GREEN FOOD DIRECTORY
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Put your ecology where your mouth is and buy more from the shops in Barry Shelby’s selection of the greenest grocers in central Scotland.
GLASGOW 8 THE WEST Carmichael Estate Farm Meats by Biggar, Lanarkshire 01899 308169
Beef. lamb and venison. all farmed on the estate. are available from the shop or by mail order.
Evergreen Wholetoods 18 Nithsdale Rd, Pollockshields Glasgow 0141 422 1303
Fencebay Fisheries
Fairlie 01475 568918
A food chain in its own right: there's a small trout farm and smokehouse. a farm shop and Fins restaurant.
The Fish People
350 Scotland Street, Glasgow 0141 429 1609
A selection of fresh fish and shellfish. plus smoked fish and wild smoked venison. rabbit. duck and pigeon.
Grassroots
20 Woodlands Road, Glasgow 0141 353 3278
The wooden shelves which support Grassroots 2000 or so lines are stacked high with all the grains. nuts. seeds. oils, herbs. spices and pulses yetir heart desires.
Heritage Meat and Game Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
01505 612451
Sean Middleton rears Tamworth pigs and native sheep. including Jacobs. Hebridean and Shetland breeds.
IJ Mellis Cheesemonger
492 Great Western Road, Glasgow 0141 339 8998
Synonymous With tine farmhouse cheese. IJ Mellis is the best cheesemonger we know.
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Mono
12 Kings Court, King Street Glasgow 0141 553 2400
A fair trade shop. vegan restaurant and bar rolled into one.
Peckham's Naturally
139 Hyndland Road, Glasgow
0141 357 0398
Here. the emphasis is on fruit and veg and organic goods.
Roots and Fruits
455—457 Great Western Road
0141 334 3530
The long wooden racks display a wide variety of fruit. herbs and vegetables.
Stair Organic Growers
11 The Yelts, Tarbolton, Ayrshire 01292 541 369
Stair Organic Growers is an organic box scheme for west central Scotland
Tapa Coffee and Bakehouse 21 Whitehill Street, 0141 554 9981
This vegetarian and organic cafe and bakery opened in December 2003 and co-owners Robert Winters and Virginia Webbs’ eiithiiSiasm is clear.
EDINBURGH & THE EAST Ballencrieft Rare Pedigree Pigs Ballencrieff Gardens
by Longniddry, East Lothian
01875 870551
Follow the SlgliS down a track by Ballencrieff Castle loff the 81377l to this free range pig farm — or buy your Ballencrieff sausages at the farmers' market.
Belltield Organic Nursery Cupar, Fife 01337 860764
This operation is certified fully organic and its box scheme not only includes its own organic vegetables but also fruit, milk. cheese and bread from Trusty Crust in Edinburgh.
Damhead Organic
32a Damhead, Old Pentland Road Edinburgh 0131 448 2091
ProVIdes 99% organic and eco—iriendly goods. Its box scheme covers the Central Belt. the Lothians and Borders With online ordering.
Dobbies Farm Foodhall
Dobbies Garden World, Melville Nurseries, Midlothian 0131 663 1941 Mainly Scottish and British produce such as Rannoch smoked meats or Ramsey Ayrshire bacon.
Edinburgh Organics
10 Deanhaugh Street, Edinburgh, 0131 315 2580
Fresh fruit and veg. shelves of dried foods and even pet food — plus eco- friendly kitchen cleanup products.
East Coast Organics
24 Boggs Holdings, East Lothian 01875 340227
There are always queues at its stall at Edinburgh farmers' market. but it also runs a very good box scheme.
Grow Wild
New Lairdship Yards, Broomhouse Road, Edinburgh 0845 226 3393 One of the longest established of the organic fruit and veg box schemes. also delivering to Glasgow.
Henderson's
92 Hanover Street, Edinburgh
0131 225 6694
The shop's deli counter is packed With vegetarian snacks.
IJ Mellis Cheesemonger 30a Victoria Street, Edinburgh 0131 661 9955
Nature's Gate Retail
83 Clerk Street, Edinburgh
0131 668 2067
Small but packed With goods such as organic wheat-free pasta. oats. spices. nuts and dry fruit. most of them packed by Nature's Gate itself.
Pentland Hills Produce Pentland Hills Ranger Service, Boghall Farm, Biggar Road Edinburgh 0131 445 3383
A co-operative whose members attend farmeis' markets and include Boghall Féil‘li‘ i0l31 53:3 3100). Mrs Hamilton's organic lamb and beef (01506 881510); and Kirktoii i01908 674282i. whose lamb is bred. reared and finished on the farm.
Zonker Organics
66 Cumberland Street
Edinburgh 0131 5581136
Many food retailers proclaim their devotion to organic produce. but director Hilary Mason has set out her stall to serve 100% organic lines.
SideDishes
I The type of food we choose to eat. where it comes from and where we buy it has a massive effect on our environment. Food is big business. Like anything in thrall to big business. there are ethical issues. Why is the fantastic bounty provided by the sea being ravaged? Why do things like BSE appear? Why are we pumping fossil fuels into the atmosphere in order to fly food halfway round the world?
Even on a straightforward. personal level, nothing affects our health more than food. Yet. thanks in large part to the persuasive power of big food business. we buy and eat huge amounts of food that has been processed. speeded up or artificially manipulated. All these things enhance the profits of the big food businesses. but few of them enhance the taste of the food. Slow Food is an international organisation that believes we should be doing more to protect taste. In this countiy. as well as places like Italy where the movement started. taste is being homogenised. Slow Food encourages people to care about the flavour of the food we consume. understand more about where it comes from and to celebrate that the simple act of eating should be a plea8ure.
Slow Food isn't about rules governing what's right to eat and what's wrong to eat. Nor is it about long meals. It's about taking a stand against not just fast food. but the way our world is playing fast and loose with eating. one of the most diverse pleasures in life. Scotland is better placed to make the leap than you might realise. There is a huge range of wonderful food being produced here that can be considered slow. from artesan cheese to Arbroath Smokies. And with Slow Food UK holding its founding congress on Skye this Summer under the leadership of Fiona Richmond. the time may well be ripe to prove that Scots can be as Slow as anyone else in Europe. (Donald Reid)
I To join Slow Food (£35 individuals/£47 household/£20 under 26 years old) download a membership form from www.slowfood.com