The Sustainable Life
SUSTAINABILITY: FOOD
FARM FETCH - 259 King’s Road
Farm-Fetch has been described as having the ‘soul of a farmers market in a boutique shop.’ The luxury of simplicity.
A family run business, Farm Fetch is all about tradition, quality, passion and love for excellent food. Farm Fetch aim to transport customers to the fields of Italy through their exquisite produce and in house menu: every item available at the store is carefully selected by the owners with all products sourced direct from local producers in small villages, regions of Italy. Farm Fetch only works with food producers that use various sustainable methods to promote organic farming whilst never using pesticides on farming land or the environment. All food items are prepared by hand. Find cheese, charcuterie, pantry, wine and spirits - Eat in and Delivery available.
SUSTAINABILITY: FASHION
Aspiga: A regular pop up space on the King’s Road, Aspiga is the pioneering ethical, sustainable fashion brand, founded in 2006, by Lucy Macnamara. Initially travelling to Kenya and struck by the design craftmanship of the area, Macnamara created a 40 piece belt and sandal collection in collaboration with local artisans and using locally sourced materials. The sell out collection snapped by UK stockists, including Fenwicks, encouraged Macnamara to launch Aspiga the next year: expanding into daywear, evening dresses and a men’s collection too. Aspiga creates design that comprise capsule wardrobe pieces for all seasons in easy to wear shapes, materials and prints: the design ethos has never changed from the original vision - to put ethical trading at the heart of the business. Today they have a strong customer base both in physical stores and online, are B Corp certified, have won numerous sustainability awards and even compile their own Impact report.
The Fashion School: READ OUR INTERVIEW IN STORIES. Founded by Caroline Gration, a brilliant, innovative programme (both physical and digital) of classes and workshops for kids aged 6 upwards and adults in all things fashion design and creativity with a focus on sustainability. ‘Re use what you have’ is the school motto since they work with predominantly donated fabrics. Classes, which include garment patterns and cutting, use 97% deadstock material, whilst adults can get an education in how to create and sew sustainable outfits from start to finish. Other programmes include the ‘Fashionlab’ career classes, which encourage one to focus on a ‘specialism’ from fashion history, costume, knitwear, business.
