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Have you ever wondered what makes organic vegetables so special? This video takes you straight to Royal Oak Farm in Lancashire to meet Peter and Cheryl and learn why they chose to go organic — and how caring for the soil transforms the quality and flavour of their...

This Saturday sees our open day! It runs from 10-4 at the Old Sunday School, Roe St, SK11 6UT.  Full details below What's on? - Our refill shop is open from 10-4. If you haven't been before, you can browse our product range on our shop website. - You can meet our...

Scoop and Scales are excited to announce the launch of our eco competition. This has been made possible by our commitment to profit for purpose   Here is everything you need to know about the competition:   What's it all about? Scoop and Scales want to get...

Andrea is one of our committee members and as well as working for a children’s charity (and being one of the most warm and positive people you could ever meet), she also happens to be a local potter (@hendrypotters). Amongst many other lovely items, she makes...

Harry’s Hot Chocolates are, without doubt, a necessary treat for the winter months... and Scoop and Scales are a happy supplier. We basically couldn’t decide which flavours to stock so got them all,  leaving you, the customers, with this terrible dilemma! We speak...

As you are carving out your artistic creations this Halloween, don’t waste the lovely flesh from the inside of your pumpkins.                                         Here are two lovely recipes that use the seasonal pumpkin:  for the virtuous, a healthy and nutritious...

Did you know that a cashew nut is actually a seed that comes from a tree and grows out of the bottom of a cashew apple? Nope, nor did we!! We were also surprised to discover that cashews are not as innocuous as one might think and the truth of their journey to the UK...

It’s definitely hoodie weather isn’t it? We happen to have the softest and cosiest range of ‘Inland Sea’ clothing for sale at Scoop and Scales which are happily made ethically and from 100% recycled material and organic cotton. Adam, the founder and creative talent...

We are quite (very) excited to have some very special loose leaf teas in our midst. Based in Manchester, Bohea Teas was founded by husband and wife team Chris and Sophie.  Combining a joint passion for tea with Sophie’s background in horticulture their aim is “to help...

           We are plastic free!”   Something which I’m sure we long for all shops and retail outlets to be able to shout. For the time being, striving for the best we can do is ‘good enough’. Matt Todd, manager at the fantastic Scoop and Scales gives his opinion....

It is with joy that we now have a very lovely range of Fruits of the Forest goods within our shop.  They specialise in preserves, cordials, jams and vinegars made with abandoned local fruits and native plants and are a great addition to our local suppliers.  ...

Despite Lockdown preventing the launch of a Repair Café for Macclesfield there have been exciting developments taking place. Discussions have taken place to see if the Repair Café could be attached to Scoop and Scales as the two ventures share many of the same...

We are pleased and proud as punch to have some of the incredible work of Illustrator Dick Vincent on display and for sale at Scoop & Scales.  Dick is a Macclesfield based artist with an international following.  He has a love of nature and the great outdoors and...

We have a colourful and mouthwatering supply of the irresistible Neary's Sweets. Neary’s mission of leading the race for sweet companies to clean up their act whilst supporting new suppliers to find solutions to plastic alternatives is admirable and one that we are...

This article was originally featured in our August newsletter. Hi, I’m Tristan Batt, a member of the Scoop & Scales community, based in Bollington and the founder of BE OFFCUT, an eco-conscious fashion brand. Thanks to the work done by organisations like Scoop...

August 21st saw the launch of Hope-Full foods. This is an exciting new project from our friends at the Hope Centre.  The first event for Hope-Full Foods saw the return of the pay-as-you-feel concept, with around 80 people coming to  sample delicious three course...

You may have noticed that our gallery is looking fabulous recently. This is all thanks to Kate Scott, a local professional photographer who came and took some snaps for us at our second pop up event on 15th August. Kate certainly captured our good side and we are very...

We are back for another pop up shop! On Saturday 19th September from 10am, come on down to the Old Sunday School (Heritage Centre), Roe Street, Macclesfield, SK11 6UT  to see what we’re up to and stock up on the items you need. The entrance to the shop is through the...