Sustainable Spring Guide

Candle Wise crafts excellence with sustainability at heart, featuring coconut wax candles with wooden wicks for a cleaner burn. Each product comes thoughtfully packaged with zero waste, paired with seeded paper that grows into flowers. We not just create products, but experiences that nurture the planet and the soul.

www.candlewise.co.uk

The River Darent runs through the water meadows and fields at Castle Farm and is one of the UK's most beautiful chalk streams.

We understand the importance of these ecosystems and are working with a group of farmers along the valley to protect the river for the future.

The Darenth Valley is a wonderful place to walk in the spring, don’t forget to grab a take away coffee en route!

You can learn more about what we are doing through the video on this link….

Protecting our River Darent - Castle Farm Shop (castlefarmkent.co.uk)

The seasons are changing and we've already seen new season rhubarb and asparagus appearing at the Farmers Markets. Here's the dates of our Farmers Markets during April:

Sunday 7th - Hall Place Bexley Farmers Market 10 - 2
Sunday 14th - Lenham Country Market 9 - 1
Saturday 20th - Hall Place Bexley Saturday Farmers Market 10 - 2
Sunday 21st - Chislehurst Farmers Market 10 - 2
Sunday 28th - West Malling Farmers Market 9.30 - 1.30

For more details of the farmers markets www.myfarmersmarket.co.uk

The family and the cows at Plurenden Manor Farm are over the moon to launch our real dairy ice cream!
Made here at the farm using our milk, double cream and farmhouse butter. Available direct from the farm gate, soon to be available for deliveries.
Flavours all made with natural ingredients:
Real Dairy Cream
Strawberries & Cream
Raspberry ripple
Chocolate
Salted caramel
Mint chocolate chip
Choc/Coffee crunch
Lemon sorbet (non-dairy)

Romney Marsh Wools has officially launched a new selection of novelty items for spring - including refillable notebooks and re-usable pens! Made with real wool and felting, a sustainable and biodegradable natural fibre, the notebooks and pens are handmade in Kent and can be easily refilled once you've finished with them.

Order them online now at www.romneymarshwools.co.uk

Their toiletries are also made in fully recyclable packaging.

Mango, Lime & Passionfruit Ice Cream from Simply Ice Cream £5.99

Step into Spring with this luxuriously creamy fruity ice cream. Sweet mango, sharp lime and tangy passionfruit combine to create a scrumptiously moreish dessert. Eat on its own or dollop on top of pancakes, waffles and warm desserts. Add some white chocolate shavings for the ultimate treat!

Simply Ice Cream try to ensure every aspect of the business is as sustainable as possible. All packaging is fully recyclable, they are committed to zero food waste and a minimal carbon footprint (weekly local delivery is organised by locations so travel time is reduced). The artisan ice cream makers are passionate about quality ingredients and source locally where they can.

Available at independent stores throughout the Southeast and https://simplyicecream.co.uk/

The Whitstable Oyster Trading Company adheres to an Operational Ecological Management Plan, to minimise our impact on the local environment. Using fresh seawater ensures we don’t deplete local water resources, allowing our oysters to filter naturally occurring phytoplankton, negating the need for artificial feed. Environmental regular beach cleans also help!

The first from our Single Batch range. A limited edition of only a single cook of 400 jars, made by our master preservers here at The Wooden Spoon.

As part of our Single Batch project, we will feature a number of interesting and amazing preserves throughout the year. These preserves will not be available in the shops, only through our website for a lucky few customers. So order yours now, once they are gone, they are gone!

This Single Batch cook is a Blackberry extra jam. Made from fresh Kentish Blackberries, grown a few miles away from us at Clock House Farm and hand picked for premium quality. Using the Driscoll’s Victoria variety for the biggest and sweetest Blackberries, this Jam has an amazing robust flavour packed with fruit. https://www.thewoodenspoon.co....