A lot of people are looking at what they can do to help the environment and lessen their impact, and a great way to do this is to try to become zero waste, which means finding a use for all food and consumables purchased. If you find you often have leftover fruit in your office at the end of the week, and it's not taken by employees, you could contact one of the below charities who might be able to take the produce off your hands. UK Harvest collect food from a variety of places, from restaurants and fruit & veg markets to ordinary businesses. You can arrange for immediate collections of ..read more

Mother's Day is almost here again, so if you're stuck for some inspiration we've found some gifts that we're sure the mother figure in your life will love! Under £20 Hanging Geometric Planter with Foliage - B&M Stores - £8 Personalised Fresh Water Pear Bracelet - Getting Personal - £19.99 Personalised Mum's Favourite Cheeseboard - Card Factory - £19.99 £20 - £50 Out Of This World Gift Box - Bookblock.com - £42.20 Calm and Cosy Soy Candle Making Kit - Not On The High Street - £26 Personalised Shopper Bag - Next.co.uk - £29 Luxury Lily & Roo Huggie Pear Drop Earrings ..read more

Welcome to the first instalment in our new exciting series, What Fruit Comes From series. This week we focus on Peru! With three main climate zones (coast, highlands and jungle), you can find a huge number of different fruits. Below we show the special and unique fruits that come from Peru, and/or are important ingredients of Peruvian cuisine. Limo Peruano (Peruvian Lime) The Peruvian lime is quite small at 3-4 cm, and has a yellow to dark skin with light green flesh inside. It is highly acidic, extremely sour, and has a distinct strong flavour. It is a key ingredient in Peruvian cuisine ..read more

In this week's Profile On, we focus on the Granny Smith apple, let's find out all about it! What is it? A Granny Smith is a crisp, crunchy, bright green apple. Often it will have wax on the skin as a protectant, which gives the apple a beautiful shine. Where does its name come from? They are named after the first grower of the fruit, Maria Smith. Where's it from? They started life as French crab apples from Tasmania, but were first grown in Australia in 1868. Maria Smith threw out these French crab apples, which then took root and grew into what we now know as Granny Smith trees. When i ..read more

We love language here at FFTO HQ, so we wondered what our best selling fruits are called in some European languages? Let's find out!  Apple Spanish: Manzana French: Pomme German: Apfel Avocado Spanish: Aguacate French: Avocate German: Avocado Banana Spanish: Banana French: Banana German: Banane Grapes Spanish: Uvas French: Raisin German: Trauben Lemon Spanish: Limón French: Citron German: Zitrone Melon Spanish: Melón French: Melon German: Melone Nectarine Spanish: Nectarina French: Nectarine German: Nektarine Orange Spanish: Naranja French: Orange German:  Orange Pear Spanish ..read more

Unless you've been hiding under a rock, you have probably heard about Wellness. It's a concept that is being brought into many spheres of our live, and people are using this as a focus of life-style changes. Read on to find out about Wellness, and how this can be translated into everyday working life... So what is Wellness? It's making the conscious effort to practise healthy habits daily, to improve your physical and mental health, to help you get more out of your life. YOLO! Luckily you can make a big impact by making even small changes, and taking it slow. Social connections Connecting ..read more

Do you have any furry friends at home, and want to share the fruit love with them? Find out what fruits you can share with your pets! When feeding fruit to your furry friends, you have to bear in mind that it should be done in moderation as fruit contains more sugar than vegetables. If your pet is overweight fruit should be limited, and smaller animals (like rabbits) should only be fed up to 2 tablespoons of fruit per day. Make sure all fruit is washed and remove any rind, inedible skins, seeds and pits. Having said all that, there are still plenty of benefits to feeding fruit to your pets, s ..read more

With another year, and another decade, coming to a close, it's the time of year where a lot of people evaluate their life and any changes they want to make. But how can you ensure you are successful with making these changes? You can guarantee success by setting great goals, and here's how you do that... 1. Make big goals If you're making the effort to make a change, make the goal a big one. While it may seem intimidating, by setting a big goal you may not always get to the goal itself, but you will be in a much better position for trying! As they say, if you shoot for the moon, you'll land ..read more

In this update of our Profile On series, we focus on the plum! Plums are a staple fruit and are hugely popular, so let's find out all about it! What is it? A plum is an oval fleshy fruit, which is reddish, purple or yellow, with a flat stone inside, which  makes it a member of the stone fruit family. Where is it from? Plums are grown on every continent apart from Antarctica, but China is the world's leading producer of plums! Where does the name come from? The name plum comes from the Old English word "plume". What are the different colours of plum? The skin can be red, yellow or purpl ..read more

Stuck for ideas this Christmas? Take a look at our guide and see if there's anything that might be perfect for that certain someone... For her Under £10 Next - Celestial Desk Diary - £3.50 I want one of those - Pineapple Bottle Opener - £6.99 From £10 to £50 La Menagerie - Sloth Necklace - £24 Anthropologie - Travel Gift Set - £48 Extravagant Virgin Experience - Castle Hotel Escape for Two - £250 For him Under £10 Find Me A Gift - Personalised Engraved Glass Tankard - £9.99 Prezzybox - Arm Chair Caddy - £9.99 From £10 to £50 Not on the high street - Classic Kits Football Te ..read more