing farmers to rush their crops to the market and sell them at undervalued prices. This has a lot of consequences to the farmers, and their families, because it affects their village …

Did you know? Those who prefer to eat locally grown/produced food sometimes call themselves locavores or localvores. This term began circulation around August 2005 in the San Francisco area, when a number of “foodies” launched a website, Locavores.com, after being inspired by the book “Coming Home to Eat” by ecologist Gary Paul Nabham. More recently, an “invasivore” movement has emerged as a subset of the locavore movement, which encourages the consumption of non-indigenous invasive species with the intent of controlling harmful populations. Food for thought…

Gazpacho is a chilled Spanish soup that is very tasty and definitely passes the requirements for vegans and vegetarians. It can be dressed up with some croutons or hot sauce, depending on your taste. This particular Gazpacho soup recipe is nutrient dense and even more so when you adds different types of chopped vegetables…and of course a delicious avocado is always a must! Enjoy! Ingredients (Always use organic ingredients when available.) 1 cucumber, sliced into chunks 4 large ripe tomatoes 1/2 bell pepper, any color 2 cloves garlic 1 celery rib, chopped 1 tbsp lemon juice 1/2 sweet onion, quartered 3 tbsp red wine or balsamic vinegar 1/2 tsp sea salt dash black pepper 1 tsp chopped fresh parsley 1 …