Low Waste Shopping
The Green Gram is a community enterprise offering affordable groceries without single use packaging. Our range includes dry wholefoods, oils and vinegars, leaf teas and whole bean coffees which can be ground to suit your coffee maker. Our peanut butter, freshly ground to order, is delicious. We also have a range of eco-friendly detergents, toiletries and washable period products, as well as a selection of household items.
You can buy as little or as much as you need, whether that’s a teaspoon of turmeric or a big tub of pasta! We encourage our customers to bring their own containers to refill, but we always have a selection of free donated jars and bottles available, as well as a range of glass containers to purchase.
Our detergents are supplied by SESI, an Oxford-based social enterprise with a fully circular supply system, meaning they take back empty containers to refill. Their products are vegan, biodegradable and great for those with sensitive skin.
We have several locally produced lines in stock- locally roasted coffee beans, fudge, rapeseed oil from Salisbury Plain, greetings cards by local artists.
For a list of products and prices go to https://www.thegreengram.org/price-list
Here at The Gourmet Grocer we do our upmost to cut down on plastic and packaging in general. We pre-order naked cumbers and only have plastic wrapped cucumber when the seasons change and the plastic wrapped supplier is our only alternative.
We take back our egg boxes to be recycled by Fluffetts, our egg supplier. We have milk refills from Meggy Moos and orange juice in glass bottles, which can be returned to us for recycling. We sell flavoured sterilised milk (milkshake) in glass bottles. We have Watercress loose in a box that can be bought by the bunch rather than a PP bags.
We are trialling Sugar Snap peas loose rather than in packing and hope to do the same with Green Beans. Our crisp supplier is now Two Farmers which come in compostable sharing packs. Our Coffee is now a local supplier and is also compostable.
We only use brown bags for our fruit, veg and bread. All our fruit and veg are loose and bought by weight or quantity rather than PP bags. Our carrier bags are biodegradable and overall we try to limit any packaging because we all have a responsibility to change the way we shop.
HG Witt & Son / D Price Butchers
69 High Street, Fordingbridge HG Witt & Son
Price’s butchers are happy for you to bring in your own containers for filling. They also sell butter wrapped in paper, rather than foil.
Small independent zero waste shop offering refills of food, eco-friendly cleaning and body care products. Also a wide range of gifts, many locally sourced. Free parking available!
Timber is a shop that has been Green for 20 years. We have always used Green Energy, never had plastic bags and have been zero waste as much as possible, storing and saving bubble wrap and all other reusable waste and giving it to other businesses to reuse. We have also been refilling for 20 years too!
We have a vast range of Eco products and services, including Ecover and Ecoleaf household product refills, Faith in Nature refills (shampoo, conditioner, body wash and hand wash), organic dry foods as refills or in plastic-free, biodegradable packaging. Organic fruit and veg are available on Tuesdays, locally grown where possible.
We offer Eco personal products including haircare and soap bars, deodorants and dental care products, and a variety of household items. We stock a large range of Eco products and gifts, from straws, travel mugs, glass water bottles to recycled leather products such as wallets and bookmarks. Recycled gifts such as products made from old bike chains and recycled plastic clocks.
We sell cards on recycled paper with biodegradable cello or bare, organic Seeds and local crafts- many of our products are made by local artisans. Things such as organic candles from sustainable plant wax, organic and Bamboo/recycled clothing and accessories from sustainable companies, British made wheat bags, with British wheat and lavender, recycled lunch boxes and recycled rugs.
We currently stock hundreds of products in store and online; all sold with no plastic packaging in the quantities that you need, and are always looking to increase the number of items that we offer. We strongly believe that zero-waste shopping must be affordable and convenient, interesting and easy, so it is also sustainable for your lifestyle and budget.
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