We are adding Little Comfort Real Cloth Nappies to our Online Shop. We are offering a great limited offer of 20% off on the Little Comfort Full Starter Pack, which contains all you need to make Real Nappies work. The secret is to have enough nappies so that you can wash every 2/3 days or twice a week, and the Full Pack allows this flexibility. Little Comfort is an Irish company based in Donegal. Their nappies are very well designed, with one size fitting new-born up to toddler, and are made from bamboo which is very absorbent. They are a great fit, and close with poppers, not a pin in sight! Each nappy comes with 2 boosters that pop in which make them very easy to dry. I can say from experience that these nappies are easy to use, even my husband recommends them! Why Use Real Nappies? Real Nappies save the environment - in Ireland approximately 600,000 nappies are used every day and the environmental impact of this hardly bears thinking about. Disposable nappies take 100's of years to break down, not to mention the environmental cost in producing and shipping them. So using Real Nappies is a very easy way to reduce you carbon footprint. Real Nappies also save you money. Continue reading →

Organico Cafe is a wonderful spot for Lunch in Bantry - even though we say so ourselves! Tucked away upstairs, our Cafe is light, spacious and airy and we have a new and exciting lunch menu! We have a range of vegetarian and organic meals including some exciting new organic beef and organic fish dishes. There's always something new and...

I hadn't heard of Chia Seeds until about a month ago. My excuse is that I was out on Maternity Leave and this new 'craze' has all blown up in a very short time! However, Chia seeds have a rich history and a lot going for them so I think they are around to stay. They originate in Southern Mexico...

We know all oils should be fresh, correct? Well, I certainly didn't realise until recently that most Olive Oils for sale here in Ireland are old. Even the cold-pressed, extra virgin ones. According to Italian food culture, Olive Oil should be used within at most a year from pressing, which makes it the complete opposite to good wine which is...

Our Granary Loaf is one of our most popular and it is very easy to make. A loaf for the whole family! By Rachel Dare Makes 3 Loaves 1 kg/2 ¼ lb Doves Organic malted grain flour 500g/1 lb Doves Strong wholemeal flour 3 tsp sea salt 50g/ 1 ½ oz fresh yeast 3 heaped tsp molasses 850mls hand hot water, 3 tbsp olive oil and a little milk Sesame, sunflower or poppy seeds to top loaf Continue reading →

Triple herbal combination: An effective alternative to benzodiazepines This is the title of a study into the effect of using a combination of valerian, hops and passiflora to help with sleep, whilst coming off benzodiazepenes. Benzodiazepines are a group of sedative drugs and the patients taking part in this study had been taking them for an average of 6.8 months...

For the foreseeable future we are running these fantastic special offers...we'll be adding more as we go!!! Little Comfort ‘Real Nappies’: 20% off full packs and packs of 5 nappies. This means the Full Pack (containing 20 nappies, 8 covers, and various accessories) costs €245 instead of €307. The Day Pack, containing 5 nappies, is €55 instead of €65. Bulk...

This seems a bit out of date with the recent sunshine here in West Cork, but I wrote it in the depths of winter and forgot to post it (I think it's called Baby Brain, a dangerous forgetful condition you can develop when you have a Young One...!) Anyway... The short dark days of the early New Year leave many of us feeling a little blue – Why is that? Lack of direct sunlight and vitamin D deficiency is a significant factor in the development of SAD, or the ‘winter blues’. This month I’m focusing on Vitamin D. I have been taking vitamin D for a while as there has been so much recent research on the myriad of health benefits it offers, so I thought I’d provide some of the information I have gathered so you can see if you think it might be something that would benefit you. Continue reading →

Update: We are now offering €100 off! We are delighted to be stocking Real Nappies made by Little Comfort, an Irish Company based in Co Donegal. The Luxury Bamboo Nappy pack is now available in our online baby shop here and we are currently running a limited offer with 20% discount! Their nappies are made from Bamboo, a highly absorbent...

We love Eco Balls from Ecozone, an English company who make great eco-friendly products. Eco Balls are an alternative to laundry detergent, and from my expereince they clean pretty much everything including baby's nappies (they are especially good for this since they are anti-bacterial). You use 3 of them in your washing machine and together they produce ionized oxygen that...