#thesethingsmatter

we are small, they are small, it’s the prefect partnership. buying direct supports small family businesses and the local economy. THESE THINGS MATTER. their products are world class and make us better.

1 michael : organic lamb : sheep walk farm

michael is ploughing his own furrow in the farming world, a sustainable organic model which sets an example for others to follow

micheal’s organic lamb meatballs

2 tj & eamon : outdoor reared pork : crowe’s farm

when you’ve tasted their sausages and rashers you will want no others

crowe’s farm bacon french toast

3 brock : coffee : badger and dodo

one of the mavericks of the third wave coffee secene in ireland. sources and roasts great coffee

third wave espresso

4 ralph : milk : mossfield organic

this non homogenised full fat milk has improved our flat whites and cappuccino by 100%.

flat white; organic milk

5 joe : bread : riot rye

there are two distinct parts to my life..before tasting joe’s bread and after

organic malt house rye sour dough

6 bob & ruth : bagels : wild onion

bring their unique characters to their baking as much as they did to their much loved cafe.

(as everyone locally knows ruth passed away and bakery closed. this left a large hole in our menu and hearts)

breakfast bagel

7 siobhan : cheese : st tola goats cheese

you need to make her cheese part of your life

peas and cheese salad

8 karen : chocolate : bean and goose

‘don’t get high on your own supply’…i nearly eat as much of their chocolate as i sell.

nut and sea salt chocolate

9 birgitta : mackerel : burren smokehouse

birgitta is making a super, food super !

mackerel and pea salad

10 john : packaging : down to earth material

it’s important all our packaging is completly compostable; these plastics are made from corn. all down to earths packaging and plastic is sustainable which is better for the planet

made from corn plastic