Food & Drink inspired by nature

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🏆 Great Taste Small Artisan Producer of the Year 2018 ♻️ 1st biodegradable & personalised tea subscription 🍃 Tailored refreshments for the curious gourmet

Mission

CORE VALUES
From the tea and teaware we source and use, the waste-conscious approach to packaging, to our transparency in our business, our simple but strong set of values is a commitment to the highest quality and lowest possible impact.

FOCUS
Personalisation is a key aspect for us, we put a lot of time and effort into finding and tailoring our products to suit our customers` needs. We introduced our subscription service in order to create an even closer relationship with those who drink our tea.

MINIMISING WASTE
We are committed to reducing our impact on the environment and want our business to be as environmentally sustainable as possible. This is why all our postal packaging is 100% biodegradable already and all of our product packaging will be completely eco-friendly or zero-waste by the end of 2018.

CHARITY
We launched a very special product, our Camden Giving Tea. With every pack you buy, you donate £2.50 to the charity Camden Giving! Our business started out in Camden Town and this is our way of giving back to this amazing community.

Our beer is inspired by the diverse climate, agriculture, and community that surrounds us. We take great pride in supporting local growers, brewing with more Virginia ingredients than any other brewery and highlighting the eclectic variety of flavors that only Virginia-grown products can provide. Through our Virginia Roots Series and other small-batch beers, we have brewed with Virginia-sourced hops, malted barley, blackberries, raspberries, blueberries, pumpkins, peaches, honey, ginger, locally roasted coffee beans, herbs, and spices.

Preserving our environment is built into the very core of our brand. Hardywood was the first brewery in Virginia powered entirely by renewable energy, including solar, biomass, and wind through the Dominion Virginia Green Power Program. We package with 100% recycled materials, work with local farms to reuse our spent grain as compost and feed, and a number of our beers are brewed in support of organizations dedicated to environmental awareness and protection. For these efforts and more, we were honored to be named Virginia Green Brewery of the Year in 2015.

We host a variety of unique events and festivals that unite our community and support local artists, makers, and musicians. Hardywood contributes to countless local and national non-profit organizations per year. Annual beneficiaries include The James River Association, The Virginia Capital Trail Foundation, Ales for ALS, World Pediatric Project and more

At Hops & Grain we take sustainability very seriously. We focus our sustainability efforts in the areas of environmental stewardship, community involvement and industry leadership. We continually implement sustainable systems in our brewery. We're making our community greener through giving 1% of our annual revenue to local environmental non-profits and we support our local community growers and producers. We also make Brew Biscuit dog treats from our spent brewing grains and we package our beer in the most recyclable container on the planet, aluminum!

Plant-centric.

We like to call our approach plant-centric because we believe, and know, that plants—fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, and whole grains—are the foundation of a healthy diet. That's why the majority of our foods are made from plants, though we also have a variety of non-plant-based protein options to round things out. We look for real ingredients that have been minimally processed, and make sure to include plenty of good-for-you fats, complex carbohydrates, and beneficial vitamins and minerals. You know—the good stuff. 

Even more important: what isn't in our food. We never use artificial ingredients, preservatives, modified food starches, trans fats, refined sugars, or additives you can't pronounce. We send you clean-ingredient, nutrient-dense food that is quick and easy to prepare. Everything is made without artificial ingredients or refined sugars, and is matched to your dietary preferences, tastes, and lifestyle. Most importantly, our food is delicious and inspiring—we guarantee this is healthy food you'll look forward to day after day. 

The chocolate making process starts by directly sourcing the finest cacoa beans, working closely with the farmers themselves. As a chocolate maker, Luisa then slowly roasts the beans, winnowing them to extract the cacao nibs. The crisp dark shells are then produced and filled with a range of indulgent natural ingredients using coconut sugar, coconut milk, Luisa’s own vegan caramel, sticky date, peanut butter, nuts and fruit. All Luisa’s chocolates are made with 100% natural ingredients in line with the healthy Paleo diet, which can be enjoyed with the knowledge that the beans used are able to be traced back to their organic, natural farms. This direct trade ensures the farmers are paid a fair price to enable them to support their families and empower local communities, resulting in chocolate that is not only delicious to eat but ethically produced.

Homemade baby food, no prep, no mess, no kidding. 

We balance the nutrients and the flavors, whilst you balance work, sleep and peek-a-boo. You know what toy helps them sleep.
We know what kind of food helps them grow.

You want them to eat whole, organic, fresh ingredients.
We deliver that, right to your door.
Washed, peeled, cut and portioned.
No mess and no preservatives.

It’s organic baby food.
Prepared by us,
home-made by you,
eaten by them.

 My name is Monique Sourinho! I am a content creator, community enthusiast, recipe curator, and constant admirer of things sourced/grown locally in Connecticut! 

With an emphasis on the food movement, I catch myself more and more in awe by the people with immense passion and the outcomes of their love and work ethics put into action.

With that being said, one of my favorite quotes is: “Be the change you wish to see in the world.”

