“We’re also lucky enough to stock ReRooted Organic plant milks in returnable glass, made in Totnes, and Raw Chocolate Company treats from vanoffee cashews to rose chocolate hearts that we buy in bulk, so our customers can buy them loose in their own containers, and lots more!”ģ8 Looe Street, Plymouth Yankee Clipper Inn is a 1929 art deco mansion that sits on a rocky bluff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in Rockport, MA. Most of the food we sell – pastas, rice, dried beans, nuts and seeds – would be vegan anyway, but it’s great to showcase the lovely vegan foods being made across the UK and in our city, and to talk about vegan cooking to our customers. “From the raw chocolate snacks and fresh locally made cakes to the straw brushes and wax wraps.
As we’re vegan, everything we sell is vegan-friendly. It’s a beautiful setting and we’re very lucky to be there. We had big boots to fill, we were fans of the Art Cinema growing up in Plymouth and we regularly see old customers and employees in the shop. “A few months later we moved into the old Art Centre in historic Looe Street. “We decided to crowdfund half our start-up money, and with investments from lots of customers-to-be, Natwest Back Her Business and Plymouth City Council Development fund, we raised over 23K to start Jar in 2019. Helen and Caroline reveal how hard it was to make their dream a reality: “We wanted to have a big range of food, cleaning and lifestyle products, but found the equipment was quite expensive. The closest was Earth Food Love in Totnes, which they quickly fell in love with and decided they wanted to create something similar in their home town of Plymouth. Sisters Helen and Caroline had their eyes opened to the zero waste movement three years ago and, after finding out more about how badly resources are wasted around the world, they looked for a zero waste shop near them. This place may not be in Plymouth itself, but it’s certainly a very special place to stay that will give you good access to the area. There are three pods to stay in within the garden and no animal products are used on-site, from the cleaning products through to the spa treatments, and they also ask everyone to only eat and cook plant-based food while staying, so cross-contamination isn’t a problem. It took them two and a half years to build the first stage of the business, upcycling people’s unwanted things from websites such as Gumtree and Freecycle, reloving them and giving them a new home. The garden is a family legacy that we wish to carry on, living alongside nature and with other beings, stepping gently as we go forward.” Victoria explains how important the garden is to the business: “Seven years on from setting up The Greenhouse Spa Retreat, we feel so fortunate to have been given the freedom by Linda (Dan’s mum) to take on the role of re-establishing a life for the garden and being able to share the wonder with so many visitors.Įverything you see was planted as a sapling or a seed. Owners Victoria and Dan had a dream to create a space where everyone would feel welcome to experience glamping, spa days, wellbeing treatments and pop-up events within a beautiful Cornish family-grown garden. The Greenhouse Spa Retreat encompasses minimalist vegan living while nurturing yourself in nature.
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