Organic Fortnight is almost here – it runs from the 3rd of September till the 17th and is organised by the Soil Association. It aims to publicise the ways in which you can help the environment and support organic produce.

Food which is farmed organically is more friendly to wildlife and means herbicides and pesticides are not released into the environment. I’ve been an Abel and Cole customer for years, I enjoy cooking and like having local, seasonal veg and fruit (their new recipe cards are great as well).

I have also grown herbs, potatoes, strawberries, rocket and tomatoes in my own garden, although I will admit to not being super green fingered! Growing your own is fun and healthy. It’s on of the suggestions from the Soil Association about how to go organic without breaking the bank!

Finally, if you want to celebrate Organic Fortnight and are looking for organic gifts for a baby or child, mimimyne has a wide range of rganic baby gifts, organic baby clothes and organic kids clothes. Conventionally produced cotton involves intensive use of pesticides and some believe it triggers skin allergies in children. If you would like to buy Fair Trade as well, try the Animal Tails range.

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Milton Keynes Craft Fayre

During Organic Fortnight, Mimimyne will be showing our wares at the Milton Keynes Craft and Gift Fayre in Middleton Hall at thecentre:mk. The Fayre begins on the 10 September 2009 and finishes on the 13th September (the show starts at 9.30 am each day and ends at 5pm on Sunday). We will have some organic knitted toys for babies and children from Cosytots Organics, organic baby and adult T shirts from Twisted Twee and Mimimyne’s own lovely organic kids t shirts, as well as The Book of Green to give away to visitors and lots of other goodies!

For the sweet toothed there will be yummy homemade fudges on sale, as well as hand-crafted sweets and a great range of honey. It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas – and with handmade candles, prints, leather goods, crystals and glass products among the goods on offer you could pick up some great, highly original gifts. Free Admission.

For more information about thecentre:mk and how to get there, click here

Come along and celebrate Organic Fortnight with Mimimyne!

Support Organic Fortnight

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Welcome to Mimimyne, the home of sustainable, cool design for children (and their parents too!). We’ve got a whole lot of lovely things for you to look at: a desk for your homework, a bag for your shopping (and your Mum’s too!), and lots of dens and houses to play with and play in. And we’ve got lots of organic cotton T-shirts (there are some which have pictures of us on them as well). It’s Organic Fortnight from the 6th September to the 21st so celebrate by buying a T-shirt from one of our designers!

We’re going to have a stall selling our eco friendly kids clothes, furniture and T-shirts at the Spitalfield Show and Green Fair organised by Alternative Arts with the Spitalfields City Farm. It’s on the 14th September between 12 noon and 5pm in Buxton Street, London E1 (nearest tube Aldgate East). The Spitalfields show and green fair combines the Annual Horticultural Show of Fruit, Vegetables, Flowers and Home Produce with the Green Fair promoting the care and enjoyment of our natural environment.

The Spitalfields Show is a glorious display of home grown produce by people from all over London. Entries are accepted in 13 sections and 101 classes which include a special children’s section; flower arranging, fruit, vegetables, herbs, pot plants, preserves, cookery and handicrafts. Whether you have a garden, allotment, backyard, balcony or window box you can enter this show. Judges are drawn from local and regional expertise.

The Green Fair welcomes all kinds of stalls. There will be healthy living and nutritional advice, alternative therapies, info on recycling, composting and growing your own food, biodiversity and sustainability workshops, activities on Spitalfields City Farm, a market selling arts and crafts, organic food and drink with an emphasis on Fairtrade goods, info on climate change, emissions reduction, energy conservation and renewable energy for greener homes and a cycling arena. We hope some of you can come – entry is free!

Love Mimi and Myne

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