Carly and Fran, the women behind Beeswax Wraps, met at a clothes swap at a mutual friend’s house. Connecting over a shared love for craft, and a desire to do something positive for the environment, they began experimenting with making…
Cider, beef, and wheat berries – circular farming on Trenchmore Farm.
Andrew and Joanne Knowles had dreams of having their own farm. Both had been involved in farming in their youths, before heading off to the bright lights of the city to pursue other careers. Nearly fifty years later, with their…
Producers – Great Glen Charcuterie
In 2000, Jan Jacob and Anja Baak upped sticks and moved from the Netherlands to Scotland after being offered the opportunity to manage a country estate. Inspired by the landscape and the abundance of wild deer, they determined to create charcuterie…
Growers – Padstow Kitchen Garden
Ross Geach spent ten years working as a chef before setting up Padstow Kitchen Garden. Having worked his way up to head chef for Rick Stein, he decided to return to the farm where he and previous generations of his family…
Producers – Sea Chips
Food waste is not a singe issue. There are myriad causes of waste in the food industry, from by-catch being discarded, to overproduction, to consumer desire for ‘good-looking’ fruit and vegetables. Dan Pawson is co-founder of Sea Chips, who make…
Farmers – Peter Mawson
“You don’t want to be hill farmers, do you?” This was the reaction of one local when Peter Mawson and his partner, Nicola, decided on a drastic change in direction and bought a tumble-down farm in the uplands of North…
Bakers – Tim Smith
After years working as a writer and journalist, Tim Smith decided he wanted to bake. With a passion for making quality real breads, he sourced a space in Malton, Yorkshire, in which to open his shop, Zuzu’s Bakery. Locavore spoke…
Producers – Toast Ale
“To change the world, you have to throw a better party than those destroying it.” So say Toast Ale, who brew award-winning beer using surplus bread. Inspired by the the Brussels Beer Project, Tristram Stuart founded Toast in 2015. Tristram…
Producers – North Pennine Birch
Birch trees are explorers. A pioneer species, they will colonise bare ground where little else grows, sparking an increase in biodiversity. Jim Mann of North Pennine Birch taps birch trees for their sap in his woodland, a forest regenerated in…
Producers – Grow Bristol
Dermot O’Regan started Grow Bristol in 2013, in a shipping container behind Bristol Temple Meads train station. They use vertical indoor hydroponics to grow a variety of salad leaves, herbs, and micro-greens, for both retail and catering customers. Their goal…