Purple Bloom Seeds

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Company: Purple Bloom Seeds
Website: www.purplebloomseeds.co.uk

More about Purple Bloom Seeds

Its not just cute garden gifts (hand-stenciled and stamped) that we do!

We're also a social enterprise promoting mental wellbeing through garden therapy. We love growing food, herbs and flowers from seed. Growing your own uplifts the soul. 10%of your order will be donated to a mental health charity. And all of our packaging is compostable!

Pretty little garden gifts that are good for you and good for the planet.

Contact information

Website: www.purplebloomseeds.co.uk

Email: [email protected]

Veganism

Are all the products your entity (business, brand, organisation) produces and/or retails suitable for vegans? If no, then, unfortunately, you cannot register as we only accept submissions from 100% vegan entities.: Yes
Which of the following best describes you (professionals and sole traders) or your organisation?: Vegan

Ownership

Is your organisation an independent business/brand or a corporate owned business/brand?: Independent
Are you a Grassroots organisation (for projects, charities/NGOs)?: Yes
Are you a BAME (Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic) owned/run business/organisation?: No
What type of business/organisation are you?: Social enterprise
Are you a woman-owned/run business/organisation?: Yes

Social, Economic and Environmental Justice

Which social, economic or environmental justice causes does your entity (business, brand, organisation) support or promote (e.g. through social media posts, donations, attending protests and other direct actions etc.)?: Environmentalism
What do you do to support or promote each of the causes you have identified?: Compostable packaging, promoting growing your own food sustainably

Environment and Sustainability

Are any of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, produced using sustainable production methods albeit uncertified?: Yes
Are any of the products that you produce and/or retail, or ingredients you use, free of palm oil?: All
Do you reuse, recycle and/or donate any waste products (e.g. food, plastics, packaging etc.)?: Yes
Do you only use recycled or recyclable materials for packaging?: Yes
Is all of your packaging biodegradable?: Yes
Does your business, organisation or project follow a zero waste philosophy?: Yes

Energy, Transport and Distribution

How many of the products you produce and/or retail, and/or the ingredients you use, are made in the country in which your entity (business, organisation) is based?: All

Giving Back

Does your business support or give back to the local community in any way?: Yes

Ethical Banking

Does your business/organisation use an ethical bank or building society?: Yes

What was the motivation behind your project? What did you want to change in the world?

Herbs and edible flowers provide an abundance of sensory stimulus in a garden, on a patio or on a kitchen windowsill. They can be grown indoors or outdoors, by the skilled gardener and by the novice gardener. Growing from seed is a transformative process. It gives the mind something positive to focus on and uplifts the soul. Care and nurture are implicit when growing from seed and we believe that gardening encourages a multi-sensory kind of mindfulness that boots our mental wellbeing. We aim to promote positive mental wellbeing through gardening and donate 10% of any proceeds to charities that provide garden therapy opportunities in their local communities. All of our products are compostable.

Who is the team behind your project?

We are family run and based in Somerset.

What one thing about your project would most surprise us?

All of our kits are hand-stencilled and hand-stamped. Everything is handmade.

If your project could be granted one wish, what would you wish for?

We would love to team up with a regional or national mental health charity to help their fundraising goals and to boost the profile of garden therapy and gardening mindfulness.

Is there anything else that you would like to share with us about your project?

We test and grow all of our herbs and edible flowers in our little garden!