Local and Plastic Free Champion Businesses
By shopping locally with some of the Plastic Free Champion businesses, you are not only supporting the local economy but making the conscious choice to reduce single use plastic.
What will be your next plastic free buy?
One of our flagship businesses, a shop, cafe, arts and crafts centre and exhibition space who work closely with local community groups and have made significant changes to their daily running to make the ,ost sustainable choices possible. Running events such as RiverLight festival which not only highlight our local environment but celebrate it by bringing the community together through the arts.
Beautiful rustic floral arrangements which can be delivered to your door. Harriet, who is based in Ruskington, designs and creates arrangements for weddings, specials occasions, loved ones and gifts. She also offers workshops for seasonal arrangements too.
Jo believes that living a zero waste life is a journey. By taking simple steps we can start to reduce our single use plastic and play our part in looking after our beautiful planet. The idea for creating a platform that would help other people find sustainable, plastic free products was born. Did you know, if we all switched to reusable cups, we would divert 500 billion takeaway cups from landfill every year!
Sarah sells the most beautiful candles and soy wax melts, her products are vegan and made with natural flavours. All her products are vegan.
Whilst not a champion (I do keep trying!) they make positive choices to reduce single use plastic and have invested time and money into finding packaging that works for their delicious pizzas. An independent, family run business that is definitely worth supporting.
Manor Farm Shop, Leasingham
A family run business in the heart of the Leasingham community, Manor farm offer a wide range of plastic free fruits and vegetables in their shop. You can also purchase refills of animal feed and dog treats.
Kirks Vets are one of the leading veterinary surgeries in South Lincolnshire.
All the staff at KirksVets are dedicated to animal welfare and take a pride in the service we provide. We provide a complete service for your pet. As well as the veterinary services we have pet shop items at each location offering a wide range of food and equipment with many items selected because they are plastic free.
A beautiful location for quality, unique and locally sourced shopping and food in Lincolnshire's renowned lime stone cliff villages. You will find a selection of local crafts such as; artisan items including jewellery, saddlery, wood turning, unique styled fountain and rollerball pens, candles, an artist in residence (who takes commissions), plus a wonderful selection of hand selected eco friendly and sustainably sourced gifts and cards in The Old Coach House Store.
Here at The Sleaford Sausage Shop, we pride ourselves in creating both old traditional sausages and also creating new products for every taste.
“Visit our high street shop or here online, and you will find sausages you are familiar with, but you can try something new, not found anywhere else.”
Watergate Yard was our first pub to sign up. Not only do they serve drinks but also a delicious menu of fusion and contemporary dishes often with a twist. The rustic interior demonstrates their love of reducing, reusing and repurposing.
This local museum in the heart of Sleaford is a must see. Over 2 floors you can find out about the history of the River Slea. Their gift shop contains some beautiful and unique items.
The Horseshoes, Silk Willoughby.
A charming, traditional pub just 2 miles from Sleaford in the picturesque village of Silk Willoughby.
They offer a warm, friendly welcome to visitors old and new and ensure that your visit is an enjoyable one.
Enjoy a delicious lunch or evening meal with friends and family. At the Horseshoes they are passionate about serving quality, home-cooked food using locally-sourced produce where possible.
A former teacher and eco club leader, Nic decided to leave education behind to start her own business, creating and selling her own brand of soap bars. Using her own formula and unique blends of flavour, she has developed an ever growing range of shampoo and body bars on offer. She works with her customers to offer the products they most want and has recently developed a vegan bar.
Casa 17 is a unique and family run restaurant specialising in Mediterranean style cuisine. they offer a dining experience; not just a meal. Not only are they plastic free champions but also 100% against food waste. Helping the planet where possible!
Wood From The Moon design and craft a variety of wooden items for the Kitchen and Home. From high end hardwood cutting and serving boards, to bespoke gifts and jewellery, all of our products are made from the finest quality hardwoods.
They strive to craft beautiful and unique pieces with functional value.
The materials used for each piece are chosen specifically for their natural beauty and their overall suitability to the finished product.
No mass production, No compromise on quality and no pointless single use plastic.
In a picturesque setting by the River Slea, this award winning, fully restored working watermill is thought to be the only Sheriff’s Watermill still operating in England, and millers have produced flour on this site for over a thousand years. Enjoy their mill days, stop by for a drink or water refill and enjoy their gift shop selling locally handcrafted gifts.
A gorgeous little boutique in Horncastle where you can "Shop Curated Vintage and Preloved Children's Clothing and save , money and the planet".
Beautifully Handmade Gift Shop - Bristol Aracde, Sleaford.
Whilst not one of our champions, this shop is an absolute gem for plastic free gifts, locally made and often bespoke. The shop sells gifts made by many local crafters, some of whom work hard to make their products sustainably and eco-friendly.
Here's one example for example
Being sustainable and eco- friendly certainly does not mean compromising on quality or flavour. Spirit of Trent Craft Spirits are made with love and passion, using traditional methods and with zero waste. Check out their website for more information.
For a vast array of traditional, green and herbal teas, look no further.
Calling all gelato lovers - this is a new taste sensation you must try. Each gelato is lovingly hand made with natural flavours and infused with tea or coffee to tantalise those taste-buds. (Now available at Fulbeck Craft Centre, see below).
A lovely place to visit - cafe and artisan shops "promoting craft, craft production and artisanal skills in an ethical and environmentally responsible way".
Plastic Free Gifting
Did you know that in the UK we use over 227,000 miles of wrapping paper each year? Much of this can't be recycled as it either contains glitter or plastic tape. My favourite replacements are:
Old manuscript paper or even old atlas pages or similar would do. I love the rustic look, tied with string or old ribbon (that we already have). I sometime add cinnamon bark or dried orange slices to add further decoration too.
Brown paper wrapping - I often reuse paper bags for this and some shops even add markings on their bags to help you cut them up efficiently to use!
I was brought up re-using so yes, wrapping paper is often folded up after use and stashed away to be used again, gift bags are re-used too.
Furoshiki - the Japanese art of fabric wrapping. I'm working on mastering some of the more simple designs!
For labels we save our cards, cut them up and use them. My hope is that I have kept last year's safe so that I can simply attach them to the right presents leaving more time for films and mulled wine!
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