40 years of Faith in Nature
One of our favourite brands on Ethical Superstore Faith in Nature is celebrating 40 years this year. Faith in Nature was born in Edinburgh at a time when ‘green’ cosmetics weren’t the mainstream, however...
Author: Peter Leatherland
Eat yourself to the perfect summer body
The summer is officially here. Yet as we hide away our winter jumpers, many of us will be worrying about how we look when we take to the beach. The good news is that...
Plastic Free July – how we got on
It’s been interesting to check in with the Plastic Free July movement and hear about the challenges others have found as I’ve tried to refuse all single use plastic for a month. You don’t...
The ethical survival guide to festivals
When we think of festivals the term that comes to mind is ‘unadulterated fun’. There’s nothing quite like spending a few days camped in a field with friends listening to your favourite music. Even...
The root of sporting success?
If it’s good enough for the Tour De France Cyclists it’s got to be good enough for us! In this article on the BBC website the Belkin cycling team chef Jesper Boom explains how...
Why not try some Moroccan Mint Tea?
One of our best selling teas is the Dragonfly Moroccan Mint Tea, and it’s easy to see why if you try some! Dragonfly are a family-owned, British tea company with a 100 year history...
Nilaqua – Washing With No Water!
People don’t often think about the environmental impact water has at festivals. In addition to the diesel fumes/ transport pollution of using tankers, the water has to heated (usually with gas burners or generators)...
Allergy Awareness Week
Fact of the week: UK hospital admissions for food allergies have increased by 500% since 1990 (Gupta, 2007) This week is Allergy Awareness Week so we thought we’d highlight some of the issues around...
Ethical Kitchen Herby Chickpea Balls with Tomato Sauce
Serves 3 Preparation: 15 mins Cooking: 20 mins Ingredients 2 slices white bread, crusts off and torn into pieces 75g parmesan or vegetarian alternative, 50g roughly chopped and 25g grated 400g can chickpeas, drained...
Coconut oil, the best thing in the world?
Coconut oil is big, not long ago people would have given you a strange look if you told them you put coconut oil in your hair. Now it seems as though everyone is using...