Juice, sprout & filter your way to a healthier life with Energise Your Life at the Natural & Organic Products Show this April

Top trade and domestic suppliers of top quality health-related food
processing equipment, Energise Your Life, will be helping support
Britain’s natural products trade this April at the Natural &
Organic Products show at London’s Olympia.

Taking place on 5 and 6 April, acclaimed health-promoting website
Energise Your Life will be displaying a host
of quality equipment including juicers, sprouters, distillers,
dehydrators and other products.

With on-hand expert advice, the machines themselves and plenty of health advice, the company is looking forward to a large turn-out for the show, which has been running for over 13 years as the UK’s number one retail and distribution event for the natural and organic sectors, and is by far the country’s largest trade show for natural and organic products.

Energise Your Life (stand 7036) will be showcasing their market leading branded machines including their top sellers:

Samson 6-in-1 Juicer (£169) -  Awarded Best Buy Masticating Juicer by Which? Magazine and scoring top marks in all categories.  The Samson juices fruits and vegetables as well as wheatgrass, and can be used for making icecream, pasta, dips, noodles, nut butters and sorbets.  

Solo Star II Juicer (£225) has shown in tests to produce over 20% more juice than the Oscar Vitalmax, and since its recent introduction into the UK is proving to be a best seller amongst juiceaholics!

Waterwise Water Distiller (£249) – This compact, portable distiller provides fresh, homemade distilled water and is great for travel as well as home use, and is a firm favourite with Peace Corps Volunteers and holiday home owners – it requires no installation, assembly or hookups and is lightweight and highly portable.

EasyGreen MikroFarm Sprouter (£149) – we think this is the simplest, most efficient table top sprouter in existence – using only seeds, oxygen (the key ingredient in growing sprouts!) and water the resulting sprouts stay freshly watered and oxygenated, ensuring no mould growth and only the freshest, healthiest greens for everyday consumption.  Energise Your Life are the exclusive distributors in the UK and Ireland for the EasyGreen MikroFarm.

Aquasana Water Filter (£89.95) – the No. 1 rated home water filtration system in America, works better & costs less than any other brand!   This patented twin-cartridge drinking water filter installs in seconds to standard kitchen taps and provides up to 30 gallons an hour of ultra-filtered high quality water for drinking, cooking and other beverages.  Costs work out at  2p a litre / £6.25 a month for a virtually unlimited supply of “healthy water”.  The Energise Your Life website includes an easy installation video link.

Excalibur 4-Tray Dehydrator (£179) – Securing top ratings from Energise Your Life, this world class dehydrator is the model preferred by most people in the raw food community.  Excalibur dehydrators uses a temperature controlled, fan forced, horizontal drying system mounted in the rear. Cool air is drawn in the back, heated and distributed evenly across each tray. During the dehydration process, warm air removes moisture from foods and is pushed out of the front of the machine.  The dehydrator is acclaimed by many well-known leaders in the raw food community including Victorias Kulvinskas, Gabriel Cousins, Cherie Soria and Victoria Boutenko.

The Energise Your Life site is bursting with health-related products as well as advice, price and performance comparison guides, demo videos, useful information and the company offers a delivery service second to none.

BrightKidz Celebrates Five Years Keeping Children Safe

Social enterprise BrightKidz celebrated its fifth anniversary this week
with gifts of soft toys kitted out in mini fluorescent jackets for
children at Park Junior School, Kettering.

Brightkidz founder Alison Holland said, ‘To mark our fifth anniversary
of trading we presented children from Park Junior School with toy high
vis puppies, reflectors and pencils. The ten children who received the
puppies had been chosen by the school because they have made really
special efforts to promote walking and road safety so it was also a
reward for their efforts’.

The school was also presented with a ‘high vis teddy mascot’ which will be cared for by whichever class has the most children walking to school.

