The Passing Place
Where it all began!
“If two girls from Yorkshire can do it why can’t the rest of the country?”
#local4lent 2021
Don’t give up chocolate, beer or bread this year, give up supermarkets and shop #local4lent instead. Wednesday 17th February – Saturday 3rd April 2021 – are you up for the challenge? Back in 2012 a chance conversation between two strangers on Twitter and the #Local4Lent challenge was born. Religious or not, many people choose to give up various things over …
Local in Lockdown
This tasty haul was delivered a few weeks back and oh my gosh what a welcome sight during the third lockdown in the UK. The #local4lent challenge begins on Feb 17th so why not nip in if you’re local or get a delivery and try some fab things from these great small businesses. The challenge is about giving it a …
To the laddies!
I’m not even sure where to start this post…it seems wildy random I know! Essentially I was in a client meeting in the rather awesome Caledonian Brewery in Scotland (years ago) and we were discussing Burns Night. I’d never attended an official Burns Night celebration or really knew what that involved but was happy to mark the occasion with a …
Let’s talk food waste
“Reducing food waste is actually one of the biggest things you can do for the environment, because about a third of the food that people buy is wasted,” Tuomisto says. The United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation reports that 1.3 billion tonnes of food produced for human consumption is wasted each year. So I just wanted to share a bit …
Homemade Oat Milk
Quick homemade oat milk 👌 The boy isn’t great with dairy and cow’s milk on its own is the worst for him. We started buying oat milk but when we realised the main ingredients were oats and water….made sense to make it! Especially as he has it for bed every night and we use it in place of cow’s milk when cooking …
BBC Radio Manchester 2013
Delving into the archives this week after one of the Totally Locally branches asked for some context on the campaign. Totally forgot we got a mention on BBC Radio Manchester back in 2013! Julie aka realfoodfans (a follower of the campaign on social and shop local supporter) had told the fab (and now-ex BBC Broadcaster) Sam Walker about the campaign …
A few words from #local4lent co-founder Zana – March 27, 2012
Okay, okay.. I know its been a lifetime since my last post, and I wont waste half a post explaining why I have been a rubbish blogger or promise to be more consistent.. But instead I will just get on with it 🙂 Sooo, for lent this year I decided to do something a little different.. and no, I’m not …