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Meet Anna Jones, our fav author putting plants at the centre of the table - KANKAN

Meet Anna Jones, our fav author putting plants at the centre of the table

I am a food writer and author of four cook books. My books focus on putting plants at the centre of the table and the joy and connection of cooking and eating. I have been lucky enough to have writ...

Meet our tree planting partner, Treepoints - KANKAN

Meet our tree planting partner, Treepoints

Can you tell us how Treepoints came to be? What is it that TP does and does differently? As individuals, we have long been worried about the impact of the climate crisis on our planet. During the p...

Smile Plastics: Circular by Design - KANKAN

Smile Plastics: Circular by Design

Can you tell us how Smile Plastics came to be? What is it that Smile Plastics does and does differently? Smile Plastics itself dates back to the early 90s making decorative panels from recycled pla...

Meet Florence: Founder of Petalon, the flower delivery company - KANKAN

Meet Florence: Founder of Petalon, the flower delivery company

Can you share more behind the mission of why you do what you do and how it all began? Our mission has grown and developed over the years. When we started it was just me (Florence) and my bike in L...

featuredMeet Naomi: Writer, Business owner, Yoga lover - KANKAN

Meet Naomi: Writer, Business owner, Yoga lover

Tell us a little about where you live, who you live with and why this is important to you.  I live with my husband and our two kids in Homerton, right by the glorious Hackney Marshes. There’s a lov...

Liquid soap vs shower gel vs body wash: are they the same thing or how are they different? - KANKAN

Liquid soap vs shower gel vs body wash: are they the same thing or how are they different?

If you have ever wondered if liquid soap, body wash, or shower gel are the same thing, read on. If you have ever wondered if this is all a matter for semantics or are there distinct differences to ...