BrightKidz was set up by Mrs Holland after she started a ‘Walking Bus’ scheme at her children’s school in Geddington and found it hard to find attractive fluorescent, reflective jackets in children’s sizes. She realised ‘high vis’ jackets would be a great way to help keep all children safe on their way to and from school or when cycling. She set up BrightKidz as a social enterprise and with her team of nine staff now sells a wide range of fluorescent, reflective clothing and accessories for children and adults across the UK and abroad.

She says, ‘As a business we are all really pleased we have reached the five year landmark. Park Junior School was actually our very first customer so we are delighted   they are part of our celebrations.

I think our success is due to the fun way we make it safer and more attractive for parents to let their children walk and cycle, which is good for everyone. Also, most of our products are UK-made and people now recognise the importance of ‘buying local’.  We hope the next five years will bring us even more success.

For more information about walking to school schemes and BrightKidz products visit  www.brightkidz.co.uk.

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Notes for Editors
More details, interviews and photo available on request

Contact:  Alison Holland, BrightKidz
Tel: 01536 526461 (office)        
Tel: 01536 741193 (home – please note answerphone not working properly)
Email: alison@brightkidz.co.uk
Web (sales and info): www.brightkidz.co.uk

BrightKidz is an official brand sponsor of the Department for Transport’s Think campaign, see www.dft.gov.uk/think/focusareas/children/childpedestrians?page=Partners&whoareyou_id= >

Environmental technology, also known as green and clean technology,
covers a range of equipment and techniques that can be applied to
environmental protection in a very broad sense. They are developed for
their potential to conserve the natural environment (with a low
environmental impact), enhance and protect biodiversity, improve water
quality, offer resource efficiency, minimise waste, deliver a form of
sustainable development, and to decelerate the negative affects caused
from climate change.

Article 13’s United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) commitment incorporate our efforts to ‘encourage the development and diffusion of environmentally friendly technologies’ (Principle 9). See our UNGC events pages.

Environmental technologies offer a management process for minimising the ecological impacts of economic production while enhancing the competitive edge of organisations. They are becoming more and more commonplace and have become a major industrial sector in their own right, through receiving huge investment, governmental support, and private and public involvement. Organisations are now seeing environmental technologies as a competitive force and a tool for competitive advantage; enabling access to the ever growing areas of sustainable development and clean technology. There are new groundbreaking technological developments within the areas of renewable energy, water management, low carbon technology, and the transport industry (e.g. hybrid vehicles). Below are just some of the current and used environmental technologies:

1. Paper thin displays: Electronic paper, containing microcapsules along with particles that carry electric charges on a steel foil. Offers a thin flexible display that looks very much like real paper and can be reused over and over.  
2. Desalination: Removing the salt and minerals out of seawater. This is one way to provide drinkable water in parts of the world where supplies are limited
3. Green roof: These are structural components that help to mitigate the effects of urbanisation on water quality by filtering, absorbing or detaining rainfall. They also act as a carbon sink, making the air quality better and reducing carbon emissions from entering the atmosphere

New innovations in environmental technology have the potential to pave a sustainable way for the future through making important contributions to our lives, and the environment we live in. Some particularly useful resources are:

Article 13 case study
• Hydrogen fuel transport: hydrogen fuel cell buses with zero carbon emissions, which help develop a potential solution to mitigating carbon change.

General resources
• Green technology pages from the Guardian newspaper.
• Green Technology Tent – shining the light on international environmental technologies.

For more information please contact Fiona Banyard on fionab@article13.com or call 020 8840 4450. Please also see Article 13’s website www.article13.com 

Solar powered web company marks first year in business with tree planting to highlight commitment to the environment

Environmentally friendly website company Lightbeing Creations marked
their first anniversary in business by planting trees in Bradford on
Avon and joining forces with Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon and
local community Choir, ‘Singing in the Round’.

Lightbeing Creations offers Solar Powered Green Web Hosting and Ethical
Website Design to organisations of all sizes as well as private homes.

