Black Cat Bakes
Wivenhoe based artisanal sourdough bakery founded by Ayala Daisley, producing bread using British flour, natural sourdough yeasts and time. Look out for her weekly special SourDoughnuts in store on Fridays and Saturdays!
Honest Toil
Honest Toil is a small project run by Tom & Juli, based just south of Kyparissia, on the west coast of the Peloponnese, Greece and bring extra virgin olive oil from our village to the UK, Budapest, and Berlin.
In 2019, SESI Refill and Honest Toil developed a pioneering circular refill system; SESI deliver, collect, and clean our 20 litre tubs to be refilled with extra virgin olive oil again and again.
Dedham Vale Honey
Local honey producers with hives in Dedham, Colchester, Boxted, Gt Horkesley, West Bergholt, Gt Tey, Coggeshall, Ardleigh, Bradfield and Tendring.
Temprd
Chocolate handcrafted by Maldon based Temprd. In their own words — 'we wouldn’t make chocolate if it wasn’t sustainably sourced – we love a tasty treat, but only if it’s good for our environment too'.
Essex Bakery Brownies
Chocolate brownies from a Colchester based family business, handmade in small batches in our gluten free kitchen.
Anastasia's Pantry
We stock granola from Anastasia's pantry, based in London. Her granola is handmade in small batches, keeping food waste to a bare minimum, and she uses closed loop packaging with granola arriving at the shop in drums that are returned to be refilled.
Craft Beerings
Handcrafted, up-cycled jewellery embracing the wonderfully different designs of craft beer cans.
Wear 'em out pads
Another female founded business making reusable period pads with story and substance that unite and empower. Wear ’em Out pads are design-led for the modern woman and people who period, we are an authentic and transparent brand, and we’re on a mission to reduce the 4.3 BILLION disposable menstrual products that are currently thrown out per year in the UK alone.
Jungle Culture
Zero waste household and self care products. Jungle Culture's philosophy is to inspire people to see the beauty & purpose in nature. They create earth-friendly and functional goods sourced directly from independent artisans & makers from all over the world. They believe in fair and honest manufacturing and care deeply about building relationships with the local communities that they work alongside.
Your Nature
Your Nature is a father and son venture started by Dan and Callum Hughes in 2018 from their home in Bristol. We stock their natural deodorants, with ingredients sourced from ethical suppliers and recyclable, plastic-free packaging.
Ecovibe
Plastic-free products including beauty products, cleaning, zero waste essentials & Household.
Fill
The original zero waste closed loop household refill company.
The home of responsible, returnable & refillable laundry, cleaning, body & hair refills that work great, look cool & cut waste. Independent & family run, we make everything at our factory in northamptonshire with real chemists, combining biodegradable ingredients to create simple, modern & effective eco responsible products. No dyes. No harsh chemicals. No waste. Available in returnable bulk containers & refillable glass bottles, too cool to throw away. All fill refill products are registered with the vegan trademark & cruelty free approved by leaping bunny. We’re a certified b corporation, registered living wage employer and members of 1% for the planet, donating 1% of turnover to environmental causes.
Single use is over!
Iron & Velvet
Water soluble sachets that are kind on the environment, but tough on household dirt.
Vent for Change
Recycled notebooks and sustainable stationery that protect the planet & support children’s education projects worldwide.
Kerry Martin
Cards, bookmarks and commissions from an independent artist based in Colchester, UK.