FOOD
Chocolate (inc Easter eggs). Top five brands from environmental and ethical point of view are:
1. Pacara
2. Beyond Good Chocolate
3. MIA
4. Plamil
5. Fairafric
Flower Farm, Godstone, RH9 8BP. https://flower-farm.co.uk Home grown fresh fruit and vegetables, Flower Farm reared meats and eggs, hand made pies and quiches, freshly baked bread and cakes, Godstone produced honey, jams and chutneys and every Friday and Saturday a selection of fresh fish from Eastbourne. Godstone Brewers beer brewed on the farm, and wine and cider from Biddenden Vineyards. Any produce not grown or produced on the farm, is sourced as locally as possible. Local farmers market their produce through this farm shop on the A25 near Oxted. Bus 410 from Redhill stops at the gate.
La Amazonas, Crystal Palace. https://la-amazonas-store.webflow.io/
New Leaf, Woodhatch. https://lovereigate.co.uk/product/new-leaf-zero-waste-shop-reigate/ Refill shop.
Pedrick's Zero Waste Shop, Caterham. https://pedricks.co.uk/ Take your own containers and refill. Also do deliveries and click and collect in Croydon and Redhill areas.
Schweppes Slimline Lemonade - bottles are 50% recycled.
Silver Spoon Sugar and Icing Sugar. www.silverspoon.co.uk 100% British sugar beet, 28 miles from farm to factory, recyclable packaging.
The Walkthrough, Crystal Palace http://thewalkthrough.co.uk/ Check Facebook for opening times. It is in Haynes Lane Market, behind Sainsbury's at Crystal Palace, on the Triangle.
Welsh Cheese Company. https://www.welshcheesecompany.co.uk/ Artisan cheeses from small farmers in Wales, many organic. All their packaging is fully recyclable.
Zero Waste. Online ordering of foods delivered in natural or recyclable bags. https://zerowastebulkfoods.co.uk/
Chocolate (inc Easter eggs). Top five brands from environmental and ethical point of view are:
1. Pacara
2. Beyond Good Chocolate
3. MIA
4. Plamil
5. Fairafric
Flower Farm, Godstone, RH9 8BP. https://flower-farm.co.uk Home grown fresh fruit and vegetables, Flower Farm reared meats and eggs, hand made pies and quiches, freshly baked bread and cakes, Godstone produced honey, jams and chutneys and every Friday and Saturday a selection of fresh fish from Eastbourne. Godstone Brewers beer brewed on the farm, and wine and cider from Biddenden Vineyards. Any produce not grown or produced on the farm, is sourced as locally as possible. Local farmers market their produce through this farm shop on the A25 near Oxted. Bus 410 from Redhill stops at the gate.
La Amazonas, Crystal Palace. https://la-amazonas-store.webflow.io/
New Leaf, Woodhatch. https://lovereigate.co.uk/product/new-leaf-zero-waste-shop-reigate/ Refill shop.
Pedrick's Zero Waste Shop, Caterham. https://pedricks.co.uk/ Take your own containers and refill. Also do deliveries and click and collect in Croydon and Redhill areas.
Schweppes Slimline Lemonade - bottles are 50% recycled.
Silver Spoon Sugar and Icing Sugar. www.silverspoon.co.uk 100% British sugar beet, 28 miles from farm to factory, recyclable packaging.
The Walkthrough, Crystal Palace http://thewalkthrough.co.uk/ Check Facebook for opening times. It is in Haynes Lane Market, behind Sainsbury's at Crystal Palace, on the Triangle.
Welsh Cheese Company. https://www.welshcheesecompany.co.uk/ Artisan cheeses from small farmers in Wales, many organic. All their packaging is fully recyclable.
Zero Waste. Online ordering of foods delivered in natural or recyclable bags. https://zerowastebulkfoods.co.uk/
Plant Butter. Available in Waitrose and probably other places.
BEER
The Real Ale Way, Station Approach, West Wickham, Kent. Kentish beers. ciders, wine, and spirits. Also snacks.
WINE
Chapel Down Vineyard, Tenterden, Kent. TN30 7NG. https://www.chapeldown.com/. Available in Waitrose and Sainsbury's and possibly other supermarkets. Currently (February, 2022, seems to be in short supply in supermarkets)
Denbighs Vineyard, Dorking. RH5 6AA. English wines. https://www.denbies.co.uk/. Available in Waitrose and possibly other supermarkets.
The Real Ale Way, Station Approach, West Wickham, Kent. Kentish beers. ciders, wine, and spirits. Also snacks.
WINE
Chapel Down Vineyard, Tenterden, Kent. TN30 7NG. https://www.chapeldown.com/. Available in Waitrose and Sainsbury's and possibly other supermarkets. Currently (February, 2022, seems to be in short supply in supermarkets)
Denbighs Vineyard, Dorking. RH5 6AA. English wines. https://www.denbies.co.uk/. Available in Waitrose and possibly other supermarkets.