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HARRINGAY LOCAL STORE OPENS TODAY

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Not quite Stroud Green, but not far: thought I'd post this press release about new food store on Green Lanes. Though I'd always direct anyone to Organic Food on SGR, and to Jack's off-licence for craft ales. Decent-looking Scotch eggs, though, and vinyl!!<br><br>Food store with a difference opens on Green Lanes, London,<br><br>HARRINGAY LOCAL STORE<br><br>After living in Harringay for 8 years, couple Ebony & Paul Harding decided to open a local shop with a difference; somewhere they would want to go and do their weekly shop, somewhere that provided the local community with well-sourced seasonal produce from around the UK, locally made products and fine wines, alongside their love of vinyl and all things music.<br><br>Opening in January 2015, Harringay Local Store will provide the community and beyond with everything from organic fruit and veg supplied by British farms, to free range/responsibly farmed meat, local tea and coffee companies, London-brewed beers, daily fresh breads & pastries, and every day food essentials – all with the addition of a wine store, and a specialist music shop in the back where visitors can come and browse their selection of rare and limited edition records.<br><br> “As a DJ I always dreamt of owning a record store. I own more records than I'll ever be able to play and my love for vinyl runs very deep. If I was ever going to start any kind of business, it had to include records somehow. This venture is perfect for that and I've got dibs on a corner of the shop where I'll have a range of vinyl and cd's, hand picked by yours truly. There has been a great resurgence in vinyl as a medium and for those of us who never stopped buying it, its an awesome thing to see” – Paul Harding.<br><br>“We shopped in other areas to find the foods we wanted to eat and cook with, and after living in Harringay for some time, we finally decided to do it ourselves. There is a fantastic range of fresh produce along the Lanes, but you are hard pressed to find fruit or veg grown in the UK and even harder to find organic produce, unless you hit up the big supermarkets” – Ebony Harding.<br><br>Produce is of upmost importance to Paul and Ebony, and they have spent a lot of time sourcing some of the best ingredients the UK has on offer: <br>Bread from: E5 Bakehouse, Celtic Bakers, Seven Seeded.<br>Treats to include: Brownies from Batch Bakery. Pies from Finest Fayre. Scotch eggs from Scotch Tails.<br>Dairy: Tottenham cheese company Wildes Cheese. Alsop & Walker.<br>Beer from: Beavertown, Bear Hug Brewing, Redemption, Crate Brewery, Five Points Brewing Co, Kernel, London Fields, Pressure Drop, Redchurch, Camden Town Brewery. <br>Wine: Organic and bio-dynamic wines curated by Les Caves de Pyrene, and also a small selection of wine from Mischief and Mayhem.<br>Spirits: Chase Distillery, Kamm & Sons.<br>Soft drinks: Dalston Cola, Square Root London. <br>Meat: Cured meats from Cobble Lane, Cured, and Cannon & Cannon.<br>Preserves - Honey from Wild Hives. Jams from Newton & Pott.<br>Tea - Joes Teas Co, Rare Tea Company, Organic Life Tea.<br>Coffee - Roasted beans from Campervan Coffee.<br><br>The store’s interior has a contemporary feel, with white walls, blackened metal shelving, and a stripped back resin coated concrete floor, forming the shops inner structure. A central custom made steel and reclaimed board table provides further storage and display space, whilst a stunning counter fabricated from reclaimed gymnasium flooring with a stone top adds another multifunctional service and display space – all illuminated with industrial lighting. Help with the design and fit-out of the store came from architectural and interior designers Kathryn Mazure & Meagan Roberts.<br>
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