Why supporting small is more than just a purchase

Few gestures symbolise hope for a better planet like tree-planting. As a Plant a Tree supporter, through Appletree & Avalon’s alliance with World Land Trust, you’re helping to bring trees in their hundreds of thousands to some of the world’s most threatened ecosystems. 

They clean our air, and store carbon away from the atmosphere. Food, oxygen, shelter, shade, protected soils and water sources, safety against climate disasters – this much and more they give to us, and to every other being on this planet.

Trees are the bedrock of life as we know it. Together and since the World Land Trust foundation started, WLT supporters like you (buying from Appletree & Avalon) have funded the planting of 2,457,900 native trees to restore threatened habitats across the world.

In 2021 alone, your donations helped WLT partners plant nearly 116,000 saplings across our four Plant a Tree projects, reforesting Mount Kenya’s slopes, India’s elephant corridors, Borneo’s orangutan rainforests and more, with native trees that are better for nature.

As the appetite to shop locally & support local businesses grows, we took part in the first-ever Made in UK Day on Tuesday 9 March 2021. This was something we felt was important & dear to our hearts as I had set the business up before Brexit, before Covid & before the small business movement concentrating on British manufacture as important integral part to this business & the thinking behind its sustainable ethos 

Veganuary is a UK nonprofit organisation that promotes and educates about veganism by encouraging people to follow a vegan lifestyle for the month of January.

Want a tasty meal to get you started? Something that won’t cost the earth, financially or literally!

Here’s a simple recipe for Aubergine & Sage Spaghetti