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Written by Hannah de Gruchy. We don鈥檛 just supply you lovely lot with organic, Soil Association approved, refreshing kombucha. We鈥檙e also responsible producers, always thinking of ways we can help reduce our impact on the planet. Here鈥檚 how we鈥檙e striving for sustainability, starting with that Soil Association certification鈥� Organic Ingredients and Resources Being certified with the Soil Association means that when you buy our kombucha, you can be certain that we know exactly where each ingredient has come from. It means that you know what you鈥檙e buying is a genuinely organic product and that we can trace each ingredient back to the farm. As well as spring water and our natural kombucha starter culture, our kombucha contains Chun Me green tea and raw cane sugar. Our delicately flavoured kombuchas also contain natural flavourings such as hibiscus, rosehip and ginger juice. Everything we add is organic. The organic farming of our ingredients contributes no nasties to the soil or nearby waterways. That鈥檚 no artificial fertilisers or pesticides and definitely no sneaky GMOs (genetically modified organisms). Sustainability is at the core of organic farming, creating an environmentally and socially sustainable system of food and drink production. Saving the Oceans, and Landfills, from Plastic Ever since the brilliant Blue Planet II showed us it鈥檚 shocking images, it seems the world is finally waking up to the problem of plastic. Images of turtles caught up in fishing nets and whales attempting to eat floating plastic trash upset us all. It鈥檚 estimated that plastic could take 400 years to break down and disappear. But given that we haven鈥檛 even had plastics around for that long, we don鈥檛 know for sure. What we can be sure of, is that every single piece of plastic ever produced, still exists in some form. Because the problem is, plastic doesn鈥檛 actually break down. It breaks up. Into tiny little pieces called microplastics, some invisible to the naked eye. So it isn鈥檛 just the large pieces of plastic rubbish that sea life need to be wary of. Or just the plastic bags that look like tasty jelly fish to hungry turtles. Microplastics are so small that they鈥檙e eaten up by unsuspecting small fish. Who are then eaten by larger fish. Who are then eaten by us鈥� It鈥檚 too early to tell if our own plastic trash has ended up in our food chain. But nevertheless, it鈥檚 a worrying thought. Our kombucha is in fully recyclable glass bottles. Our metallic lids are recyclable too. But our sustainability credentials extend further than that.

You Won鈥檛 Find Plastic Straws in Our Office Drawers! One plastic product that stands out as an unnecessary waste and pollutant is plastic straws. Some of us need to drink through a straw. If you鈥檝e had dental treatment recently as I have, you鈥檒l know why. 聽There are also certain disabilities that mean straws are an absolute necessary. But they don鈥檛 always have to be plastic. There鈥檚 a plethora of paper, bamboo and stainless steel reusable straws now available. In fact, watch this space for an exciting giveaway soon! And we don鈥檛 stop there. When we hold tasting sessions either in-house or with our fabulous fans, we always use biodegradable cups. This means that they鈥檒l break down naturally with the help of soil organisms. We can all take simple steps to improve sustainability. We鈥檝e shared some of ours, what are yours?