6 Eco Friendly Gift Experiences from Sustainable Yorkshire Businesses
If you are looking for sustainable gift experiences in Yorkshire we have put together 6 quirky gift experiences that won’t cost the earth. From Gin and Whisky Tasting to Beekeeping and Foraging we have a wide range of eco-friendly gift experiences to suit all tastes and budgets from Yorkshire businesses who put sustainability at the heart of what they do.
At Uniquely Local we are committed to sustainability and have signed up to not one but two carbon offsetting companies, one global – Ecologi – and one local – Make it Wild.
We really love what Make it Wild is working to achieve and want to support them in any way we can. Check out their website https://www.makeitwild.co.uk/
COOPER KING WHISKY AND GIN DISTILLERY TOUR NEAR YORK
Join the team at Cooper King for a guided tour of England’s only self-built whisky and gin distillery finishing with some complimentary tasters in their cosy tasting room and shop.
At Cooper King sustainable spirits are distilled from their self-built distillery powered by 100% renewable energy making them England’s first carbon-negative gin producers.
Buy vouchers for the Cooper King Whisky and Gin Distillery Tour near York
BLACKSMITH WORKSHOP WITH ZERO CARBON INDUCTION FORGE
Artist Piers Edsall teaches the ancient art of blacksmithing at his Environmental Art Workshop in Malton. Learn the basic techniques of hot metalworking using a zero carbon induction forge and create a unique item of your own to take home.
Environmental Art began as a circular design and manufacture company creating products and supplying services for more sustainable living. Now the company has grown to include a network of independent artists and craftspeople. In all their work and products we hope to educate and inspire people into living, enjoying and working in a sustainable way.
Buy a voucher for a Blacksmith Workshop with Zero Carbon Induction Forge
SEASONAL FORAGING EXPERIENCE WITH THE FORAGER WITHIN
Join James – The Forager Within – for one of his popular foraging walks at a range of locations throughout Yorkshire. James is passionate about the positive impact that spending time in nature can have on your mental and physical health. This course will help to connect you to the nature around you and ignite a love of the countryside and natural world.
Buy a Foraging Experience with The Forager Within
NATURAL MINDFULNESS WALKS WITH MAKE IT WILD
Reconnect with nature on this 90 minute mindfulness walk with Helen through a series of mindful exercises. Carve out a bit of me time and learn the Japanese art of ‘Forest Bathing’ in a Yorkshire nature reserve. The team at ‘Make it Wild’ are on a mission to help individuals and businesses with carbon offsetting through their workshops at 8 different nature reserves across Yorkshire.
Buy a Natural Mindfulness Walk with Make it Wild
Make it Wild’s mission statement is:
It’s not our aim to protect nature, it’s our purpose.
They have planted thousands of trees, dug ponds, restored wildflower hay meadows, made ‘leaky dams’, placed bird and bat boxes at Sylvan Nature Reserve, Bank Woods , Dowgill Grange, and Dacre Woodlands. They have put up deer fence to protect their precious Ancient Woodland to encourage natural regeneration. Their Carbon Mitigation through Tree Planting scheme has been popular for individuals and businesses alike, and their new subscription scheme takes the hassle out of taking responsibility for your impact on the planet.
YORKSHIRE BEEKEEPING EXPERIENCE
Ever wondered what the inside of a bee hive looks like? ‘More Bees Please’ based in Sheffield offer a half day beekeeping experience where you can learn all about these amazing insects and how they create all their honey in a sustainable manner. This hands-on, interactive experience with our family run Yorkshire business is a day not to forget and will leave you buzzing!
More Bees Please is a family-run, ethical beekeeping business based in Sheffield and Rotherham. They are passionate about bees and improving the quality of bees in their local area. Working with schools they educate children on the importance of bees and plant wild flowers and maintain bee-friendly gardens. They also work with businesses, especially in city centres, to help improve their carbon footprints and sustainability, by placing hives on their grounds.
Buy a Half Day Yorkshire Beekeeping Experience
NATURAL SOAP MAKING WORKSHOP
Whilst recovering from breast cancer, Cosy Cottage founder, Clara, became concerned about the harmful effects of detergents like SLS, preservatives like parabens and other additives found in many commercially produced skincare products.
Using her knowledge as a qualified chemist and an Associate of the Royal College of Science, she began by producing natural soaps free from sulphates, free from paraben and free from palm oil, from home. She now runs workshops where you can find out all about natural soap making and create your own soap to take home.
Buy a voucher for a Soap Making Workshop
By choosing a gift experience you are already buying a gift that wont add to the mountains of stuff we are all accumulating. You’re also selecting a present that will give joy, make memories and may even equip the recipient with a whole new set of skills!
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