The awareness of palm oil is suddenly more prevalent than ever! Infinity foods Shop has been well aware of the sustainability and environmental problems caused by palm oil production as far back as 2013! We carried out a full audit in 2015 on the Body Care and Household products which then spread to the whole…
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2018 International Day of Cooperatives
2018 international day of cooperatives is led by the United Nations and end Cooperative fortnight on the 7th of July. That’s a lot of cooperation! Cooperatives have sustainability in their DNA, with ‘concern for the community’ as the seventh of their guiding principles. That is why this year we are celebrating the great work that…
we are nothing without the soil
This spring we are supporting the great work that The Organic Research Centre, Butterfly Conservation and Dave Goulson’s research, are doing to protect the health and soil biodiversity and the organisms that live there. So, why care about soil? Research shows that the widespread use of pesticides and synthetic fertiliser leads to soil which no longer…
Commodities report March – April 2018
Due to a difficult harvest in both Scandinavian and the UK the Price of oats has gone up significantly! Prolonged wet weather resulted in a decrease in both quality and quantity of mill-grade Oats, combined with the lower value of sterling, this has pushed the price up. So do not be alarmed when you notice that your…
Mothers day
Mother’s day isn’t just about your mother, it might be about your partner who is a mum, or yourself, or someone you know who is a mum. Motherhood is a very complex role in life. I have wanted to be a mother since I was in my mid twenties but due to many factors I…
Why is Seedy Sunday Important?
Infinity Foods is proud to sponsor Seedy Sunday for another year. This Sunday, 4th of February (10:30 – 16:00) sees the UK’s largest community seed swap coming back to Brighton & Hove, at BHASVIC (205 Dyke Road, Hove BN3 6EG). Seedy Sunday was started in 2002 and was the first seed swap in Britain. Seed saving…
Seedy Sunday is growing in 2018
With biodiversity and soil quality on the decrease along with pesticides and plastics entering our food chain, small scale food and plant growing couldn’t be more important. Insects and butterflies have been on the decline for well over four decades, as is the soil quality of the planet degrading. On this sad note there…
Festive shopping guide
December is here and with it all our festive favourites, both new and old! As always we started looking for the best of ethical, organic, veggie and gluten-free (and everything in between!) products many months ago to make sure we could get our hands on enough to satisfy demands! So whether its for your…
Reverse Advent calendar – a great new Christmas tradition
The magic of a ‘Reverse Advent Calendar’ – we explain how it all works!
New products October 2017
October has brought us some great new products, so I’m going to give you a brief rundown on some of the most exciting ones.