Windrose Morris produces small batches of handmade herbal creams. She and husband Dylan try to grow most of the herbs themselves but some friends grow for them too. And now they are able to use some of their own honey and bees wax as well. She sells these creams at farmers markets, craft events and from her website.
Building lime, limewash and paint pigments. The Cornish Lie Company manufacture in Cornwall but use Derbyshire limestone. They make a completely natural cement, fast setting, called Prompt and sell this all over the country for renovating old buildings. They also make Hemsulate, an insulation made from hemp and a lime binder.
Cornish Organic Wool comes from certified organic farms and is spun by a certified spinning mill and dyed on site - all within the county of Cornwall. All processes are done to strict Soil Association standards so the result is the most organic wool possible, with a truly tiny eco footprint. One of the Cornish Wool farmers is in Zennor while others are near Bodmin and Liskeard. Purchase online or from Knit Wits, 45 Causewayhead, Penzance TR18 2SS (01736 367069).
They handcraft all their products (rustic garden furniture, willow baskets etc) in Cornwall using, as far as possible, locally sourced and home grown materials. Much of their material is grown at Treovis Cross Farm which is situated on the South Eastern edge of Bodmin Moor, between Launceston and Liskeard.
Cornish Wools produces, markets and sells nationally and internationally its own exclusive range of sustainable and biodegradable knitting wools. Their knitting wools are made from the fleece of sheep (some of which are rare and at risk breeds) alpacas and goats that are reared and farmed on Cornish farms and smallholdings. Cornish Wools makes products that naturally biodegrade when they are of no further use, trades ethically and helps support the local economy. Their knitting shop sells not only local Cornish yarns but also an ever increasing range of accessories including knitting needles. Cornish Artisan is produced by them in their Perranuthnoe dye workshop – it's a range of yarns dyed using mostly natural dyes.
Cornwall Poultry Houses offer top quality chicken houses, chicken runs, duck houses and poultry equipment. All their products are designed for easy management and manoeuvrability. They are hand built by local craftsman from tanalised timber, which comes from sustainable sources, and covered with 19mm tanalised shiplap, making them robust and weatherproof for a long and productive life.
The company was founded by Jean Barry, an expert in complementary therapies with a belief in caring for and nurturing both ourselves and the environment. The company promotes these beliefs by manufacturing products made entirely from natural ingredients, to both nurture and cleanse the skin. Jean Barry Soaps are made purely in Cornwall. The traditional cold process uses no detergents, only vegetable oils combined with lye and water, in a process known as saponification. Once they have been stored to allow them to mature, the soaps are hand polished, before being wrapped and packaged, or displayed in the Penzance shop for sale to the public.
Knit Wits Wool and Yarn Shop is one of the foremost wool stockists in the south-west and is well known for stocking Cornish organic wool; based in Penzance it is owned and run by Julia Hopson. They have an online store as well.
Linda makes a variety of baskets using Somerset and homegrown Cornish willow. Commissions considered. She also teaches beginners basketmaking workshops from her homebase of near Helston. Small groups with lots of individual attention.
Using European Union Objective 1 funding, this company moved to Launceston in 2005. They spin and dye wool here helping local farmers to generate greater income from their flocks. They are now providing dyed wool, carefully toned to compliment the natural fibre colours.
Award- winning Naturepaints are made here in Cornwall, from natural local materials, like genuine Cornish clays. Washable, low-static surfaces. Non-toxic 100% eco-friendly, these paints reduce health risks from condensation and fungal moulds.
Tino Rawnsley offers many products including fencing, garden furniture and firewood made with timber from local woodlands. Also services such as hedge laying and woodland management. He also gives demonstrations of charcoal making and training in areas of woodland management and ecology. See www.coppice-products.co.uk for links to all coppice workers.
Phil Runwater is a shoemaker based in St Agnes. He's been making footwear and accessories since the 1980s. All footwear is handmade using the finest leathers and components. Most are made to measure although he does carry some stock. He often experiments with unusual designs.
Lisa Harrison creates a range of interior hardware, artistic ironwork and contemporary jewellery in her forge, near Falmouth. She continues to teach Blacksmithing Workshops and participated in a 'Living History' project with Cape Cornwall school children. She regularly demonstrates and exhibits her work at local design fairs, contemporary craft shows and agricultural shows.
Tree-cycled is a new business operating from near Newbridge. It is responding to the need to remove diseased Rhododendrons by producing charcoal out of this otherwise wasted resource. In addition they produce Top-Bar (bee-friendly) beehives and yurts, squirts (camping yurts) and raw-fleece bed mats which are ideal for the traveller. Where possible they're using recycled materials to make their products.
