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Hungry Squirrel make seriously gourmet spreads, using high quality ingredients and with delectable flavours from maple-syrup-sweetened Cookie Dough Cashew to the hearty ABC mix (possibly our favourite at GC HQ - although it's not easy to choose!) Made in small batches in Aberdeenshire, it's

Some of our members had the pleasure of visiting the good folk of Baltic Street Adventure Playground in Dalmarnock this week. What started out as safe play space for local kids has evolved into so much more than that - they now have among other things a petting zoo, a kitchen to cook free,

Formed in 2009, Greener Kirkcaldy is a community-led charity and development trust working locally to combat the climate emergency, tackle fuel poverty and food insecurity, and bring people together for a more sustainable Kirkcaldy. With a community garden space, pantry, cooking workshops,

It’s amazing how sometimes the world can feel quite small. After our recent blog about Pillars of Hercules, we were contacted from the other side of the world. Maple Street Coop in Maleny, Queensland got in touch to say “we saw your blog, would you like to feature us?” In line with principle 6 (‘C

Bute Island Foods have been making cheese alternatives on the beautiful Isle of Bute for over 30 years! From hand-making the original 'Scheese' around a farmhouse kitchen table, to now operating out of a dedicated dairy free factory and supplying some of the UKs biggest food brands, they've

Compact, colourful & easy peasy! Spice Pots curry pots and kits make it simple to rustle up all sorts of tasty curries. Goan, Korma, Tandoori or Bhuna, all the spices you need are contained and beautifully presented in reusable tins - either stock them seperately or combined in ready-to-go

Growing Organically since 1983, what better place to highlight during Organic September than Pillars of Hercules! From the farm shop, veg box delivery scheme, and onsite bothy, to the vegetarian café (making use of home-grown fruit & veg, served in a leafy outdoor setting!), this Fife

The undisputed reigning condiment in the Greencity canteen has to be: hot sauce! That’s what’s sure to be being passed back and forth along our shared dining tables once we’re lucky enough to be able to eat our breakfasts and lunches all together again. And some of our favs are from Bonni

At Greencity Wholefoods, Scotland’s largest worker co-op wholesaler, we're now delivering food to cafes, restaurants and retailers in an electric powered trike. In an effort to reduce diesel pollution in Glasgow, we're trialling the trike this summer. The Iceni trikes are m

Wow your garden guests this summer with this surprisingly decadent dish of sweet corn ribs which is way more than the sum of its parts! Easily oven-roasted any day of the week, or pop them on your barbeque for extra chargrilled flavour. These were a huge hit in the Greencity kitchen this summer