Back with some organic fun

I know my blog’s been looking a little unloved of late, so I’m determined to get back to the once-a-day+ posting of old. I was actually planning to post a long piece about my ordeal of building a new PC, but then the South East Asia earthquake happened, and my ordeal didn’t exactly seem much of an ordeal any more.

The same thing happened back in July; there I was, poised to post a big rant about the London bloody Olympics, when loads of people get blown to bits on the tube. In fact, in a year that’s felt more “the end of the world is nigh” than any I’ve lived through, it’s hard to find a day that’s not filled with horror, disaster, corruption or oppression. Sometimes blogging just seems so trivial and self-indulgent, and at other times the sheer number of stories to get angry or upset about is just too overwhelming.

Anyhow, for those of you in need of a good laugh in these dark times, I recommend watching Store Wars (requires Flash). Darth Tater… Chewbroccoli… Brilliant.

Oh, and on the subject of organic food, it’s about time I put in a little plug for Riverford Organic Vegetables delivery service. I’ve been getting my weekly fruit and veg delivered by them for a few months now, and it’s great. The food has so much more flavour, it’s cheaper than in Sainsbury, and it’s delivered to your door.

What I particularly like about it (apart from the fact it cuts out the evil supermarkets, and isn’t flown halfway around the world to be sprayed, sorted and packed) is that I often end up getting more interesting produce than I would normally buy. Thankfully they include a recipe each week which normally covers how to cook the more obscure vegetables (”OK, cook for 15 minutes, but which bit do I eat???”).

I’m also buying all my meat from the organic and free-range butcher up the road too. He’s only been open about a month, but seems to be thriving - with people literally queueing out of the door. Let’s hope the bird ‘flu doesn’t put an end to that. Oh dear, better stop before I get all dark again…

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