How do we work?
How do we work?
We are here
We prepare the baskets
at the facilities of the church Zout der Aarde. The baskets are distributed every thursday afternoon to the pick-up points. You can pick up your basket at the pickup point you choose during the order process. Each pick-up point has its own opening time frame.
Check on the interactive map for locations and times. We distribute in Den Haag, Rijswijk, Voorburg, Scheveningen and Leiden.
We are a team
of enthousiast individuals. We strive to fight food waste by giving a second chance to lost produce.
We think that healthy food should be available to everybody, regardless the financial situation. This is why, since Eco & Co exists, the basket price remains the same: only 12€ for 5kg. We are proud to share our left overs with the members of the church Zout der Aarde, in one of the poorest neighbourhood of The Hague.
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Raw wilted chicory with vegan bechamel sauce
I'm happy to share with you this surprising recipe that involved raw chicory and vegan bechamel sauce. Yes, that's right, a bechamel sauce that doesn't contain any butter, flower or milk and yet feels and taste like a bechamel. In the matter of 10 minutes, dishes included, you will [...]
Focus on Manda Brasa
Manda Brasa is a one man business making delicious Brazilian snacks and sweets. We recently introduced his treats as additional products to our baskets. It has been a success so far! Let's discover Bartos' story... Where I’m from I’m from a place in Brazil [...]
Is it time to make the change to cloth nappies?
Beverley Wye - Cloth nappy consultant in Leiden When myself and my husband moved over to the Netherlands 10 years ago, we knew we wanted to start a family. We have both taken an ecologically minded route over the years; we have never owned a [...]
Delicious peach tart recipe
This week, with the peaches I got from the eco basket, I made a peach tart. Discover this delicious, easy-to-do tart, that will delight all your guests. Ingredients Shortbread dough 1 egg 100 g sugar 200 g flour 100 g butter Almond cream : 1 egg 100 g [...]
Indesit, it’s indecent!
Do you know the Indesit brand? If so, it means that, like me, you belong at best to the middle class. We have an Indesit washing machine. For five years. It’s not long five years for a washing machine, is it? Well, for corporations, it’s probably as long as [...]
Alternative to conventional laundry detergent
I've been doing my own laundry powder for 3 years now and I have to say that I'm very satisfied with it. It washes as well as industrial detergents and is much environment friendly! In the early days, I used to do my liquid laundry detergent but it takes [...]
Comparing (eco)toxicity of commercial and home-made laundry detergents
I have worked as a research chemist for many years in a water treatment company. The knowledge I acquired during that period of my life allows me to be appalled when I read the chemical composition of some commercial or industrial products. The thing is, alternatives do exist. The [...]
Synthetic sponges are toxic. Opt for a bio and effective alternative: The Loofah.
Did you know that your go-to sponge is stuffed with toxic and eco-toxic chemicals? Up to a few days ago, I didn’t know either. In this post, I will detail how this is. I even made a little experiment of my own... results are quite scary... Then I will present [...]
Winter is coming? Keep calm and breathe!
Winter is approaching and with it, colds and blocked noses, sore throats and coughs. Last year, I tested a homemade recipe of a crème that is very similar to Vicks VapoRub ointment. I easily found all the ingredients in The Netherlands and of course I privileged organic ingredients. [...]
What to do with all those limes?
Some of you have been very creative in using the limes we got in our baskets. As the lime invasion continues, here are 3 recipes to get rid of them all. 1 - Candied limes in olive oil Can be kept 1 year Step 1 [...]