Switching hosting to a solar powered company for a single website will
cut almost 20,000 lbs of carbon dioxide, 6 lbs of nitrous oxide (smog)
and 0.5 lbs of sulphur dioxide (acid rain) a year – the equivalent of
planting or saving 3.5 acres of trees.

Director Dan Knowlson said, “We wanted to do something to celebrate not only our first anniversary but also what we stand for, so we joined forces with Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon, who are well known for their green initiatives.  With climate change high on the agenda, there is never a more important time than now to consider our planet and what is best for the environment”.

The event took place at Barton Farm Country Park, Bradford on Avon on Saturday 21st February.  Lightbeing Creations is based in nearby Trowbridge.

Climate Friendly Bradford on Avon receives generous support from various organisations including Bradford on Avon Town Council, Wiltshire County Council, the Preservation Trust and Bradford’s Community Area Partnership.  They assist in raising awareness of climate change, reducing carbon emissions and promoting a greener way of life.  

Singing in the Round is the name for five flourishing community choirs in Bath, Bradford on Avon and Trowbridge. 

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Media Enquiries:
Lisa Jackson, Eurydice PR  01440 709460 / 07702 415187 lisajackson@eurydicepr.co.uk

Lightbeing Creations contact:
Dan Knowlson   0844 8 806 106/ 07970 631613  dan@lightbeingcreations.co.uk

We at Eco Print would like to introduce ourselves as new members of
Ethical Junction. We are a 100% environmentally friendly alternative to
traditional printing methods using only  recycled paper and card. Our
energy efficient digital printer uses ink derived from organic, as
opposed to chemical polymers, and at the end of its use will be broken
down and recycled. Our litho printer uses a plate-making process that
is totally chemical free.

The Eco Print shop opened in October 2007 and was fitted out using wood from locally-managed woodland or woodland approved by the FSC! We believe ourselves to be truly friendly to the environment, ensuring that the phone company we use is the ‘greenest’ we can find, one that produces its own electricity and offsets its carbon footprint. We also bank ethically with the Co-Operative Bank.

As well as our quality ‘white’ recycled papers we offer an exciting range of recycled specialist papers and cards,  including ones made from Rhino Poo, Elephant Poo, sourced from UK Safari Parks, Beer Barrel Dregs, Marshland, Straw, Hay, Grass, Shredded Banknotes, Coffee, Bananas and even Wild Seed Paper that when planted grows Wild Flowers or Lavender! We think these are great examples of how to use resources that are often just thrown away.

Our Eco Policy is  Reduce, Reuse and Recycle and this should not mean compromising on quality, or for that matter costing the earth! Eco Print handles all jobs, digital and litho, specializing in short and medium size print runs. We even have an experienced graphic designer on board if extra help is needed.

Like our printing process, every member of the Eco Print team is free from artificial colours and preservatives and happy to offer friendly helpful advice. We are an approachable, locally based company, big enough to cope but small enough to care.

For more info check out our stunning website - www.ecoprintUK.com – or call us on 01722 340350

With Easter just around the corner, responsibletravel.com has a number of unique holidays and places to stay available, all run by people who are passionate about local communities and destinations.

Read on or visit www.responsibletravel.com/Easter  for ideas.

16 day Vietnam reunification express tour, £1,549 including flights – departs 3 April
 During this comprehensive cultural journey from north to south of the country you will take in the charming old city of Hanoi and travel to Halong Bay for a cruise amongst towering limestone cliffs and spectacular islands, before boarding the Reunification Express. You’ll visit Hué, Hoi An, Saigon and the Mekong Delta – spending a night with a local family and travelling by boat among canals, islands and floating markets.

15% off three or more nights half board stay at North Cornwall luxury organic B&B from 6 – 19 April – from £43 – £68 per person, per night 
 Located in Poundstock near Bude, this is the UK’s first certified organic B&B in a beautifully restored Victorian house and converted coach house, set in a five acre organic holding. Delicious evening meals are provided using seasonal, home grown, organic ingredients; freshly picked and simply but carefully prepared. The small bustling town of Bude is five miles away and many popular destinations such as Hartland, Clovelly, Padstow, The Eden Project and Heligan are all less than an hour away.

