Crone's Apple-pear vinegar

We have some apple pear vinegar available from Crone's of Norfolk, which is the best that we've tasted. It's raw(unpasteurised) and completely unfiltered and has been matured for 30 to 36 months. The cost is £3.50 for .75cl.

Raw apple-pear vinegar.

Bad Hair Day Cure: Honey & olive oil hair & body wash - an amazing creation

This morning I woke up to a seriously bad hair day. After spending most of the weekend exposed to the elements of the Great British Summer my hair looked frightening, and so did I. Fortunately the only creature unlucky enough to see me was Roc, our resident herring gull who was on the ground floor window sill waiting patiently for his breakfast as I went down to the kitchen to make a cup of tea.

A bit later I went to the bathroom to have a shower and PING! An exciting idea. I'll make some shampoo out of the ingredients I like most of all.....honey, cider vinegar and olive oil, thought I. Back in the kitchen I mixed more or less equal portions of cider vinegar, olive oil, honey (all organic and raw), water and pure soap flakes made by my friend Teresa in Tarragona, Spain. I added a little salt and shook the mixture well. I wasn't sure as I was shampooing my hair if the concoction would work, but it felt rich and natural and lathered remarkably well so I left it on my hair for a couple of minutes and also used it as body wash.

After rinsing and drying the end result was superb. My hair and skin feel and look much softer and much more radiant.

If you fancy making some of your own shampoo and body wash we have the ingredients - raw cider vinegar, organic olive oil and of course lots of honey. Just email me at Karen if you want any of the ingredients.
Karen

Pyrenees Honey at the Garden Gadabout

Had a stall today in Bridge Saunders garden in Warleigh Road, Brighton for the annual Garden Gadabout - a day when some of Brighton's best gardens are opened to the public. This year the charity for donations was the Sussex Beacon.

Weather wasn't great in the morning, a few heavy downpours. We were expecting to have to pack up by lunchtime but then it really brightened up and a steady stream of people flowed through the garden.

Bridge's garden really is fantastic garden-lots of hidden spaces and an incredible variety of plants. The garden is completely organic and uses lots of recycled materials.

We had a stall selling raw honey, organic first cold pressing olive oil and raw apple-pear vinegar. You can see Karen here (wearing a scarf to protect herself from the wind and rain). Met some really nice people with an interest in a natural life style eating natural raw products.