I went to Arujo on the above recommendations and, I'm pleased to say, they weren't exaggerating! It's quite a well-stocked shop (but not overcrowded) with a good selection of organic fruit & veg, plus all the staples for a vegan diet and a large cleaning and toiletries section. The staff are very friendly, full of advice and interested in their customers, and even recognised us on our second ever visit!
A handy tip at the moment: they have a promotion with Bags of Change, which gives you a 5% discount on your shop if you carry a Bags of Change bag (and you can buy one there, of course).
I bought a box of their green tea at the Real Food Festival and got through it pdq. Putting aside the price (which puts it firmly in the 'luxury product' bracket) and the fact that it's blended with 'specially selected' Chinese teas (making it hard to judge the quality of the Tregothnan tea itself), it's every bit as tasty as shipped-in varieties. Kudos, too, to Tregothnan for thinking outside the tea chest and being the first to grow something commercially, that we consume in huge amounts yet have no self-sufficiency in (anecdotally, one of the biggest fears of wartime blockades on Britain was that they might lead to a tea shortage).
At this price, it'll never replace PG Tips or Clipper or whomever, but it's nice to know we CAN have commodities without the food miles.
I only have one complaint besides the price tag: Surely it's CORNISH tea, rather than English?!
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