The Luminaries Loves - July's Slow, Slothful, Organic, Retro and Artisan Treasures to Delight You!

Mani Organic founded by the Blauel family four decades ago produces single variety Greek organic olives and extra virgin olive oil and marvellous mezze staples of rare taste and quality. The highlights include - fermented olives, jars of the best sundried tomato paste ever tasted, plump, sundried tomatoes, zingy capers and inky tapenade, free of additives and seed oils for the jewels of the Mediterranean diet. For more information and stockists visit - Mani Organic Greek Foods.

Brora one of our favourite slow fashion houses and a champion of craft skills and natural fibres has conjured up the perfect high summer skirt - a sublime, fluttering organic cotton wil o wisp maxi with a quiet riot of lace panels, ruffles, tiers and tiny delicate button detail. Price £195.00. Brora clothing is available in the UK and US. Brora.

Les Moulins Mahjoub is a heritage family farm to fork Tunisian producer of authentic organic slow food Mediterranean staples from single origin cold pressed, polyphenol olive oil to butter soft artichoke leaves, juicy, jewel-like black olives and a plethora of delicious store cupboard jars from dips to sauces to delight your tastebuds and transform your Mediterranean organic dishes. Available in your local independent health food store and from independent online emporiums in 26 countries. Les Moulins Mahjoub.

For an evocative dose of fifties glamour, romance, heartbreak and William Holden as an American in Hong Kong, watch the fifties golden age film masterpiece The World of Suzie Wong. Holden towers over the teeming waterfront and he exudes the magnetic, charisma of the the thinking man who wants more than the rat race. Newcomer Nancy Kwan makes one of the best debuts in any film and the black comedy and social satire is razor sharp. Watch it on Paramount+ or better still invest in the DVD and watch it over and over again whenever you want to - The World of Suzie Wong Official DVD by Paramount.

Magnesium is the wonder mineral and great be-calmer. Relax, tune out and cultivate restful, restorative sweet, deep sleep with Sweet Bee Organics best keep secret magnesium butter with lavender. To apply, massage into the soles of clean feet, calves, legs or chest and float away. Price from £15 to £48.99. Available in the UK and the US. Sweet Bee Organics.

Get set for decadently satisfying and curious flavour delights of Cosmic Dealer low sugar chocolate? Far out? Oh yes! Now you can have your chocolate and eat it with curiously sophisticated squares of nut butter raw dark chocolate inspired by Ayurvedic herbs and spices and botanical bars with uplifting flavour combinations such as lemon and ginger or cherry and wild fennel that melt slowly on the tongue and keep the chocolate addict, health nut and aficionado well-satisfied. Less is more in adventures in chocolate with 80% less sugar. Cosmic Dealer is available in the UK from Healf and WellEasy and in France, Switzerland, the US and Canada and other major European countries. For international shipping check the website for details. Cosmic Dealer.

Food and Forest is a community interest producer (CIC) of organic nuts produced by small, artisan organic farmers and agro forestry projects in Kent, UK, France, Italy, Spain and India. The quality, taste and freshness of the nuts is exceptional. We love the Kentish cob nuts, Italian hazelnuts, juicy flaked almonds and sweet, creamy cashew nuts from India. Support artisanal organic farmers, buy fantastic nuts! Tip - look for producers where you live and ditch supermarket nuts that often come coated in industrial sugar and other additives including seed oils and taste stale. Nuts should be naked, as nature intended. Food and Forest.

Coming soon! Nano Soma, the food state elixir made from sugar cane and pristine Swiss water to optimise the immune system. In partnership with its inventor, Dr Raghavan PhD, we will be selling Nano Soma in our new magazine shop to support the magazine, slow journalism and paid work for university students and young people. Email to pre-register for the launch - luminarymageditoraj@proton.me

Papier D'Armenie has been making make exquisite, delicately scented papers redolent of the orient, to perfume and de-odorise your home since 1885. Use the little book of papers to scent draws, handbags, rooms and uplift your spirits. Available from the Papier d'Armenie and international stockists in your country.

Discover Nobleza del Sur, a delightful cold pressed extra virgin artisan olive oil from Spain. The oil has a bright, zingy green, grassy flavour and it is prized for its high polyphenols content. It's a burst of anti-inflammatory food as medicine straight off the spoon and for drizzling on all you favourite dishes. Available from the Artisan Olive Oil Company in the UK. The Artisan Olive Oil Company.

Start your own preloved antique jewellery collection and discover your own heirloom to pass on from an opulent and dazzling Burmese ruby and gold ring to a playful gold lion pendant or dreamy aquamarine, ruby and pearl brooch, expertly sourced by jewellery historian, dealer and all-round jewellery boffin, Zuleika Gerrish. Expert one to one customer service and divine, pretty packaging. Parkin and Gerrish.

Support our small family farmers and producers and shop at The Natural Grocery store - instore or online for marvellous organic milk, cheese, grass-fed meat, extraordinary charcuterie and elderflower bubbly and seasonal fruit and veg. The Natural Grocery Store.

Dior Womenswear excels at dreamy flight of fantasy prints for their summer collections. This summer they have conjured up a pretty pastel pink toile de jouy embellished across airy summer dresses, shorts, jackets and mini skirts for a dash of Eden. What are you waiting for? Dior.

BlanxArt produce seriously good, very dark, single origin organic chocolate bars of great complexity in Barcelona, Spain. Work your way around the great cacao terroirs from Nicaragua to the Congo and support the organic farmers from bean to bar. BlanxArt.