Andalucia 8 day self-guided walking holiday – departs any day in April – £380
This off-the-beaten-path, self drive walking holiday in one of the best walking areas in Europe offers comfortable accommodation in reformed village houses with good healthy local food. Price includes en suite accommodation, transfers, car hire, walking notes, maps and guidebook. You’ll meet with a local guide on arrival who’ll help you plan your itinerary before setting you off on your way. He/she will also be available throughout your trip in case of emergencies.

16 day Galapagos family holiday, £2899 per adult and £2829 per child, including flights – departs 6 April
Follow in the footsteps of Darwin to see the unique wildlife of the Galapagos and visit Indian villages on mainland Ecuador. Explore Old Quito’s grand colonial buildings and visit the equator, then travel north to Otavalo where you’ll stay at a hacienda (country estate). Swim with penguins and turtles in the Galapagos, get close to marine iguanas, marvel at the size of giant tortoises and watch blue-footed boobies dance whilst pterodactyl-like frigate birds soar overhead. This trip uses small boats ensures minimal disruption to the wildlife and ecosystems.

10% off Tuscany farmhouse accommodation, sleeps 7 – £576 per week
Just 30 minutes from Pisa, these two eco friendly farmhouses are set on the south facing slopes of Monti Pisani, an environmentally protected area of outstanding natural beauty, with spectacular views over forests, fields, Pisa’s leaning tower and the Mediterranean sea beyond. Electricity is powered by the sun via photo voltaic solar panels and running water comes from a natural spring. There’s a wood fired pizza oven, swimming pool and free access to organically grown fruit n veg. Availability for 4 – 11 April; 11 – 18 April; 18 – 25 April & 25 April – 2 May.

£100 off 7 day Northern Spain Surf Adventure, departing 4 April – ?449
 Whether you’re a complete beginner looking to discover the thrill of surfing, a keen traveller after an original way to explore this lesser known part of Spain or a fully fledged surfer wanting to make the most of this fantastic coastline this trip will see you hop between endless pristine bays and beaches, quaint pebble-stone towns and vibrant seaside villages. Price includes transfers, locally-owned accommodation, breakfasts, surf materials and a professional photographer for the duration of the trip. Excludes flights/train arrival transportation.

£200 off 10 day whale, dolphin and turtle conservation in the Azores, £890 – departs 4 April
Head to the Azores Archipelago to photograph and record the animals for international monitoring databases; collect Sperm Whale skin samples for DNA analysis; make recordings of whale and dolphin vocalisations and capture loggerhead turtles in the open ocean for tagging and release. This expedition initiated the first long term study on baleen whales in the Azores. This operator has won multiple awards for its committment to conservation and the environment. Price includes B&B style accommodation; excludes flights.  A diving qualification is not required .

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Notes to editors

About responsibletravel.com:
responsibletravel.com is the world’s leading online ethical travel company, selling over 3,000 holidays from over 270 specialist operators and 550 accommodations. All the holidays meet specific responsible tourism guidelines and aim to create better places for people to live and to visit. Launched in 2001 with backing from Dame Anita Roddick, the website is for travellers who want more real and authentic holidays that also benefit the environment and local people. The organisation – based in Brighton, England – also campaigns for positive change in the travel and tourism industry.

Contact:
Krissy Pentland
press@responsibletravel.com
07717 348 368 

Tropical Wholefoods, pioneer of sun-dried tropical fruits, has
come up with two delicious Easter recipes – including a classic Simnel
cake and a creative twist on the traditional hot cross bun.

The recipes demonstrate the versatility of the Tropical Wholefoods range and include the
newly introduced apricot kernels from Pakistan.

