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thewholefooddiary

📍West Sussex, UK
Using the small every day choices to do a step better each day for people and for planet. 🌎
Kezianeusch@gmail.com
Also: @whole.beauty

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“Don’t get stung...” FORAGED NETTLE PESTO 🌱 Swipe ➡️ for Ro’s response. 😆 .
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I hadn’t heard of anyone using nettles since the war, pre 2020. Foraging seemed so archaic or hippie. Now I just think if you can, it makes all the sense. During the beginning of lockdown (you know, back when we thought we’d be done by summer, summer 2020 🤪) with less food on the shelves and no food without packaging I looked at all the so called weeds and wondered why we weren’t eating them.
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So now we are.
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Turns out, they’re delicious. Really good. We put them in rice, use them like spinach in cooked dishes and make a yummy nutritious pesto with them too. And they’re free and have zero food miles.
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The pesto recipe is on the blog aaaaand I needed a creative outlet so I put this on YouTube too where I’m trying to make a video each week so tell me if there’s anything you’d like there in video form. Both are at thewholefooddiary.com/blog and there are swipe ups in my stories. 🌱

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BEES! 🐝 Firstly a shout out to anyone who started following for paleo doughnuts 5 years ago and now you’re getting a bee hive and the struggle of chicken mites and lowering waste as a family 😆 Our food journey has taken some twists and turns along the way but it’s all the same mission and the spin offs it’s taken. 😉
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🐝1️⃣ I answered all your new question from a novice point of view 🙋🏻‍♀️ in stories, 2️⃣ There’s a post on the blog with 11 things to look into as you get started, and 3️⃣ if you swipe you can see a video of them in action! .
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🎥 There’s some honey cells being capped off, some pollen covered legs, an empty frame, and glistening cells beginning to be filled 🍯
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Drop any questions/comments below or head to stories for some more new chat!

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Pizza is (at least!) a weekly event for us. 🍕First up, explanation: Last week I got to create some content for @mr_organic’s pages and they sent me some product for that cooking, but I’m sharing it here too for you cos it’s a staple in our home! So I’m tagging it #gifted and #paidcollaboration - which I always love doing for brands we’ve already chosen and use independently and I’ve created some relationship with, like @mr_organic! 🍕 .
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Back to 🍕👉🏼 It’s an easy one to throw together (if you haven’t tried, it’s much easier than you might think) and makes everyone happy using what we have which really helps with food waste and ease. 🙌🏼 🍕 We customize it to finish things up and avoid waste (I put all the leftovers on top!), also an easy one to top with what’s in season or what we can find that’s organic and less expensive which is what we’re always aiming to do. In the video I make a real pizza sauce but I often throw @mr_organic ketchup (in a glass bottle 👌🏼) on for a quicker option and it’s perfect. Trust me. It’s often the meal at the end of my meal plan to use scraps of meat, leftover veggies etc.
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You can see the vid with my (edited and therefore better behaved 😂 children) on their feed and it’s linked in my stories for you and the crust recipe is on the blog. ❤️

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On the blog: A directory of clothes companies we shop 👕.
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Let’s be real, most days I dress for my chickens not for a date away with my man. But the school run has had me showered and in real clothes by 8am two days in a row 💪🏼 .... we’ll see how that lasts. 😏 But whatever we’re dressing for we want to know that what we’re putting on has had an impact we’re proud of and happy to own.
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I was OVERWHELMED when I started looking into the impact of my clothes. 😅 It’s not fun to realize what you’ve been buying into. The impact on people, planet and ourselves from the clothing industry is immense. So to help I’ve put up on the blog a directory of the places we shop that we believe in and a little bit of our approach when it comes to choosing items and a place to shop.
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There are of course, loads more, but I wanted to give you a list of places we’ve actually tried and actually loved cos sometime that differs from the ones that look good on paper! There are US/UK and worldwide shipping ones we love on there.
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I also linked to a post talking more about the journey and the HOW of it, cos it’s a different journey for each person so I don’t like just labeling companies “good” or “bad.” There’s a swipe up in stories and a link in my bio to the blog. Thewholefooddiary.com 👕
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I hope it helps! And if there’s one you’ve seen us wear that you think I missed out remind me below or leave any thoughts below for me!

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🐝 Figuring out how our hive goes together before we paint it!
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In April I went for it and ordered a @flowhive and then I’ve been watching videos, asking friends who keep bees, listening to podcasts and trying to learn everything I can.
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I couldn’t get them till we were back from the US but finally our bees are arriving later this week! There are a few different ways to get bees but I’ve ordered a “nuc” (like a starter pack of bees) from @localhoneymanuk and we’re getting set up and ready to welcome them! I’ll keep you in on the whole process and what we try and what we learn. If you have any questions drop them below and I’ll answer them - from the little I know - or more likely send you in the direction of someone who can help! 🐝

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