Exeter Eco-Fayre


Had a lovely morning yesterday, manning the Exeter Steiner School stall at the Exeter Eco-Fayre.  This is the first time I have been to the Eco-fayre and was pleased to see how many people came.  There was a lovely atmosphere, helped along by the band outside. 

I met lots of interesting people, including [...]

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Breastfeeding ‘protects mother’


from the BBC website:

Women who breastfeed their babies may be lowering their own risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke, research suggests.

A US study found women who breastfed for more than a year were 10% less likely to develop the conditions than those who never breastfed.

Even breastfeeding for [...]

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Grow your own organic vegetables


For the last two seasons we have been having a little help with our organic allotment in the shape of an instant organic garden from Rocket Gardens.

A Rocket Garden is a box jam-packed with organic baby plants packed in golden straw ready to be planted out in your garden, terrace or window [...]

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Exeter Steiner School Events


Our school has a number of events coming up in the next few weeks:

Saturday May 9th Coffee morning St. Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter, 10 – 12.30

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Saturday May 16th – May Fayre 11-4pm Maypole dancing, stalls, children’s activities, organic cafe

If you would like more details, do look at the [...]

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One Million Campaign – World Breastfeeding


Thousands of babies fell seriously ill in China because the milk they drank was contaminated with melamine. Some even died. These babies were not breastfed because baby milk companies convinced parents that their products were better than breastmilk women lacked adequate support to breastfeed their babies at the work place women lacked correct [...]

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25% off Childrens’ Books


We have simply LOADS of new stock on the way so I need to make some space so this week only we are offering a massive 25% off all books on the site.

You can see our range of childrens books on our site. The range is broken down into baby books, toddler [...]

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Fairtrade Sales beat £700m mark


A report published last month to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight shows that sales of Fairtrade products rose by 43% in 2008 to reach the £700 mark.

This is fantastic news and shows just how important the ethical market has become to UK consumers.

You can find out more about the Fairtrade Mark at [...]

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