The hot cross bun recipe uses dried mango and apricots to replace the usual currants and is a great way to encourage children to have a go at baking.

The Simnel cake contains dried mango, pineapple and apricot, while the ‘apostle’ decorations on the top – 11 balls to represent the apostles minus Judas – are made using ground apricot kernel. The cake will make a fabulous centrepiece  for any dining table on Easter Sunday.

Kate Sebag, Marketing Director of Tropical Wholefoods, says: “These recipes will make Easter taste extra special for families. Although the cake looks very professional, it is relatively simple to make and the hot cross buns taste so great fresh from the oven I guarantee they will be eaten in one sitting!”

The Tropical Wholefoods range  – in striking new packaging – includes sun dried bananas, apricots, pineapple, mango, snack bars and apricot kernels in three flavours.

Many of the products are organic and and carry the FAIRTRADE Mark.

RECIPES

Fairtrade Simnel Cake
This is a lovely cake to make at Easter, full of fruity nutty flavours and Fairtrade goodness. The eleven marzipan balls represent Jesus’ apostles with Judas excluded. You can have  fun decorating the cake with spring flowers and ribbon.

Ingredients
For the Cake
175g light muscovado sugar
175g butter, softened
175g self raising flour
3 large eggs
25g ground almonds
2 tbsp milk
100g Tropical Wholefoods Fairtrade Organic Dried Mango, chopped into 1.5cm pieces
100g Tropical Wholefoods Sun Dried Pineapple, chopped into 1.5cm pieces
100g Tropical Wholefoods Fairtrade Sun Dried Apricots, chopped into 1.5cm pieces
100g stem ginger, finely chopped
2 tsp ground ginger
For the almond marzipan to cover the cake
200g icing sugar
125g ground almonds
half a large egg yolk beaten
2 tbs of orange juice
3 drops of almond essence
For the apricot kernel marzipan centre of the cake and “the apostle balls”
200g icing sugar
125g Tropical Wholefoods Fairtrade natural apricot kernels
half a large egg yolk beaten
2 tbs of orange juice
3 drops of almond essence

To decorate
Spring flowers
Beaten egg
A ribbon

Method
1. Preheat oven 160C/320F/Gas 3
2. Grease and line the base and sides of a 20cm/8in deep, round cake tin with baking parchment
3. Combine all the cake ingredients in a large mixing bowl or food processor and beat well until thoroughly blended.  Place half the mixture into the prepared tin and level the surface.
4.To make the apricot kernel marzipan centre and “apostle balls”, grind the apricot kernels to a powder in an electric grinder.  Place the ground kernels and icing sugar in a food
processor.  Process, slowly dripping in the egg yolk, orange juice and almond essence until you have a smooth pliable paste. Set aside about a third of this marzipan for the balls with which to decorate the cake.
5. Scatter icing sugar on a board and roll out remaining kernel paste into a circle to cover the cake mixture.  Place the circle over the cake mixture, spoon the remaining cake mixture on top of the paste and level the surface.
6. Bake for about one and three-quarter to two hours or until golden brown and firm in the middle.  If toward the end of the cooking time the cake is getting too brown, loosely cover with a piece of foil.  Allow the cake to cool in the tin before turning onto a cooling rack.
7. Whilst the cake is baking, make the almond marzipan for the top of the cake in the same way as the apricot kernel marzipan.  
8. When the cake is cool, roll out the almond marzipan on an icing sugar covered board and use it to cover the cake.  Then make the 11 even sized balls out of apricot kernel marzipan and arrange the around the edge of the cake.
9. Lightly brush with a beaten egg and glaze under a hot grill for about five minutes turning the cake so it browns evenly.  You could use a blow-torch for this if you prefer.
10. Tie spring coloured ribbon around the edge of the cake and scatter a few narcissi or primroses in the centre for decoration.

