Foodies In The News
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- Stokey Sue
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That seems like a cunning plan. Be interested to see how well they can pull it off
- Earthmaiden
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Not before time.
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as long as the pods are not just collected and sent to the far east to be recycled - like the vast dumps containing our plastic 'recycling'...
- karadekoolaid
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Wwe avoid pods over here.
Fresh coffee goes into a coffee pot to be brewed, and the dregs are spread over the garden.
Folklore states that the dregs keep mosquitoes at bay.
Fresh coffee goes into a coffee pot to be brewed, and the dregs are spread over the garden.
Folklore states that the dregs keep mosquitoes at bay.
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Fresh coffee here too ... the grounds go in the compost bin. Previous advice was to put round plants to prevent damage from slugs and snails, but some testing on Gardener's World proved they weren't that effective and also altered the ph balance of the soil.
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but some testing on Gardener's World proved they weren't that effective and also altered the ph balance of the soil.
The rhododendron at the house in Edmonton was successfully reinvigorated by mulching with spent tea leaves.
I've never been convinced by the various barriers suggested as mollusc deterrents. There is a also the suggestion that coffee grounds exert an allelopathic effect, that is they inhibit plant growth.
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyl ... its-a-myth
However, many plants can do this and I'm sure that they all make perfectly good additions to a compost heap. That's where our grounds and the rather higher volume of (plastic free) tea bags go.
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Surely strides being taken by third parties to collect and recycle single use coffee pods is looking at the issue the wrong way round. Just stop making the darn things, saving resources at both ends. That's a no-brainer isn't it? Especially given the millions projected in the link.
What happened to "the polluter pays"? Why should a third party even have to learn to cope with dismantling this compound yet unnecessary waste product? Why oh why.
What happened to "the polluter pays"? Why should a third party even have to learn to cope with dismantling this compound yet unnecessary waste product? Why oh why.
- Stokey Sue
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You can buy compostable pods, in a paper instead of a metal jacket
Don't know if they are any good but my FB timeline is full of them and it does seem like a reasonable way forward
Or you can buy ese pods, which are like teabags made to fit an ordinary espresso filter basket, but those seem to be increasingly hard to find
Pods do have clear advantages in some situations, for example small offices, hotel self-serve tea and coffee stands, or for people whose disability makes handling ground coffee difficult
Don't know if they are any good but my FB timeline is full of them and it does seem like a reasonable way forward
Or you can buy ese pods, which are like teabags made to fit an ordinary espresso filter basket, but those seem to be increasingly hard to find
Pods do have clear advantages in some situations, for example small offices, hotel self-serve tea and coffee stands, or for people whose disability makes handling ground coffee difficult
- miss mouse
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scullion wrote:as long as the pods are not just collected and sent to the far east to be recycled - like the vast dumps containing our plastic 'recycling'...
As I am sure you know, it has all been dumped in the seas for decades.
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to be fair it hasn't all been dumped in the sea. there are great 'winrows' of plastic just left on land in the far east.
most of what we pick up at the beach consists of polypropylene rope, expanded polystyrene, plastic bottles/lids (lots of the lids), some cotton buds and tampon applicators (why? weren't cardboard tubes good enough? when t@mp@x went over to plastic ones i changed over to l!ll€ts non applicator).
today's haul included a lead fishing weight and line - including the pretty little beads at the connections - recycled to a friend of our son who has a collection of fishing sinkers.
most of what we pick up at the beach consists of polypropylene rope, expanded polystyrene, plastic bottles/lids (lots of the lids), some cotton buds and tampon applicators (why? weren't cardboard tubes good enough? when t@mp@x went over to plastic ones i changed over to l!ll€ts non applicator).
today's haul included a lead fishing weight and line - including the pretty little beads at the connections - recycled to a friend of our son who has a collection of fishing sinkers.
- Pepper Pig
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Homemade Christmas gifts anyone?
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... ible-gifts
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... ly-recipes
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... ible-gifts
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... ly-recipes
- Earthmaiden
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Mmm, those caramels and crackers look moreish!
- Stokey Sue
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Those all look really nice
I’ve had a few home made gifts I’d rather hadn’t been given but those would do nicely, especially the caramel and the date chutney
I’ve had a few home made gifts I’d rather hadn’t been given but those would do nicely, especially the caramel and the date chutney
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- Pepper Pig
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And Nigella’s next divisive ingredient is . . . https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/n ... -liquorice
- Stokey Sue
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Oh for crying out loud
It’s a strong distinctive flavour, like garlic, fennel, whisky or a certain yeast product.
You either like it, or you don’t. It’s not a competition
It’s a strong distinctive flavour, like garlic, fennel, whisky or a certain yeast product.
You either like it, or you don’t. It’s not a competition
- Earthmaiden
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" ..breaking the news that an idealised lifestyle requires a liquorice box..". Will this be the 'must have' Christmas gift this year?
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