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Organics Across the Pond

We have a good excuse for not having an August update, mom, really! We were "across the pond," nosing up organic eats and bunny fun in jolly olde England. And we were pleasantly surprised to find organic everywhere, even when we weren't looking for it!

For example, while we wandering around a street market in London, we stumbled upon this little delight: organic ice cream, on organic cones no less, for a mere pound fifty (about $3.00 US). Thankfully we had saved room for dessert. Around the corner, we had fun poking around a tiny independent grocery store which had all kinds of organic options, from canned veggies like corn and chick peas, to stuffing mix and spelt flour. Too bad our hotel room didn't have a kitchen; we just had to admire the shelves, and settle for an organic granola bar.

But London is a big, cosmopolitan city (one of the largest and most diverse cities in the world) - so one would expect to find lots of eating options there, organic and otherwise. What if one ventures outside of London, and into the "quaint" English countryside? Would the options become more limited? Or was there such a thing as an organic plowman's lunch? We traveled further a field to find out.

First was Oxford, the "city of spires." While gawking (like proper tourists) at the impressive architecture of Christchurch College, we ran into this hidden treasure.

Unfortunately we couldn't stay for lunch, but maybe we'll be back someday to enjoy the "seasonal organic home cooking," which sounds delicious to us! Of course, Oxford is largely a college town, as well as being quite well-visited by tourists, so we weren't completely "farther a field" - yet. We still had a little work to do to completely convince ourselves of England's organic prowess.

Finally, we really put organic to the test when we wandered out to the quiet town of Avebury. This oft-overlooked village is usually skipped by tourists in favor of the more popular Stonehenge (even though Avebury also lays claim to an ancient stone circle). Surely a community of sheep farmers would scoff at something like "organic chickpeas." Well, not quite.

We found organic wine at a local café where we paused for afternoon tea. We were delighted! And convinced that this nation, as a whole, was working hard to show respect to its mother soil. Perhaps resources are more highly valued in general when one lives on an island (albeit a pretty big island!).

All in all, our trip to England was an informative and yummy organic success. We'll be looking for some of our favorite treats back in the States now - like those organic granola bars. If you have some organic travel tips you'd like to share, drop us a line sometime! Until then, happy eating!