Fairtrade Hot Cross Buns
A fun twist on traditional Hot Cross Buns, making them with Fairtrade dried apricots and mangoes.  Delicious toasted and buttered, and also with apricot jam.  Makes about 12 buns.

Ingredients:
50g, plus 1 level tsp, caster sugar
1 level tbs dried yeast (do not use the easy-blend dried yeast.)
450g plain flour
1 level tsp salt
1 rounded tsp mixed spice
50g Tropical Wholefoods Organic Fairtrade Mango chopped into 1cm pieces
75g Tropical Wholefoods Fairtrade Sun Dried Apricots chopped into 1cm pieces
40-55 ml warmed milk
1 egg, beaten
50 g butter, melted

For the glaze:
2 level tbs granulated sugar
2 tbs water

For the crosses:
4 oz (110 g) plain flour
3 tbs water
You will also need a greased baking sheet.

Method
1. First stir the teaspoon of caster sugar into 150 ml hand-hot water, then sprinkle in the dried yeast and leave it until a good frothy ‘beer’ head forms.   
2. Meanwhile sift the flour, salt and mixed spice into a mixing bowl and add the remaining 50 g of sugar, and the chopped dried fruits.
3. Make a well in the centre, pour in the yeast mixture plus 40 ml of milk (again hand- hot), the beaten egg and the melted butter. Now mix it to a dough, starting with a wooden spoon and finishing with your hands (add a spot more milk if it needs it).
4. Transfer the dough on to a clean surface and knead it until it feels smooth and elastic – about 6 minutes.
5. Now pop it back into the bowl, cover the bowl with a lightly oiled plastic bag, and leave it in a warm place to rise – it will take about an hour to double its original size.
6. Turn it out and knead it again, back down to its original size.
7.  Divide the mixture into 12 round portions, arrange them on the greased baking sheet (allowing plenty of room for expansion). Leave them to rise once more, covering again
with the oiled polythene bag, for about 25 minutes. Meanwhile pre-heat the oven to 220C/425F/gas mark 7.
8. For the crosses, mix the flour and water, roll out thinly and divide into small strips, dampen and place on top of the buns before baking.
9. Bake the buns for about 15 minutes. While they’re cooking, make the glaze by melting the sugar and water over a gentle heat. Brush the buns with the glaze as soon as they come out of the oven, to make them nice and sticky.

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For more information, samples, packshots and other images please contact Helen Riley helenriley@headlinemedia.co.uk 020 8348 3103 / 07931 300 425 or Margaret Rooke margaretrooke@btinternet.com 0790 44 55 666.

Notes to Editors
Tropical Wholefoods’ range of products includes:  organic Fairtrade mango, sun-dried pineapple, chewy banana chips, bogoya bananas, Fairtrade apricots,  Fairtrade apricot kernels (3 flavours), 4 types of dried mushrooms – organic chanterelles, shiitake, porcini, oysters, 6 flavours of organic, Fairtrade fruit and cereal bars – mango & brazil, date & walnut, apricot & kernel, pineapple & cashew, banana & honey, tropical fruit bar. Pack sizes range from 50g to 150g.  Bars are 40g. All fruits are also available in bulk on line.

 The company was established by husband and wife team Adam Brett and Kate Sebag seventeen years ago in order to win lasting markets for farmers in developing countries. It supplies its branded products to supermarkets and also supplies dried fruit to them for use in their own brand products. Most of their products carry the FAIRTRADE Mark, the only independent consumer guarantee of a fair deal for farmers in developing countries. In the UK the FAIRTRADE Mark is administered by the Fairtrade Foundation. Tropical Wholefoods supplies Tesco, Sainsbury, Morrisons, Oxfam, Boots and smaller health food and fair trade stores nationwide. It has a significant niche in the independent sector with products well known for their healthy and ethical qualities.

