Forrist: A Package-Free Online Supermarket

Forrist (use coupon FORXENGLAND20 for 25% off pantry items – minimum purchase £40) lets you stock up on pantry essentials, with more affordable ‘waste saver boxes’ that are nearing their best-before date (if you intend to use them up soon).

Best-before dates are about quality, so the food should be safe to eat if eaten up quickly, it may just be a bit ‘past its best’ (for instance, spices may not be quite as spicy!)

Before cooking, read up on food safety for people and pets. Indie shops can learn which plants and flowers are unsafe near pets, to know what not to sell to people with animal friends.

It sells a wide range of organic groceries (grains, pulses, rice, pasta, nuts, seeds, oils, flours and baking essentials). Just select what you need, and it’s weighed in a paper bag.

You also can buy packaging-free herbs and spices, to add seasoning to homemade dishes.