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All orders can be collected between 10 – 1 pm from 24/3/2020 Any queries please call 07525177199 For now the only place available for collection will be Letchworth Please contact us if you have any queries re ordering. Due to current situation…..If collecting in Letchworth […]
WHAT IS CLICK AND COLLECT Any of our items that are online can be ordered and collected at the shop. Meanwhile back to LETCHWORTH click and collect; Please wait for us to email you before coming to shop to collect. Payment will have […]
This list will change as and when we run out of stock or we add extra s to it. If you re desperate for something and not sure if it s in stock please contact us : BEANS & GRAINS Couscous Quinoa LENTILS RED LENTILS […]
While it would be great to be perfect and have everything in stock all the time – due to the nature of the shop this is not always possible. We are always adding to our stock list so keep checking back for new products.
GRAINS & PULSES
Couscous
Quinoa
LENTILS RED
LENTILS GREEN
Red kidney beans
CHICKPEAS
Wheat grain
Bulgar wheat
Yellow split peas
Pearl barley
Black beans
DRIED FRUIT
Apples
Apricots
Bananas
Dates
Cranberries
Raisins
Prunes
Sultanas
Currants
Coconut chips
Cherries
Mixed peel
Mango
Sun Dried Tomatoes
STORE CUPBOARD
Flours-
almond
self raising
bread flours
White/ wholemeal
spelt
coconut
Gram
chocolate buttons
cacao powder
cocoa powder
cacao nibs
golden sugar
demerarra sugar
coconut sugar
rape seed oils
coconut chips
nutritional yeast
himalayan salt
Vegetable Boullion
olive oil
Apple cider vinegar
Veg stock
Pop corn
Nutritionl yeast
Hemp protein powder
RICE & PASTA
Macaroni
Spelt pasta
Wholewheat fusili
Penne
Fusilli
Basmati rice
Risotto rice
Brown rice long grain
Spaghetti
Gluten free pasta
NUTS & SEEDS
Chia seeds
Linseeds
Golden linseeds
Mixed nuts
Mixed seeds
De shelled hemp seeds
Almonds
Cashews
Hazel nuts
Pine nuts
Peanuts
Walnuts
Sesame seeds
Sunflower
Pumpkin seeds
Pecans
Poppy seeds
Brazil nuts
Fruit and nut mix
TEAS & COFFEE
Peppermint tea
Chamomile tea
Earl grey
English breakfast
Green tea
Chai tea
Hibiscus flower tea
Rose tea
Coffee beans
Filter coffee ground
Coffee Beans
Decaf filter coffee
Dairy free hot chocolate
BREAKFAST
Muesli organic
Muesli
Bran sticks
Oats porridge
Oats jumbo
Organic oats
Granola almond
granola chocolate
Granola raspberry
HERBS & SPICES
A wide selection of
herbs and spices
available
HOUSEHOLD
Chilly bottles
Jedz bottles
Washing up brushes
Pot scourers
Compostable cloths
Bamboo straws
Metal straws
Straw cleaners
Ecoffee cups
Rice husk coffee cups
Canvas shoppers
Mesh veg bags
String bags
Cotton bags
Glass jars with pump
Toilet paper
Washing up liquid
Laundry powder
Laundry liquid
Fabric conditioner
Toilet cleaner
Multisurface cleaner
Dishwasher tabs
Bicarbonate of soda
Citric acid
Washing soda
Vinegar
Coffee logs
recycled notebooks
oil pourers
bees wax wraps
vegan snack pouch
vegan leather lunchbags
BATHROOM
Friendly soaps
Shampoo bars
Shaving bars
Bamboo razor with blades
Earth conscious deo
Shampoo
Conditioner
Dental floss
Konjac sponges
Organicup
Face wipes
Baby wipes
Denttabs
Bamboo toothbrushes
Reusable face rounds
Bamboo earbuds
Beauty balms
Lip balms
Nail brush
Bath soak
Soap dish
Shower puff
Massage candle
Hand wash
Plastic free chewing gum
Sweets - pick n mix
Chocolate
Bread - available Friday/ Saturday
Bombay mix
Crisps - compostable packaging
Wasabi peanuts
Introducing the First Zero Waste shop in Herts. We know that we won’t be the last. Just over 6 months ago the idea of Bamboo Turtle was born, primarily out of frustration at not being able to successfully shop waste free. Unfortunately, supermarkets provide a convenient but wasteful way of shopping. Every pasta packet, toothpaste tube and plastic wrapped broccoli adds to the mountains of waste that enter our recycling plants at best, or our oceans at worst, taking hundreds of years to breakdown and enter our food systems. And then we have food waste. Sometimes all we need is a handful of oats or a teaspoon of herbs and spices. Shopping at Bamboo Turtle allows you to buy exactly the amount of food you need in your own package.
So how does it work; any clean container will do paper, glass, tin, fabric, plastic (yep plastic, if it’s already in the home then reuse it until it falls apart. It doesn’t make sense to throw it out when it still has a use). Then it’s a simple process of ‘bring, weigh, fill and pay’. The empty container is weighed, it’s then filled with any number of goodies that we sell ranging from pastas, dried fruits, flour, sugars and more and then we reweigh it at the paying till where you pay only for what is in your container. By helping yourself and using our gravity dispensers and ski boots you are in complete control of what and how much you buy. Simple.
So that’s downstairs, the exciting stuff is upstairs!! That’s where you’ll find toilet rolls, shampoos, conditioners, make up removing face pads, bamboo straws, soaps and many more items. Hopefully we’ve offered a plastic free alternative to most items that would normally be over packaged.
Please feel free to pop in anytime to learn more about Zero Waste in Herts.
“They were so good, deliciously fat and chewy and they held together well- don’t skimp on the flax (or you can use ground chia). The date sugar gave a lovely caramel flavour and a slight crispness, you could use another unrefined granulated sugar – why […]
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Time saving tip: Bake a few days in advance, freeze, then defrost for an hour or so on Christmas morning just enough to slice neatly and then arrange the individual slices on a baking sheet and ‘double bake’ for super crispy edges and to heat […]
Now, before you get ahead of yourself, these little treats aren’t identical to fudge…so don’t go expecting a regular sugar loaded, melt in your mouth (furry teeth inducing) fudge morsel. These little treats are full of healthy ingredients, are sugar free and have a really […]