Tropical Wholefoods works with business partners in some of the world’s poorer countries. It buys dried bananas and pineapples from Fruits of the Nile in Uganda which in turn works with more than 700 farmers. It buys dried apricots, walnuts, almonds and apricot kernels from Mountain Fruits which works with more than 1500 farmers in the remote, arid mountains of northern Pakistan. It buys dried mangoes and cashews from Farming Associations WOUOL and TON in Burkina Faso.

The company which packs and bakes all its own products on site, employs 30 people in Sunderland and three in London.

Men’s grooming and skincare has been on the increase for some time, but men still are not necessarily buying into the “choose organic” scene.  It is just as important for men to cut right down on their absorption of cancer-causing and hormone-mimicking ingredients present in many regular high street brands, and going organic is a great way of doing just this.

Top organic lifestyle online store buyOrganics (www.buyorganics.co.uk) has carefully hand-picked the best men’s grooming products from a widely available range, and includes top sellers from top quality health-conscious companies including Eselle, Nvey Eco, Green People, Ecosoapia, John Masters and Miessence.  

But do they work?  What would make a man really consider swapping his high street brand or even top quality department store investment skincare buy for something pure, organic and natural?

At buyOrganics, we take our work very seriously and decided to use our own fellas as guinea pigs.   Not only skeptical about organic products themselves, their usual grooming routines consist of using all manner of cheap and nasty shower gels (bottles collected from hotel business trips or bought three for a pound in the super savers discount basket) and a few sprays of sultrily named lung-choking widely advertised body sprays.  

So, we threw down the gauntlet – swap all these regular high street grooming products for a week with the same items but entirely from the buyOrganics range of organic, natural products.

They were very happy to help out – being typical alpha males who like a challenge! Two weeks on, the names “Esselle” and “Green People” are tripping off their tongues like pros!

So what did we get them to try?  We picked the Green People Organic Homme pre shave face wash, which is formulated to prevent breakouts, lifts the beard and cleanses without drying, as well as preventing spots.  It is also gentle and unscented, which many men prefer in a facial care product due to sensitivity issues surrounding shaving.

Our men liked the fact that a little goes a long way with their organic grooming products – they are naturally more concentrated, unlike high street cheaper brands which create a lot of froth and foam and often need two or three times more product than their organic counterparts.  They therefore last several weeks rather than a couple, making them great value for money as well as cutting down on packaging and therefore, waste.

They tried the Ecosoapia hand and body washes in the shower – the Peppermint once caused quite a bit of drama initially due to the potency and efficacy of organic products, as they used too much and in the wrong places… try Lavender or even Unfragranced instead for less zinginess “down there”!

Their favourite products were the Eselle Organics Aftershave ‘Razzamatazz’ – a discreetly fragranced rich oil, suitable as a pre- and post-shave oil to soften the beard before a visit from the razor, and afterwards to smooth and seal the skin.  The small 30ml bottle is a great size for travelling too (and small enough for aircraft hand luggage!), and in two weeks just over a quarter of this tiny bottle has been used, making it extremely good value as well.

The healthiest choice was the Green People Organic Homme ‘stay fresh’ deodorant – not only keeping them smelling fresh and the house free from clouds of toxic fumes, but the important omission of aluminium in organic and natural deodorants, including this one, mean that his risk of contracting breast cancer is greatly reduced – men can also suffer from this disease, and aluminium has been identified as a very likely link between breast cancer, particularly of the nodes in the armpit and the side of the chest.

If you too want to turn yourself or your man organic, please do get in touch and we will offer a week’s Go Organic Man! Selection of products to try in place of the usual ones,

All products are available at top organic lifestyle online store buyOrganics: www.buyorganics.co.uk

Kent 2020 is Kent’s largest B2B event, organised by Business Link, on
Thursday 2nd April. The EcoVillage will be there with a dedicated space
for sustainable and ethical businesses. They have 2 spaces left -
stands are 2m x 2m each and cost £332+VAT. Visit
www.theecovillage.co.uk for more information or go to www.kent2020.co.uk

If anyone wants any more information they can call Amanda on 07739 561254