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Kingfisher Toothpaste - was the UK’s first 100% natural toothpaste and one of the first toiletry products we stocked here at Unicorn.

Calder Valley Soap - has been producing it for over a decade in the beautiful wooded valleys of Calderdale and have taken the brand name for their soap; Elphin Brook, from a local stream.

Cawston Press Juices - been making quality pressed apple juice in Berkshire since 1986. Currently stocked in the chiller the range includes six award-winning, beautifully-balanced blends.

Good Oil - is one of our main supplies of hemp oil in the shop. Both the mild & light and original varieties are rich in Omega 3,6 and 9.

JP Juice - produce the small cartons of pure Apple and Orange juice you see in the shop.

Sky Sprouts - is our main supplier of sprouts in the chiller. Based in Devon this family-based company was founded by two very enthusiastic parents wanting to give their children the best food possible.

The Handmade Bakery - is a not-for-profit community supported bakery in Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire.

Little Valley Brewery - all organic, Little Valley beers are environmentally sound, from the quality of the ingredients through to delivery..

Quinoa Bol - Unicorn's Quinoa suppliers DO-IT participates in a seed swap project with Bolivian company QuinoaBol and the Anapqui cooperative in the Altiplano highlands.

Bishopston Trading - is a fair trade company whose sole aim is to provide employment for the people of the South Indian village K.V.Kuppam.

Chegworth Valley Juices - situated in the beautiful Kent countryside. A family business, it was established as a fruit farm in 1983.

Simon LeVelt Coffee - renowned coffee roasting house and tea merchant, still run by members of the same family.

Tropical Wholefoods - pioneers of the fairly traded dried foods world, having set up their first project, Fruits of the Nile, in Uganda in the early 1990’s.

Watermill Flours - one of the country's few working waterpowered mills still producing stoneground flour the traditional way.

Sam Smiths Beer - one of the few remaining independent breweries in England, and further is the last to utilize the classic Yorkshire Square system of fermentation.

Simply Gentle Cotton Wool - the first organic cotton wool to be launched in the UK, by a company called Macdonald and Taylor.

Sonett Cleaning Products - produce a wide variety of ecologically sound cleaning products, already one of the best-selling ranges in continental Europe.

Cafe Rebelde Zapatista - organic coffee from co-operatives working towards indigenous autonomy in the Mexican highlands.

Botton Village Juices - Botton Village is part of the Camphill network, intentional communities for people of all ages who live with disabilities.

Kitchen Garden herbs and spices - Formed in Zimbabwe in 1990, Kitchen Garden Organics acts as a link between third world Organic Producers and buyers in Europe.

Zaytoun Olive Oil - Fairtrade Palestinian Olive Oils - Zaytoun (Arabic for Olives) is a UK-based not for profit project to import olive oil from Palestinian farmers at fair trade prices.

Jutexpo Jute Bags - a functional, durable alternative to the scourge of modern shopping; the carrier bag.


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Recommended Products

 

Sindyanna Soaps - made and cut by skilled craftsmen in the old, family-run soap houses of Nablus, from olive oil produced in the Palestinian Occupied Territories.
 

Mooncup Menstrual Cups - offering a healthier, more environmentally friendly alternative to disposable sanitary products
 

Just Change Network Nilgiri Tea - established in order to overcome the poverty of the Adivasi, an indigenous tribal people outside of the Hindu caste system, of the Nilgiris region, India.

 

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