So often gluten-free cooking can be uninspired at best…but then David got involved. Diagnosed as coeliac in late 2005, he has since built up a repertoir of tasty recipes so extensive that it almost defies belief. David escaped the shackles of his kitchen and called into the shop a few months ago and shared with […]
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Thank you Jessica – one of our favourite customers (who is about to leave us for sunnier climbs) has of late fed me a number of fantastic links to the sorts of blogs you only get in the states…thoughtful, entertaining, and with stunning photography Gluten-Free Girl‘s tasty little blog is an all aspirational, lifestyle-driven foodie […]
Final installment for the day – yet another Jessica special (we’re turning her into a minor local celebrity!) – this link is truly special. Vegan ayurvedic blogs are not oft found on the interweb, but maybe that’s because there’s no room for two such niche-ish enterprises. But I don’t think we need another – Franlife […]
Though we can’t quite comprehend/believe the figures being slung about by Doomsday Media Empire Inc. it’s becoming harder to ignore the prospect of a flu-filled winter. Whilst we are sure that most of you (like us) would rather be reading something worthwhile like the latest Harry Potter installment, owing to the raised level of concern […]
Kelli O’Halloran, a medical herbalist, will be giving a talk at Rude Health (Main Hall, RDS, Ballsbridge) entitled ‘Health from the Hedgerows’ at 12 noon on Saturday 12th September.  While walking on a coastal path in Wales last week, I spotted lots of Comfrey growing very happily. Annoying that itâs not as abundant in […]
So our first opportunity to leave a message with the world at large…it better be good I hear you say. Well this website has big dreams, let me tell you, but we will be working towards them a little at a time. For now you will see our blogs will become more frequent and varied, […]
Well you see we have been diligently putting together a little reward for all those of you who have signed up to receive our little nuggets of wisdom (that's an aspiration at least!). That little reward turned out to be no mean feat to collate, but with a little help from our friends (read: suppliers) […]
Gabrielle McCauley, the Irish Ambassador for A. Vogel will be visiting our lucky little shop next Thursday 9th July, giving free natural health consultations for the day, and generally sharing the wisdom gained through a lifetime’s experience in the field of natural health – be they skin health, digestive issues, women’s health problems, or whatever […]
OK ⦠I’m not actually saying doctors are dangerous â not all of them, at any rate! Having grown up among old-school medics, I know just how caring and knowledgeable they can be; and having found myself less than a millimetre away from death last summer, I have the greatest respect and gratitude (needless to […]
Welcome to the spanking new Hopsack web site. We hope you enjoy the site and find the information it contains useful and thought provoking. Please feel free to respond to our weekly blog. Weâll answer your comments and queries to the best of our ability. In our first ever blog entry, we blow a big […]