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Steenbergs - The Sustainable Spice Company

@steenbergs.bsky.social

Organic spice, loose leaf teas and bakery extracts and flavour company. Based in rural North Yorkshire, UK. Source, blend and pack. Set up by Axel and Sophie in 2003. The environment and sustainability has always been at centre. B-corp Steenbergs.co.uk

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Frying pan, steamer, victorinox knife and peeler, cup, sieve, chopping board, silicon spatula, spice mixes from steenbergs, sarpaneva pot.

21.11.2025 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Christmas Food and Kitchen Gift Guide In our Christmas Food and Kitchen Gift Guide we share 6 fabulous gift items for the foodie as well as kitchen enthusiasts.

We are hard at work at Steenbergs definitely feeling like Christmas elves, creating hampers, spice boxes, mulled spices, loose leaf teas for the festive season. Here are a few gift ideas from Yeah Lifestyle including our Storecupboard spice starter kit.
www.yeahlifestyle.com/christmas-fo...

09.12.2025 14:15 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A big cheer too to Netherton Foundry and @steenbergs.bsky.social for their sponsorship and support, and to our wonderful guests: Tom Parker Bowle, Dan O'Brien @tudorfoodrecipe.bsky.social Ewan Fernie and Emma Smith.

Bring on the next one!

19.10.2025 17:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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How well stocked is your store cupboard? And what do you need to buy right now? Go from cupboard chaos to culinary confidence with our list of essentials that you actually need to keep in your kitchen.

Autumn is a great time to check your storecupboards, maybe when you're making pickles and preserves? Saga magazine gives you some tips to help.
www.saga.co.uk/magazine/hom...
#storecupboard

29.09.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A Red Admiral butterfly coming in to land on a variety of garden plants

A Red Admiral butterfly coming in to land on a variety of garden plants

Want to see more butterflies and moths in your garden? πŸ¦‹πŸͺ΄

We’ve teamed up with @gardenorganicuk.bsky.social to share advice on how you can make your garden a haven for butterflies and other wildlife without using synthetic pesticides πŸ‘‰ butterfly-conservation.org/blog/organic...

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18.09.2025 15:11 β€” πŸ‘ 56    πŸ” 16    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's a month & a day until the Serve it Forth Food History Festival, sponsored by @nethertonfoundry.bsky.social & @steenbergs.bsky.social

It's online & tickets are Β£16. I'm starting the day off talking with the fantastic Tom Parker Bowles!

More info here: serveitforthfest.wixsite.com/info

17.09.2025 13:19 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Glass jar with label of Steenbergs Organic Ground Cumin. Comes from Turkey, packed in North Yorkshire. Pictured in front of rose hips. Autumnal picture

Glass jar with label of Steenbergs Organic Ground Cumin. Comes from Turkey, packed in North Yorkshire. Pictured in front of rose hips. Autumnal picture

Bestseller on Steenbergs.co.uk for the last 3 months - June, July and August is the Steenbergs organic ground cumin. Always a popular spice it hasn't been consistently top for a while. We're obviously in need of the warming earthy flavours of cumin. What are you creating with this popular spice?

08.09.2025 09:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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6) Care about relationships with producers, customers and employees. Long standing relationships with a focus on reliability and trust built over 2 decades.

17.06.2025 13:56 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Steenbergs pioneers in Fairtrade spices, 1st in the UK licensed to import and sell spices carrying the Fairtrade Mark. #sustainable #ethical

Steenbergs pioneers in Fairtrade spices, 1st in the UK licensed to import and sell spices carrying the Fairtrade Mark. #sustainable #ethical

4) We are real people who both work in the spice and tea factories and process your orders. (No call centres)
5) We care about the environment. Its why we pack in glass, , paper protective packaging, minimise use of plastic, solar power, living roofs, rainwater harvesting, invested in a wood.

05.06.2025 15:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Photo from Olivia Brabbs

03.06.2025 09:37 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Sophie and Axel Steenberg, owners and founders of Steenbergs, The Sustainable Spice Company near their Yorkshire spice and tea factories.

Sophie and Axel Steenberg, owners and founders of Steenbergs, The Sustainable Spice Company near their Yorkshire spice and tea factories.

1) We started in 2003 as an organic spice business. (Can't believe we are 22 years old this year)
2) Still run by the original couple who set it up - Axel and Sophie Steenberg (husband and wife team).
3) We source, pack and blend everything from and in our North Yorkshire spice and tea factories

03.06.2025 09:26 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #EarthDay 🌍

Plants are the foundation of life🌸

So why not give power to the flowers this #NoMowMay and beyond and pack away your lawnmower and allow the wildflowers to bloom freely on your lawn🌷

Find out more & join the movement
πŸ‘‰ bit.ly/3UWii6B

22.04.2025 15:58 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Just received our B-Corp recertification. B-Corp is all about doing good through business including staff, sustainability and environment.

This holistic view of business is ingrained into Steenbergs since we began our organic spices, loose leaf tea and baking extracts business in 2003.

#bcorp

14.04.2025 10:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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