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Nice article Andy

Siewpeng I enjoyed your blog and am in agreement with you on the plastic/paper mission. I always go shopping with my own bags and basket and most of the shopkeepers know I dont want a bag. I also cut up paper to use for scrap, and make sure the kids dont waste it. We have a little box of paper squar...

Have just read my Amateur Gardening which says dont plant any later than this week for a crop in early May

Excellent Andy - do post their reply for us to read. As to social responsibility have you looked at the Corporate Critic website? This site enables you to check the ethiscore of major companies and there are some surprises. The score is out of 15 - Co-op 14, Asda 0.5, T***o 2.5, Waitrose 6.5, Somerf...

Ina, are you sure? It says nothing about Italy on their website.

Rec'd email from Yeo Valley today who say they have no plans to move their production to Switzerland but are expanding in this country. They had no answer to my question re packaging coming in from Switzerland tho.

This is not really an answer to a self sufish xmas but you might try reading Gareth Lewis on the Freedon in education website - www.freedom-in-education.co.uk/newsletter/december04

Neoluddite, hmmm, I think I like it. In fact I'm going to adopt the termfor myself, thanks Wombat

Have just sent Yeo Vally an email - watch this space for an answer. I get really disappointed when things like this happen. Nothing is as it seems and everyone is owned by someone else. Green + Black for example being bought by Cadbury who are owned by Premier Foods, or Marmite being owned by Unilev...

Think I might email Yeo Valley and ask for a straight answer

Hi Nicola,like the look of the website, have saved it for later, welcome

Brilliant! Excellent! This is just what I have been ranting about for years but all my family and and friends just call me a Luddite. I dont want STUFF or THINGS or GADGETS. The OM says it makes jobs but at what cost? The health of the planet, thats what. How long will it take for people to realise ...

Hi Andy, so nice to hear from you, Hellooooo from Devon

Hi Midgemagnet, welcome to the site. I always look here for help and advice

In this wet weather everything gats washed off..... I tried Derris dust but no good. Odd thing is they have only attacked the Savoy not the Hispi (yet).