Lemon and Thyme Madeira Cake
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This recipe will make one quite large cake (enough for 12), which will keep in a cake tin for about five days. • 350g soft butter• 350g caster sugar• 5 large free…
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Picnic Quinoa Salad
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Quinoa is often described as a ‘superfood’. Full of nutrients, it’s a great source of protein and ideal for those following a plant based diet. Not only that but it…
Worldwide Water Crisis Looms
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NASA reports that 97 percent of Greenland’s ice sheet melted over four days in July this year. Scientists were startled at the speed with which it melted. On July 8, about 40 percent of Greenland’s surface ice had melted. By July 12, about 97 percent was gone. Greenland experienced a series of strong warm ridges in 2012. The sudden melt-off occurred when one of these ridges parked over the ice sheet, creating a massive heat dome over the ice.
Stories from the Sea
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Locally made using the best fabrics including organic cotton and bamboo, Seasalt has been making a name for itself since it launched in Penzance in 1981. Now with stores all…
Eco Chic at Stockholm Fashion Week
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It’s not often that sustainable fashion is given such global exposure. Taking inspiration from London Fashion Week’s ethical initiative Estethica, the show is arranged by Sustainable Fashion NOW, an organization committed…
Carrot & Courgette Multiseed Loaf
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• 1 bag of strong white flour (1.5kg) • 250g wholemeal flour • A good pinch salt, • 50g each sunflower, sesame and poppy seeds (or whichever seeds you have…
Time to UNdeny
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With an increasing amount of damning evidence proving the poor sanitary control at a foreign peacekeeper base was the source of the outbreak, the UN’s emphatic denial is staggering and…
Tailored Shirts With Fairtrade Values
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Having studied Chinese at Oxford (she confesses to have been particularly gifted at 8th century ancient literature) one may wonder how Lissaman’s interest in ethical trade and fashion burgeoned. We…
Fragrant Lavender Shortbread
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A fantastically easy to grow herb, Lavender has a multitude of uses. With its distinctive taste and smell, it has seen somewhat of a resurgence in the last few years,…
