Tea and Sympatico

I'm featuring some companies this week that are either based in Derbyshire or have links to the area. They are all wonderful artisan producers carefully crafting quality goods that would make perfect vegan friendly gifts. I'm starting today with Birdhouse Tea Company.  They are based in Sheffield in Yorkshire but among their many handcrafted tea blends they have a Peak District collection. I came across Birdhouse when we popped into the fantastic, cosy Grasshopper Cafe in Hope, Derbyshire one rainy afternoon. I had a cup of tea that was so mind blowingly good that I had to ask the owners who their tea supplier was. I messaged Birdhouse to find out if they were interested in a blog review and they very kindly sent me the whole* of the Peak District range of teas to try. *Please note that one tea - Moorlands, does contain honey so is not featured here. Blue John is named after the famous Blue John mines and is a blend of assam and darjeeling with gorgeous vibrant cornflo...

Do you love vegan baked goods? Are you looking for something a bit different for a Christmas present? Our Cake Liberation Front t-shirts are still available via the Philosophy Football website . You'll find them in the Dissenters section of the site and there are 4 different designs to choose from. They are great quality t-shirts that wash well and as an extra bonus our proceeds from each shirt go to Dr Hadwen Trust . There are also some wonderful limited edition really cute t-shirts for sale over at our friends Deerly Beloved Bakery. This highly successful vegan bakery is run by Kayleigh Baddeley-Read and was started in Norwich in 2011. The bakery has gone from strength to strength winning business awards and supplying lots of local businesses including Norwich University and Waterstones with vegan baked goods. You can even order some of their fab Christmas range by mail order. Check it out here .