Here are a few
of the exhibitors who will be amongst the wide range of stands at the
event:
Shillingfords
at The Quay
is a new, unique pop-up restaurant. Carl Shillingford is a
Michelin-trained chef who uses locally sourced, foraged, natural
ingredients and will be doing demos at the Eco Fair between 10am
and 1pm.
Beehouse
Honey
produce natural, local honey, honeycomb and candles. At the Eco
Fair, they will do some candle making with children
and if the weather is mild, they will be able to bring their
observation hive.
Craft
Classes with Clare
who has three alpacas, Norman, Fergus and Clement who live in her
field and she spins their luxurious fleece by hand, then weave
cushions, arm-knit scarves and make felt bowls. This means that
everything is not only environmentally friendly but also completely
sustainable.
Westover
Woodlands
is a father and daughter business that carries out sustainable
management of local woodlands. Using many traditional tools and
techniques they produce rustic product ranging from gazebos, fencing
and arbours to garden stakes, walking sticks, firewood and furniture.
Sudbury
Rotary Club
will be promoting its Schools Environmental Programme, they will be
providing everything to grow purple crocus bulbs and encouraging
children to plant and grow over the winter. This is part of Rotary's
world-wide "End Polio Now" campaign. Children who receive
the polio vaccine in "third world" countries put a finger
in purple dye to record this - hence the purple crocus.
Holly’s
Forest Sessions
give children the opportunity to try out some Forest School
activities. They can have a go at woodland crafts, using real hand
tools and natural biodegradable materials, including sustainably
sourced wood from locally coppiced hazel – as featured on Channel
4’s ‘Four in a Camp Bed’.
Lavenham
Butchers
are local chaps providing woodland conservation and deer management.
All their venison is wild and locally shot around Sudbury and
Lavenham.
Woodview Garden Maintenance provide a range of sustainably sourced premium growing materials which is a quality peat free product. All visitors can enter their free prize draw to have a chance of winning 3 bags of Wool Compost products of their choice.
Health
Foods for You,
11A Friars Street, Sudbury supports "Organic September"
which was launched by the Soil Association four years ago and has
many in store discounts on organic lines for multiple purchases.
This will be continued at the Eco Fair as organic is their
speciality.
The Fulibroch Dairy
will be selling goat’s milk and goat’s milk soap at the October
Eco Fair. The dairy is an example of internal investment in the local
community whereby sales are predominantly local with the vast
majority of revenue re-invested back into the local community
purchasing feedstuffs and supplies for the goat herd and dairy.
Fulibroch milk is hand milked to order with few food miles and is
unpasteurised.
Suffolk Climate Change
Partnership will provide
information
about the current funded insulation schemes for homes through Suffolk
Energy Action, the financial incentives for installing renewable
energy and heating, as well as what help and funding is available for
community buildings and community energy projects.
The Jam
Shed is
a small family run company based on the Suffolk/Essex border, who
seed to reawaken the love of local preserves by using wonderful
seasonal local produce.
Orchard
Barn
will be promoting the use of deep green, locally sourced, natural
building materials and traditional construction skills and methods.
The Dedham
Vale Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
(AONB) and Stour Valley Project is pleased to be at the Eco Fair to
promote the River Stour Enhancement Projects, including information
about invasive species along the river, and to provide information
about walking and cycling in the area.
Scarlet
Rosita Food which
produce cooked and raw, sweet and savoury food for people on special
diets.
There will be demonstrations
throughout the day:
10am to 1pm
-
Carl Shillingford from Shillingfords
at The Quay
is a new, unique pop-up restaurant. Carl Shillingford is a
Michelin-trained chef who will do demos using locally sourced,
foraged, natural ingredients.
1pm
- Libby Laurence from
The Jam Shed
which is small family run company based on the Suffolk/Essex border
will do a demo to reawaken the love of local preserves by making
hawthorn jelly.
2pm
- Rosita Minichiello from Scarlet
Rosita Food
who will demonstration cooked and raw, sweet and savoury food for
people on special diets.
3pm
- Sarah Partridge from Orchard
Barn
will give a talk promoting the use of deep green, locally sourced,
natural building materials and traditional construction skills and
methods.
Refreshments
will also be available on the day and an opportunity to make your own
fruit smoothie by your own pedal power.
The event is
being organised by Transition Sudbury and District and for more
information please visit www.transitionsudbury.co.uk
or contact Jane Hatton on 01787 468634.