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 institution
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Posted: September 09, 2021
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Posted: August 20, 2021
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 Bonnie Sauce. Lovin
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Posted: August 11, 2021
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 made in Wiltshire a
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Posted: August 04, 2021
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 and we're
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Posted: August 03, 2021
Joe & Dawn Reade have been baking in some form or another on the beautiful island of Mull since 1994 - first baking bread for the local population, and then opening a deli on the colourful Main Street of Tobermory. Keen to make something that could travel beyond Mull, the Reades thought that Organic
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Posted: July 27, 2021
In a world where we are all trying to do more in life, Days Brewing have created a couple of non-alcoholic beers to help us. Their drinks allow you to catch up friends and nurse a couple of beers without nursing a hangover the next day. You can stay fresh and be ready to go for a busy lifestyle.
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Posted: June 07, 2021
If you’re craving something deep fried that conjures up evocative memories of summer days spent at the seaside, look no further than the exceptionally convincing vegan alternative that is Vegan Calamari. Best served on chips with lemon wedges and a creamy dip.
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Posted: June 04, 2021
ISKCON Scotland is a charity dedicated to caring for people and the planet. Fueled by the dedication of their volunteers, they serve two main aims: to improve people’s lives physically, emotionally and spiritually; and to help the planet and the environment. As part of their community-focused work, t
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Posted: May 28, 2021
Our local soap supplier, Caurnie Soaps, has the title of oldest soaperie in the world to still use the cold pressing technique. It was started by Jim’s grandfather in 1922 and he still uses the very same machinery to hand press every single bar of soap they make today. We recently had the pleasure o
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Posted: May 12, 2021
Zero Waste Market are one of our geographically closest customers, located just along Duke Street from Greencity HQ in Dennistoun. They’ve been up and running as a shop since March 2019, and have been a fantastic local fixture ever since. We asked them a few questions to learn more about zero waste, h