November 30, 2004

On an industrial estate ten miles outside Antwerp, the Ecover detergent factory sticks out like a sore thumb. The other buildings are nondescript sheds with grey or beige metal roofs. Ecover’s factory is topped with a bright green lawn.
It’s not the immaculate sward beloved of suburban gardeners, more of a meadow, really. But it blends in with the surrounding fields and it is a key feature of what is still, ten years after it was built, the world’s most environmentally-friendly factory.
Its products - household cleaners and detergents -- can be used in off-grid homes with no threat of pollution to groundwater or gardens when the washing water is recycled.
Truly clean soap
»Keep reading 'Ecover – the only ethical multinational'
November 25, 2004

Here are some of the best UK Organic suppliers From the Sunday Times Organic Guide
1. Heal Farm
Good value for money. Farmhouse produce that’s home-reared or made in the farm’s kitchen. Multibird roasts include duck filled with goose breast and orange and walnut stuffing (£38.75, serves eight) and turkey with chicken breast and cranberry stuffing (£52.85, serves 10). Christmas in a basket is its biggest hamper (£465 including delivery). Last orders Dec 9; 01769 574341, www.healfarm.co.uk.
2. Eversfield Manor
Organic farm rearing Aberdeen Angus and Romney Marsh sheep, pigs, free-range chicken and game. Its Christmas hamper (£185.25 for orders placed in November) includes all you’ll need for a gourmet meal, such as goose or turkey, beef or lamb joint, brace of pheasant, smoked salmon and gammon, plus a Devon blue cheese, Christmas pudding, chestnuts and fresh herbs. Last orders Dec 15; 01837 871400, www.eversfieldmanor.co.uk.
»Keep reading '30 Organic suppliers in the UK'