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  • Delivery Dates

    I like to collate an order bi-monthly on the second Monday for delivery on the third Monday. Collations 27th May 29th July 30th September 25th November Delivery 3rd June 5th August 7th October 2nd DecemberMore »

  • About vOw

    Vegan Organic Wholefoods or Animal Free Organic Wholefoods The service provides foods that contain no animal ingredients, and preferably organic. The organic condition applies completely to crops that: are grown in large mono-cropping regimes, such as…More »

  • Collecting your Order

    Collection should be made by 7pm on the Monday delivery date, unless you have made specific arrangements with Michal or me. The address is Glynn House, Higher Kelly, Calstock unless you are notified otherwiseMore »

  • Pricing & Price List

    Prices on any invoice are still subject to change. My invoices are based upon current catalogue prices, which are only printed bi-monthly. Essential Trading, Bristol have new stock delivered daily and update their prices as they arrive. So even once…More »

  • Boycotts

    There are a number of nations I avoid purchasing from, religious nutters like Israel and Iran, and China with it's overbearing size and authoritarian nature, still boycotting South Africa if the vendors are 'white' e.g. Fry's I have no intention of…More »

  • Returning a product

    If you have a problem with any product and think it should be returned for a refund or replacement, please contact me as soon as possible. Essential's policy is to to issue me with a returns number until they have received the problem product, which…More »

  • Barley

    Following a request for pearl barley I ordered whole grain barley by mistake. However as there is no organic pearl barley I wouldn't have bought it anyway. The benefits of wholegrain barley is that it still has the bran, has not been heat treated and…More »

  • Vegan

    Vegan: As a noun it's unclear as to it's exact meaning, but generally implies either a person who does not eat any animal products or a product that does not contain any ingredients sourced from animals. What is an animal? A person who practices, or has…More »

  • £5 and £10 notes

    UPDATE 22 Aug 17 Since the Bank of England now uses animal fat in the new £5 and £10 notes, and the hands it innocuously passes through imply complicity, I will no longer accept BoE hard currency. Once the cash already in my possession has gone that…More »

  • Wholefoodsonline.co.uk

    buywholefoodsonline.co.uk 0800 0431 455 For cacao liquorMore »

  • Coffee

    I've not been a lover of coffee for some 45 years but was encouraged to try an espresso when a new shop opened, the GCHQ The only coffee I'd ever had was instant during my smoking days. The espresso was surprisingly palatable, without sugar, and I have…More »

  • Thompson raisins

    June 2018 batch were unusual in that they were large and had a distinctive flavour, however I didn't notice until I opened then some 6 weeks after purchase and have just contacted Essential to find out if it was a mistake in packaging.More »