We have a very healthy living option in the village. It opened just as covid descended on the world so very unfortunate timing.
It does as the name says, zero pollution on the earth. All non plastic & recyclable, everything from washing detergents, whole foods, & planet friendly toys & household supplies.
It’s interesting inside & I have been in & bought porridge oats but perhaps don’t use it as much as I should. She does mail order too.
Three good things:
1. Some new scissors.
2. Lots of people to see on our walk. Passed the time of day, socially distanced of course.
3. The pleasure you get when you come in after a good walk & are able to sit down by the fire with a cup of tea knowing you’ve not been a couch potato!
My shopping is sort of a mix of somethings that are good for the planet and things I have been buying forever. Turning 73 soon and it is hard to teach an old dog new tricks.
Excellent, I approve 😊 That is definitely the best part of getting out, being able to slob when you come home. So not looking forward to going back to work on Monday, the end of my daily bike rides.
Great shop to have handy.. hope they are not too expensive though..
I have to time my walks to be not in the hottest part of the day.. but good to have a cuppa or cold drink when I return.
@lucycameron Yes she’s very enterprising but lots of sort of modern foodstuffs in there that us older folk haven’t got used to yet....we don’t eat a great amount of pasta etc.
@gijsje It’s an interesting shop but only tiny so if you go in you have to buy something...you know the guilt trip if you come out without buying anything...can’t be done so you tend not to go in for a browse!
You would have to know what you want to buy to go in here. Maybe find a good recipe and go there for the ingredients. Moroccan dishes eg. I like the feeling of not being a couch potato too. Unfortunately my back is still making me into one.
Well I wish the proprietor well. My heart breaks for small business owners especially, during these Covid times. I saw this motivational phrase on television yesterday - “sitting is the new smoking”, with everyone working from home, they are sitting too much and the health professionals want everyone to walk, every day. Good for you to walk like you do!
that's interesting Pat and quite a claim from the owners. I would have thought the dried fruit has quite a carbon footprint and i doubt you see many coconut's in deepest Lancashire / Fylde . Anyway I wish them well in their green campaign !
I love these types of shops. We don't have one close to us unfortunately, but I live in hope that one day someone will set one up in Ballater! Plastic is my bugbear, and I do everything possible to reduce usage, but it can be very difficult!
Goodness! Does it all come out of huge bins you scoop from? I have never liked that, reminds me of the old fashioned pick'n'mix in Woolies that had unwrapped sweets on. Never sure some child had sucked something and put it back!
I always cheer on new businesses, so kudos to her for setting up and giving it a go.
@casablanca They seem to be in plastic containers with a tap as far as I can tell but some will inevitably be in bins I imagine. I haven’t been in recently so can’t think. I know what you mean...pick & mix is a bit dodgy specially just now! Woolworths Pick & Mix....those were the days!
WOW what a superb shop! We can source something like this in Inverurie but at the moment are trying not to go there until we have a long list and justify the drive!
Roll on end of pandemic …………
I have to time my walks to be not in the hottest part of the day.. but good to have a cuppa or cold drink when I return.
I always cheer on new businesses, so kudos to her for setting up and giving it a go.