MADE IN THE UK !

purpleivy

we have a spirits factory in our town!

cattom

where my mum lives in devon, two young lads have set up a brewery in a shed on a farm, and another company makes surfboards from brazilian hard wood. 
now that we are out of the eu, they can sell there surfboards all over the world. but when we were part of eu, the materials had to be sourced in the eu, and only sold to certian countries. 

coffeehound

Farway said:
I have actually tried it, at one time it was the brew used at RHS Wisley, and it was a very nice cup of tea, loose leaf in a pot at the time

That's really good to hear that it's nice.  Best not say how much it was per pot at Wisley

The kitchen thread reminded me of:

Fracino espresso machines, made in Brum  
https://www.fracino.com

who also make a lot of bits for high-end manufacturer Londinium Espresso  
https://londiniumespresso.com/store/lever-espresso-machines

maman

Farway said:

I have actually tried it, at one time it was the brew used at RHS Wisley, and it was a very nice cup of tea, loose leaf in a pot at the time

I used to volunteer at Winchester Cathedral refectory where they used Tregothnan. It was good but hard to tell the difference from bog standard builders.

Friends tell me that visiting the 'plantation' is a good experience. Something to think about if you're holidaying in Cornwall this year. 

flipflopflo

I live around the corner from Tregothnan and it is indeed a lovely place to visit. We also have a brewery down the road and a great market for local fruit and vegetables and meat. As well as a some great distilleries including Tarquins who make some stonking gin 🍸

Blue_Doggy

If you’re a gardener, a surprising amount of chemicals and compost is imported, even from China. (Yes, even compost!) I try to check my purchases against this https://www.staxtradecentres.co.uk/categories/garden-and-seasonal/garden-chemicals-and-growing-media/view-all/?sortby=az&view=grid&page=1
 
It’s a trade supplier’s website, but it gives country-of-origin for the products, so I have a chance to buy British.

Apintplease

coffeehound said:

flipflopflo said:

Tregothnan tea, home grown in Cornwall. 

https://tregothnan.co.uk/

Good grief, tea grown in the UK?!

Also here in Northern Ireland  

flipflopflo

Not overly easy to use but this spreadsheet shows you local farms who supply local food and beverages by county in alphabetical order
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1gIuV4OztjUWlOV5sx4S9iD_gAUfUvlho5_0r4F1zYZo/edit#gid=1829502908

MrsStepford

I am only supporting British farmers if they are anti-Brexit. So more Scottish food, which is great because I love haggis 

 Bodger Johnson blagged £27k worth of organic food from Daylesford. That would keep us (two adults) in organic food, shampoo etc for over five years. Daylesford is owned by the  wife of the JCB boss. I refuse to condone corruption.

As Tories will relax DEFRA rules to allow Australian hormone-laden beef in, I will stick with organic, GM-free NZ products and EU standards. Already given up buying Brazilian govt standard corned beef which doesn't meet EU standards. 

Henry vacuums are excellent wheras Dysons are pants. My next vacuum will be a Henry as when he was on tools, husband had one, which was worked hard and never faltered. 

nosuperwoman

During lockdown 1 my retail therapy was finding niche foodstuffs online. I recommend Left Field Kombucha from Scotland, Farmison meat from Yorkshire, and Cabrito for goat meat.
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