And what better way to be the change than to be the LOVE that binds us together! 

Because with love comes growth, and with growth comes the ability to radiate and spread the love even further. 

Like bees coming together to pollinate, “Bee the Love” is a concept of celebrating and supporting our local communities by strengthening bonds, shining light on what makes everyone unique yet collectively wonderful, and sharing optimism so we can all flourish and appreciate the nectar this life has to offer!

Riverdel is the original vegan cheese monger.  When you arrive at Riverdel, you’ll immediately notice the vast display case filled with several large wheels of vegan cheese, which are sold by weight and then personally wrapped in paper; a very traditional cheese shop experience. 

In addition to carrying several well-known brands of vegan cheese, Riverdel proudly offers a highly curated selection of artisanal vegan cheeses, ranging from local purveyors to special selections from further abroad, often from Canada and Europe.  Several large wheels of Riverdel’s house made cheese, “Billy”, are usually aging to perfection in our walk-in cheese cave.

Since first opening in Brooklyn, NY, in 2015, Riverdel has continuously strived to be the foremost expert in vegan cheese.  Five years later, Riverdel has fully relocated to the historic Essex Market in Manhattan, New York City.

In a world where the industrialized food system has led us down a tangled path, where food choices have been reduced to the lesser-of-evils, and where distrust reigns, we are the champions of the greater good.

Tireless seekers of pure and delicious foods that will nourish our bodies and our planet, we have devoted ourselves to a dream, a vision, a mission. We will revolutionize the way the world eats! And in so doing we will bring nourishment and balance, health and well being, sustainability and community to people and planet.

We know change is hard but we want to make it easy. We went out looking for the kind of foods that packed a powerful amount of nutrition into every bite, so that you could make small changes to big effect.

We found superfoods – nutrient-dense powerhouses that can also be grown and processed in a sustainable way. These are foods that are truly good for you and for the planet. They’re foods like hemp and coconut, chia and red palm. They’re organic, full of vital nutrition, easy to use and delicious additions to your diet.

We say food doesn’t have to be a choice between the lesser of evils. We say let food lead us to a better world. We say super people deserve superfoods. We say, come join us in our mission.

Together, we can change the world.

Navitas Organics helps people achieve optimal nutrition to fuel a busy lifestyle. Health-conscious people choose our organic superfoods because they are a diverse whole-food source of antioxidants, protein, essential fats, minerals, vitamins and other beneficial nutrients.

All of our products are certified organic and use methods such as freeze drying and low-temperature processing to ensure maximum nutrition and flavor. Organic is important for ensuring the integrity of the foods that people eat, and for protecting the environment and health of farmers. #LiveLifePositive

LOVE FOOD HATE WASTE Here at Luv the Grub, we believe in great taste and living a sustainable lifestyle.

We partner with local farmers and markets to mitigate all those bumped, bruised but equally delicious fruits and vegetables from entering the landfill, and turn them into delicious, gourmet chutneys and spreads.

PRESERVES WITH PURPOSE

Each jar provides paid employment and training opportunities for newcomer refugee and immigrant youth through Luv the Grub’s partnerships with non-profits and charities in British Columbia.

AKUA creates foods that can feed the planet sustainably while reversing climate change, and restoring health to our world's oceans. All of our products are made from ocean-farmed kelp, which is one of the most healing and healthy forms of food on the planet. And we’re in the business of making seaweeds - or, as we like to say - seagreens - taste delicious.

Our Supply ChainKelp farming is a zero-input crop that requires no fresh water, no fertilizer, no feed, and no arid land to grow. Kelp also filters carbon and nitrogen from the water, and creates new jobs for our coastal communities. We source our seagreens from a network of regenerative ocean farms along the Northeast coast of the USA. The first seaweed we are working with is a varietal of Kelp called Saccharina Latissima.

Kelp for Your Health

Kelp - a brown macroalgae - is overflowing with Vitamins A, D, E, B1, and B2, as well as Iodine, Magnesium, Zinc, Calcium, Potassium, and Iron.

In fact, one bag of Kelp Jerky has over 100% of your daily value of B1 & B2, 80% of your daily value for Iron, and 30% of your daily intake of Magnesium. 

Seaweeds support your body’s ability to absorb water and are an excellent source of Iodine that helps to support a healthy metabolism. In fact, seaweeds are one of the only foods that expand in your stomach, making you feel fuller longer.

Imperfect Foods was founded in 2015 with a mission to eliminate food waste and build a better food system for everyone. We offer imperfect (yet delicious) produce, affordable pantry items, and quality eggs and dairy. We deliver them conveniently to our customers’ doorsteps and pride ourselves on offering up to a 30% discount compared to grocery store prices. Our customers can get the healthy, seasonal produce they want alongside the grocery staples they rely on, without having to compromise their budget or values. We’re proving that doing the right thing for the planet doesn’t have to cost more, and that shopping for quality ingredients can support the people and resources that it takes to grow our favorite foods.