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The gift of local produce at Christmas
We’ve got lots of lovely locally made produce that would make great gifts and stocking fillers this Christmas. Our produce vending machine is loaded up, and we are open as usual over the Christmas and New Year period for milk and produce. There’s Selsley Foods preserves and Gourmet Mulling Syrup, Howlett’s Honey, Godsells Cheese, SJ Cakes, Golden Sheep Coffee, Days Cottage Apple Juice, Brinkworth Dairy butter and yoghurt, as well as our own free range eggs.
£539.50 raised and now supporting Longfield Hospice
Throughout September, October and November our Stonehouse Milk customers have raised £539.50 for Sunflowers Suicide Support (5p of every litre sold through the vending machine is donated). Our next charity is Longfield Hospice. Longfield Community Hospice provides hospice at home, wellbeing services, counselling and bereavement support free of charge to adults in Gloucestershire impacted by a life-limiting condition. Thank you to everyone who purchased milk this quarter, you are not only supporting an independent local business, but you are also
NO FARMERS NO FOOD
NO FARMERS NO FOOD is a campaign to save the British farming industry. Our farms. Your food. Everyone’s future. The No Farmers, No Food campaign group attracted almost 60,000 followers on X within its first month. That’s 14,000 more than the then current NFU membership of about 46,000. The campaign aims to promote the interests of British farmers, highlight their concerns and achieve better outcomes from policymakers and governments. No Farmers, No Food focuses on a number of key campaign
New produce in the vending machine
We are now stocking Brinkworth Dairy Butter and Brinkworth Yoghurt in our vending machine. Pop down and try some!
Hosting The Apocalypse Run
On Sunday we are hosting The Apocalypse Run, which also includes a Canicross (lots of very excited dogs racing alongside their human). The race starts at 10am with the runners following a 10 mile route up into the woods. The Box will be providing drinks and refreshments. Our vending machines will also be open and loaded with milk and other local produce. The organisers YPB Events will be giving Stonehouse Milk a donation to our chosen cause in return for
£520 raised and now supporting Sunflowers Suicide Support
Over June, July and August our Stonehouse Milk customers have raised £520 for Stroud Court Community Trust, supporting autistic adults. The next charity that we will be supporting is Sunflowers Suicide Support, who are dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of those bereaved and affected by suicide in Gloucestershire. 5p of every litre of milk sold through the vending machine over the next 3 months will be donated. #instroud #milkvendingmachine