Guildford Living Dec - Jan 2020 10.29.04

food for thought...
Sustainability is high on the radar at Food
For Thought. We want to be able to offer
quality goods, friendly service, knowledgeable
advice and all with an eye on how we can
deliver it in a viable and ethical way.
From fresh produce, always organic, in season, local when
available and free from plastic packaging, through to lifestyle and
household essentials. A natural safe toxic free kettle descaler
from BonPom, Bamboo tissues and toilet rolls from Cheeky Panda,
bulk refill station from Sodasan and Faith In Nature, all with the aim
of delivering a green message to our customers.
We collaborate with companies such as Viridian to give customers
a 25p refund on empty bottles they return to us, against a repeat
purchase, sending out a great recycling message.
We also support new companies such as Stroodles, manufacturer
of Pasta Straws. Stroodles are a great replacement for paper or
plastic and kind to the environment. Local companies too, such
as Norse and Mr Mullans, both makers of great high-quality men’s
shaving, skincare and beard products. Locally made with a green
message and vegan too!
Our in-store experts are always on hand and happy to share
tips, recipes ideas or offer nutritional advise to help you get the
most from shopping with us. We know what our customers want
because it is the same things we want.
For that special occasion, we have some gorgeous organic, vegan
low or no added sulphite wines from producers here in the UK,
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Europe and the New world, all crafted with an eye on traditional
and sustainable production. Cheers, we can all drink to that!
Food For Thought - serving the people of Guildford for over 30
years! We have branches in Kingston and Kew (Oliver’s) too, so we
have Surrey covered! The
one stop shop for fresh
produce, chilled food,
vegetarian and vegan,
natural skin products,
make up and more.
Organic, vegan wines,
dairy and non-dairy
cheese selections, artisan
pasta and pasta sauces,
we have something for
everyone. Visit Food For
Thought Guildford today,
it’s worth the trip!
www.foodforthoughtuk.com
CITY TO SEA
News about climate breakdown and the ecological
emergency we’re facing can be really overwhelming...
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Over the last two years we’ve heard how bad things are getting –
from losing half the world’s wildlife, to only having 10 years (from
2020) to avoid irreversible climate breakdown.
Yikes. It’s no wonder many of us turn the other way, feeling
slightly guilty on the surface but deep down, a bit powerless.
But what if even something seemingly trivial, like switching to a
bamboo toothbrush, actually changed the world? Well, it does!
And here’s why. Individual action is the most powerful thing
you’ve got. We’re social creatures and we like to fit in - when we
see more of our peers are carrying reusables bottles, or growing
veg, or choosing a staycation, we shift our behaviour too. That
creates a trend, trends drive demand, and demand drives
investment. We’ve seen this happen again and again through our
not-for-profit campaign group, City to Sea.
I set it up in 2015, and we’ve since seen supermarkets change
whole product lines (we got nine major UK retailers to switch to
paper cotton buds) and now, big brands like Tampax bringing out
a reusable menstrual cup, and Colgate launching their bamboo
toothbrushes.
My new book, How to Save the World for Free, is packed full of
differences we can all make in our day to day lives – from food
to travel, sex to banking – as well as giving us ways to influence
governments and corporations to pull their fingers out. And if
plastic’s your pet peeve, sign up to get City to Sea’s monthly
‘Plastic-free Journal’ delivered
to your inbox at citytosea.org.
uk. Can we make 2020 the
year we turn things around for
this magical blue planet we
call home?
With the UK reaching for net
zero carbon emissions by
2030, I think we can answer
that question with a big, green,
YES.
For more tips please visit: www.theaa.com
Natalie Fee is an award-winning
campaigner and founder of the national
campaign group, City to Sea. Her new book,
How to Save the World for Free, is available
from all good bookshops or from
nataliefee.com/books
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