Romilly Swann of The Outside Dyers
Naturally dyed goods, historically authentic colours and research into past and future use of natural dyes.
We are a small group of friends and family who have combined our varied skills to produce vibrantly coloured naturally dyed goods. Our dye house and workshop is based next to the Thames at Hardwick Estate in Oxfordshire. We also have a mobile demonstration dye house and shop that travels to events across the country.
We are an environmentally minded organisation that wishes to promote the use of natural dyes. We aim to tread lightly on the earth and are always seeking ways to make our small scale business as ethical and responsible as possible. We grow and gather most of our dye stuffs from our garden, allotments and surrounding countryside. Dye stuffs from elsewhere are sourced as responsibly as possible. We use water from our well for dyeing and rinsing which is recycled into withy beds. We have a small flock of Shetland and Boreray sheep which are great fun and provide fleece for our range of felting wool and homespun yarn.
Sophia Lysaczenko & Justine Gens Co-op Members and Co-Directors, H*mpen Organic.
H*mpen Organic is a not-for-profit workers’ co-operative, based in Oxfordshire, since 2015. Our mission is to grow and cultivate UK based organic hemp for the health of the people, rural communities and the land.
https://www.hempen.co.uk
Stockfree Organic, Panel Discussion with Tamara Schiopu, Dan Graham and Frederik Bonestroo of Vegan Organic Network.
For over 25 years, the Vegan Organic Network Charity has been supporting farmers, growers and gardeners on how to grow food in an organic way without using any animal inputs (hence stock-free) and instead using plant-based fertilisers and kinder methods which respects animals, supports wildlife and nourishes more people per hectare
Seb Mayfield, Head of Growth at Ooooby
Putting ‘small-scale’ back at the heart of our food system.
We believe that societies function best when individuals, families and communities are independent, autonomous and self-reliant. In this way, we can all contribute from a place of strength to build decentralised local economies. Small-scale, ecologically-sound food production and trade is an optimal foundational layer for healthy local economies.
Our friendly team will set you up with a custom website, shopfront and optimised delivery routes.
Rebecca Laughton - Horticulture Campaigns Co-ordinator at Land Workers Alliance
Rebecca has many years of experience in organic market gardening, farming and research relating to small scale agriculture and low impact planning, and is author of "Surviving and Thriving on the Land" (Green Books 2008) and “A Matter of Scale: The productivity and financial viability of small farms (20ha and less)” 2017.
She focuses on advocacy and research for the LWA Horticulture Campaign, and is the lead facilitator for the Growing the Goods Horticulture ELMS Test and Trial. The latter is a Defra contract, to look at ways the diverse range of organic and conventional growers could access payments through the new Environmental Land Management Schemes.