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RECENTLY ADDED ITEMS

NEW PRODUCTS

BoBo London is proud to announce an exciting collaboration with independent eco-fashion-label Super Earth. Handcrafted, Super Earth Products from Bali will be available from BoBo from the 30th May 2012 and include bags and footwear. You can find out more about Super Earth products Here. Added 07/05/12

Organic Hemp Lounge Pants - Now available from The Hemp Shop in Brighton for £42.50 Also a lovely, bright orange, Organic Hemp & Cotton Unisex Hoody for £35.75 and the Carley's Organic Raw Hempseed Butter also sounds quite tasty. Price £5.05. Added 17/04/12

Why not check out the new brands such as Skunkfunk and Palladium + new ballerinas at BoBo! Also their new website. Added 17/04/12

New! Biscru Courgette & Curry Biscuits - Now Available from Fresh!. Wholesome, raw and natural ingredients. Also available in Banana and Blueberry flavour. Price £3.97. Added 02/04/12

Three new pairs of shoes have just arrived at Alternatives Stores .These include a nice pair of black brogues, a pair of sandals and some lady's jogging shoes. It is also worth checking out the new vintage boots that have arrived at Vegetarian Shoes. Added 19/03/2012

New Shoe Arrivals at BoBo include the 100% stonewashed canvas Palladium boot. Why not take a peep? Added 05/03/2012

Kara Dairy Free Coconut Calcium Milk - Find out more about this new product. Now available from the Alternative Stores. Added 02/03/2012

NEW GARDENING PRODUCTS

Here are some interesting new seeds that I noticed in the 2012 Chiltern Seeds Catalogue:

Kabuki F1 Hybrid is a mini calabrese that can be spaced closely together (code: 1734A). Mohawk F1 hybrid (1822D) is an early maturing sweet pepper that's ideal for patio growing and there is also the hot pepper Ember Explosive, which has purple leaves (1356L). If you want to make soup why not try out the red celery called Red Soup (1359K). Chiltern Seeds now stock a Mexican vegetable called Huauzontle (1360J); a very sweet mini pea called Peawee 65 (1372B) and the Californian Herb Papalo, which has a coriander flavour (1388L). Their single serving sized new squash called Honey Bear sounds interesting too (1361J). Finally, although not new items, I would also like to point out that they do a children's flower mixture and a children's vegetable selection and if you want to grow Collards they stock Georgia Southern - a heritage variety (1357F). You can find out more about these seeds at the Chiltern Seeds Website. Added 09/01/2012

In The Suffolk Herbs 2012 Catalogue: Firstly, I would like to mention two Basils - Holy or Sacred Kha Prao Tulsi (H23) and Horaphu Rau Que (H24) - both from Thailand and a new basil called Mrs Burns Lemon (V80256) - all of which sound very tasty and most interesting. This catalogue also offers a good selection of Coriander varieties. Secondly, if you live near the sea you might be interested in growing Sea Holly (H214). Another new seed is Stevia, which can be used as a sweetener in cooking/baking (H80255). Finally, I would like to mention the new Eskimo carrot, which has high tolerance to frost and disease and can be cropped over winter (V11133) and the new club root resistant sprout Crispus F1 (V10822). Added 24/10/2011

I would also like to draw your attention to the following new products and seeds I found in the 2012 Organic Gardening Catalogue (order codes in brackets):

Rocky F1 (CURK) is a new mini lunchbox cucumber and Fizz (KAFZ) is an unusual type of kale that produces leaves during the hungry gap. There are also three interesting new red leaved lettuces Continuity (LECO), Navarra (LENA) and Roger (LERV). Chocolate (CPCH) is an organic and quite delicious-looking, chocolate-coloured pepper and Novella (PONO), Linda (POLN) and Trixie (POTX) are all new varieties of seed potatoes. Finally, Christine (STCH1 & STCH2) is a very early strawberry although at the time of writing this hadn't appeared for sale online. I would also like to mention their new Nature's Own Vegan Potting Compost (NOVP). A 40 L pack costs £14.55 and of course they also sell Fertile Fibre V Grow, which is also an animal free compost.

Kings Seeds have also just published their 2012 catalogue. This newly formatted catalogue is well set out and a real pleasure to read. Consequently, I was mortified to discover that some of my pages where stuck together at the bottom. Now my pristine catalogue is a little ripped and jagged on some of the pages! I would like to point out that Kings are offering an excellent selection of sweet pea and pansy seeds as well as four unusual coloured cauliflowers. Other interesting new seeds include Scarlet (10609), which is a violet leaved Kale and Emir F1 (12906) a new melon that tolerates low temperatures. If you would like to try growing a different kind of berry they have just brought out a new Tayberry and a loganberry. I was also intrigued by their Cactus Mixture (54906) , although this isn't a new addition to their catalogue and patio gardeners may be interested in their selection of patio vegetable seeds such as Tumbling Tom tomato, strawberry Alexandria, pepper Apache and the Swift early potato.

