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RECENTLY ADDED ITEMS

NEW PRODUCTS

SunnCamp Solar Shower & Enclosure - I was rather intrigued by this new product listed in the latest Natural Collection Catalogue. You hang the camp shower bag up in the sun so that the water warms up to about 40 degrees C, then use it to shower with outdoors. The basic shower bag costs £8.99, whereas the shower bag (Code: 60548) with the privacy enclosure frame costs £24.95. The Natural Collection are also offering quite a few pet products in their latest catalogue including the Skooperbox, biodegradable dog waste bags, cat litter and Yarrah dog biscuits. These products all seem to be vegan. 24/06/2009

Bags of Change - These cool, environmentally friendly and vegan bags are made from rubber, organic hemp or organic cotton. Click here to find out more. Added 19/06/2009

New MT Alice Platinum Ladies Pump - This rather nice and dressy-looking pump is now available from Bourgeois Bohème for £35.00. Added 26/05/2009

New Cosmetic Jars & Bottles - You can now buy empty glass and plastic containers to fill with your own concoctions and oils. No minimum order quantity. Useful for travelling or for preparing aromatherapy treatments for your own customers. Also available soon raw ingredients such as organic cocoa butter, shea butter, coconut butter and plant waxes. For more information visit I Am Natural. Added 26/05/2009

New! Organic Fairly Traded Coconut Range now available from Essential - comprising Organic Virgin Coconut Oil, Organic Coconut Cream and Organic Coconut Milk - to use in the kitchen and on your skin! More information online at www.essential-trading.coop. Added 26/05/2009

Fantastic Hand Made Red Clogs - These nice-looking clogs are now available for pre-order from Ethical Wares. Price £57.95. Also available for pre-order are the new women's black and silver 769 trainers, which will be available from July. Added 15/05/2009

NEW GARDENING PRODUCTS

Produced by Carbon Gold, Biochar is a new charcoal product that's made from Soil Association-certified organic woodland waste and thinnings. The production process causes minimal emissions. Using this product could even help to reverse global warming. You can find out more about this amazing soil enhancer at the UKBRC website. Currently, Carbon Gold are in the process of developing simple pyrolysis equipment that could be used by smallholders and allotment holders to produce their own biochar from waste biomass. This equipment should be available by autumn 2009. Added 23/06/2009

Maxim Giant Strawberry - I've mentioned this giant strawberry already in an earlier issue of Vegan News. However, I was so impressed with my crop of delicious and enormous Maxim strawberries this year that I would like to draw your attention to this product once again. It can be purchased by mail order from Thompson & Morgan. Why not order some runners now for October delivery? At the time of writing T & M are offering 5 runners + 5 free runners for just £10.99 + postage. Added 19/06/2009

Seedbed Roll - A new way to grow salads and vegetables. These grow mats are already impregnated with seeds and have a film cover that expands as the plants grow. Just roll the mat out onto a moist soil surface and cover the edges with soil. Four types available: vegetables (SBRT) , oriental leaves (SBRO), Mediterranean salad (SBRM) and English salad (SBRE). Price £14.95 each. Available from the Organic Gardening Catalogue. Added 30/05/2009

Two New Gardening Books - Both available from the Organic Gardening Catalogue. Asian Vegetables by Sally Cunningham - A guide to growing fruit, vegetables and spices from the Indian Subcontinent. Order code: BKAV. Price £15.45. And Growing Stuff - An unconventional book that provides an alternative approach to growing and landscaping. Order code: BKGS. Price £16.95. Added 30/05/2009

NEW BOOKS/DVDS:

Biochar For Environmental Management Science And Technology. The hardback edition is now available for £49.95 from Earthscan. Added: 23/06/2009

New Book Review - Green is the New Black by Tamsin Blanchard - Read Book Review. Added: 22/06/2009

From Monoculture to Horticulture: Veganic article in Vegetarian Voice Magazine
Click here to the article. Added: 19/06/2009

New Book Review Read my Book Review of 21st Century Smallholder by Paul Waddington Added: 16/06/2009

