Mehr Fardoonji is 92 years old, owns Oakcroft Organic Market Gardens and runs a food group in Malpas, Cheshire, unloading and delivering the food herself. She opened an account with Suma in January 1980. 11 years before I, dear reader, was born! I went to visit Mehr. She told me about her extraordinary life as […]
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For Organic September we visited Sophie at Riverside Health in the gorgeous Newcastle Emlyn. We talked about the dramatic start the business endured and learnt about the passion they have for organic and local produce. Please tell us a little about Riverside Health: We opened Riverside Health in September 2019 after it had been closed […]
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To kick off Plastic Free July we spoke to the wonderful team at “North Wales’ most extensive, independent health store”, Dimensions. Please tell us a little about you, your people and Dimensions Dimensions was opened over 35 years ago by a group of Bangor University students, with the aim of sharing health and lifestyle tips […]
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As we celebrate Independents Day, we speak to Rachel Duguid from Lick about her vegan ice cream shops. We recently visited Lick, Suma customer and our new Holmfirth-based supplier of vegan ice cream. We were delighted to meet Rachel Duguid, business founder and ice cream creator. And enjoy an ice cream too – when in Rome, […]
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“It is this kind of flexibility and support that really helps the life juggle!..” Working at a co-op like Suma has allowed me to increase my leadership skills and qualities. I’d held a few team coordination roles in positions prior to Suma, and after increasing my experience working within teams that deal with the commercial […]
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“Suma has given me the opportunity in life to work in the roles that I love, to be paid fairly, to be treated as an equal, and to grow as a person…” I embarked on my journey with Suma approximately 12 years ago, having heard very little about Suma or what a co-operative entailed. Prior […]
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