Finally, in the 2012 Thompson & Morgan catalogue I spotted a new purple mangetoute pea called Shiraz (GAA4959); a white seeded broad bean named De Monica (GAA4942) that is sown in spring but matures at the same time as autumn sown Aquadulce so could be useful in colder areas of the UK, plus two interesting new courgettes - Sunstripe (GAA4950) and Zephyr (GAA4949). They also sell a Jostaberry Bush for £14.99. Added 30/09/2011

NEW BOOKS/ARTICLES/REPORTS/DVDS/DATABASE/VIDEOS

New blog covering How to turn your friends and family Vegetarian or Vegan. Added 15/05/2012

New Vegan Society Video is now on You Tube. Added 15/05/2012

Article that contains interview with the tallest vegan in the world can be viewed at:
http://www.facebook.com/veganfighterproject
http://vegan-fighter.com/news/the-interview-with-the-world%C2%B4s-tallest-vegan.html Added 17/04/2012

Low Fat Vegan Comfort Soups - To Keep you Warm - New recipe book, now available Here. Added 02/04/2012

Spring Issue of Vegan Views - Now available for Download. 02/04/2012

So You Want to Move to Costa Rica - My Quest for the Ultimate Tropical Paradise is now available.
To find out more and order it, go to: http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/costarica.html Added 12/03/2012

New essay available at: http://thevegantruth.blogspot.com/2012/03/animal-experimentation-truth_02.html
called: Animal Experimentation; The Truth. Added 12/03/2012

New Book Revie w - Raw Edible Wild Plants by Amanda Rofe Added 06/03/2012

Animal Friends Croatia presents a new animal rights video at:
http://www.prijatelji-zivotinja.hr/index.en.php?id=1376 Added 05/03/2012

Watch the latest Animal Aid viral film, Whipping Hurts . Added 05/03/2012

Comprehensive Essay in response to comments vegans hear. Added 02/03/2012

More or Less? New Book Review. Added 21/01/2012

You can view the Safer Medicine's Film at their website. Free copies are available to educators and MPs. 09/01/2012

New Growing Green DVD Review - Grow Your Own Fruit and Veg Added 29/08/2011

I Wanna Be Your Vegan - A cookbook, written for John Johnson who is battling pancreatic cancer. a great cookbook. More information at: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/2014905 . This book contains over fifty vegan recipes and all proceeds from the sale of this book go directly to John and his wife to help defray medical expenses. Added 02/04/2011

NEWS ITEMS & PETITIONS

You can help to protect the Welsh seas by signing the Petition Here. Added 15/05/2012

Petition now available to protect UK Hares. Sign Here. Added 07/05/2012

Did you know that UK carbon targets do not include aviation or shipping? If you think they should, then please consider signing the petition here. Added 07/05/2012

Save Bees from extinction by signing the petition here. Added 30/04/2012

Why not can sign the petition to stop elephant poaching and help to end the ivory trade? Added 30/04/2012

There are plans to open a massive foie gras producing unit next to a vital wildlife habitat and water source in China. Please consider sending a message to the Chinese Premier. Added 17/04/2012

Suffolk cattle cruelty farmer gets ban and suspended jail term... Read more about it. Added 17/04/2012

A Licence to Suffer - Animals in zoos in England are not protected by the law, says new study. You can download a text version for your Kindle here. If you would like to request a printed copy of the report please email: info@captiveanimals.org Added 17/04/2012

Read about Intensive Rabbit Farming here. Added 17/04/2012

Tell the Department of Agriculture that the use of neonicotinoids in private gardens must be halted as these chemicals may be playing a key role in the dramatic decline in bees. You can tell DEFRA to ban their domestic use here. Added 17/04/2012

Another petition: Stop Slaughtering Dolphins with Sonar Petition. Added 17/04/2012

BUAV, the leading campaign against animal experiments, has a new Petition. If you would like to support it please click on http://www.nocruelcosmetics.org/ and add your name. Added 17/04/2012

Please see http://www.lifewithoutpalmoil.org for details of how you can help to save orang utans, including draft letters to send to your MP on the Biofuels Consultation. Added 02/04/2012

Two new recipes were added to Recipe Page on 14th March 2012. Follow links in Sexy Vegan Cookbook in the left hand column. Added 14/03/2012

Tell Vietnam to end greyhound racing by signing the Petition. Added 12/03/2012

Tell the UK government to introduce legislation to protect hares. Petition Here. Added 12/03/2012

The Captive Animal Protection Society (CAPS) would very much like to receive any foreign notes that you have left over from holidays abroad. They can redeem them from the bank and raise money from them. If you have any, then just pop the notes in a securely sealed envelope and address them to: Freepost Central Recycling, Captive Animals’ Protection Society, Reg Charity No. 1124436. Thanks. Added 20/12/2010