New Raw Vegan DVDs Launched Today! - These DVDs show how to prepare low-fat raw recipes. More information at: http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/blog/?p=235 Added: 26/05/2009

New Book to be Published in September 2009 Eco-logical! (£7.99 Paperback)
Television eco-guru Joanna Yarrow offers more than just a how-to guide to a green lifestyle, this book goes to the heart of the environmental debate and equips you to make up your own mind about the hotly debated issues of climate change. Available from Duncan Baird Publishers. Download a Catalogue. Added: 26/05/2009

New DVD & Book - Healing Cancer from Inside Out, featuring Dr Lodi plus many other cancer experts. To find out more visit: http://www.fresh- network.com/acatalog/healing- cancer-from-inside-out.html Special Offer Book & DVD for £26.30. Book £12.97, DVD £17.97. Updated 25/05/09

Austrian Vegan Society Magazine - now available at: http://www.vegan.at/newsundinfo/zeitung/2009_veganat12.pdf Added: 13/05/2009

New Article: Growing Year Round Salad In A Raised Bed by Pauline Lloyd. Read Article. Added: 20/04/2009

New Book Review - Salad Leaves for All Seasons by Charles Dowding. Read My Review. Added: 14/04/2009

New DVD Review - Tolhurst Organic Produce (VON). Read My Review Added: 3/04/2009

New Recipe Book entitled Exotic Raw Recipes. To find out more visit:
http://www.fredericpatenaude.com/ExoticRecipes.html Added: 3/04/2009

Two Nutrition DVDs by Michael Greger, M.D Read My Reviews. Added: 23/03/2009

Coming Soon! - New VON video all about VON's 2009 programme of visits to stockfree farms and allotments. This will be sent out free to VON members in early spring. To find out more e mail: david.graham330@googlemail.com and read my earlier entry. Added: 20/02/2009

ON THE WEB:

Looking for an organised vegan holiday? Then visit:
http://vegiventures.com/newsletter.asp Added 08/06/2009

The Drimlabarra Herb Farm now has a new website. Added 26/05/2009

What you eat affects the environment far more than what car you drive! The coolest eco eating social website launched at: http://www.green2cool.org/ . Green2Cool registration is now open to everyone. Added 27/04/2009

Join the make animal testing history virtual march. Added 27/04/2009

New Planet Veggie Blog now at: http://www.planetveggie.co.uk Added 27/04/2009

Good Green Gifts Added 08/04/2009

The Acai Berry - Read more about the latest scientific studies carried out on this increasingly popular berry. Added 3/04/2009

Is the Goji Berry Worth the Hype? Article by HealthCastle. Added 3/04/2009

SaferPlanet - Offers an extensive product range of over 650 products including totally degradable bags, energy saving devices, sustainable greetings cards, interesting and creative water saving gadgets, organic gardening products, seeds, etc. Added 3/04/2009

NEWS ITEMS:

IFAW reports the mass slaughter of 30,000 dogs by the Government in China due to a few deaths from rabies. You can help to stop this cruel slaughter by contacting the Chinese Ambassador and by donating to IFAW's Emergency Rabies Vaccination Fund. Added: 19/06/2009

Recycle Week - From the 22nd - 28th June. To find out more visit the Recycle Now website. 19/06/2009

Vegan Job Opportunity with SHARAN in India. Click here to find out more. Added: 19/06/2009

Community Supported Agriculture Groups (UK) - Are groups of people growing organically on land owned/rented by the group. They offer support, advice, workshops and something similar to a vegetable box scheme for members. There are at least two such groups in the UK, one in Exeter, and one in Stroud in Gloucestershire. Added: 12/05/2009

Why not check out the results of The Vegan Relationship Survey.
Added: 3/04/2009

Baby's Bum Printing Services - Tim Woodley of Red Star Soaps is now offering a printing service. For more information or samples contact Tim on: 01384 873748 or 07729 121362. E mail: swampys@gn.apc.org. Tim is now also offering free talks on soap. NO FEE, just coverage of travel expenses within the UK. (Free if within 25 mile radius of Kinver)
Added: 3/04/2009 and Updated 27/04/09