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Ethical produce

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Scottish Terroir or how regional food is finding its identity

Scottish regional food finds its identity

Food networks across the country raise the profile of Scottish food

17 Sep 2010

Local and regional food groups - cooperative associations of smaller-scale food growers, producers, distributors, shops and restaurants - are gaining a higher profile around Scotland, as Jackie Hunter found out.

Ethical holidays, ecotourism and green travel

Ethical holidays, ecotourism and green travel

29 Apr 2010

There’s more to being a green traveller than cutting down on carbon-oozing flights. Where you stay is also important. Using hotel TVs, DVD players, minibars, air con and gyms and demanding that sheets are changed every day comes at an environmental…

Cleaning Up the Streets

Cleaning Up the Streets - A day with Edinburgh's environmental wardens

15 Apr 2010

Paul Dale spends a day with Edinburgh’s environmental wardens, and finds the job of the recycling police is a far cry from Miami Vice.

Green Directory

Green directory for Edinburgh and Glasgow

15 Apr 2010

Community Projects Abundance Edinburgh Go green and eat like a king. This Edinburgh-based group makes leather, vinegar, cider and cheese from harvested apples and pears that would otherwise be binned. www.abundanceedinburgh.com Edinburgh…

Growing Pains: Glasgow's Guerilla Gardening

Growing pains: Guerilla gardening in Glasgow

15 Apr 2010

Glasgow’s Guerrilla Gardening campaign is currently transforming the Townhead area of the city centre with seed and bulb-bombing tactics. Their cause resonates with a lot of green-fingered but flat-bound gardeners, desperate to make the most out of any…

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Popular places

Flux
55 St Bernard Street, Edinburgh, EH6 6SL
Cracking little shop in the heart of Leith ? although it sells Scottish crafts, don't think for a second it's the same sort of tartan tat you'd find in the tourist zones. They also come with a splendid all-ethical produce guarantee.
Hadeel
58 Shandwick Place, St George's West Church, Edinburgh, EH2 4RT
Hadeel is something unique amongst fair trade shops: it's run by Scottish-based charity Palcrafts, and sells everything from silver and mother-of -pearl jewellery, olive oils and soaps, hand-made candles and exquisitely-embroidered clothing, all…