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Claire & Tom • Cottage Kitchens • Purley, Surrey
Baking naturally leavened, gut-friendly sourdough loaves and Danish-style pastries from our home kitchen oven in Purley. Every loaf is crafted with wild yeast cultures and stoneground heritage UK flours.
Location: Purley, Surrey (CR8)
Schedule: Bakes Friday Mornings • Porch Pickup 8:30am – 12:30pm
Louis • Microgreens & Farms • Reedham, Purley
Growing living trays of vibrant pea shoots, broccoli superfood, radish, and sunflower greens. Harvested at the absolute peak of flavor and nutrition, delivered locally by bicycle or doorstep drop.
Location: Reedham, Purley (CR8 4DS)
Schedule: Weekly Harvest Thursday • Free Delivery across CR8, CR2, CR5
Julie Guest • Local Services & Care • Coulsdon, Surrey
Highbank Cleaners delivers thorough, dependable, and high-standard cleaning services for homes and local businesses. Led by Julie Guest in Coulsdon, we take pride in spotless attention to detail, eco-friendly cleaning options, and friendly, personalized local care.
Location: Coulsdon, Surrey (CR5 2JQ)
Schedule: Monday to Saturday • Flexible morning & afternoon visits
Hannah Foster • Handmade & Crafts • Woodcote / South Croydon
Hand-dyeing small-batch merino and British wool using kitchen botanicals, avocado pits, and garden-foraged marigolds. Also crocheting tactile waffle blankets, plant cozies, and heirloom baby gifts.
Location: Woodcote / South Croydon (CR2)
Schedule: Drop releases every 1st & 3rd Sunday • Custom commissions open
Samir Patel • Microgreens & Farms • Wallington Green
Cultivating gourmet and medicinal wood-loving mushrooms in a climate-controlled micro-grow chamber in Wallington. Grown on locally sourced organic hardwood sawdust and upcycled coffee grounds.
Location: Wallington Green (SM6)
Schedule: Tuesday & Saturday Harvests • Fresh clusters & grow-at-home kits
Isabel de Souza • Local Services & Care • Purley
Looking after Childern
Location: Purley (CR8)
Schedule: Bakes / crafts to order
Annette de Souza • Cottage Kitchens • Purley
I've been making home-made produce for many years, for the family and friends. Most of the jams have reduced sugar and use mostly healthy ingredients. Any fruit and vegetables that are available in the garden are used like our damsen jams. All the herbs from our herb garden, you know, herb salt or other produce.
Location: Purley (CR84DS)
Schedule: Bakes / crafts to order
Robin & Liam • Handmade & Crafts • Banstead / Woodmansterne
Hand-throwing tactile stoneware pottery from our garden shed studio near Banstead Woods. Every piece is twice-fired and glazed in soft moss greens and oatmeal speckles.
Location: Banstead / Woodmansterne (SM7)
Schedule: Kiln-unload drops quarterly • Small batch kitchenware