Skylark (non-profit coffee from Brighton)

Skylark is the world’s first non-profit coffee brand (the roaster spins at the foot of the South Downs). It pays twice the Fair Trade rate to coffee growers, giving other profits to environmental organisations, and those seeking to stop exploitation in the coffee trade (roasters receive the most profit normally, not the growers)

NHS says that it’s best to avoid caffeine for pregnancy/nursing (or no more than 2 cups of weak tea daily – or 1 cup of mild coffee or cola). Also avoid caffeine for certain medical conditions. 

Use a sink drainer to catch coffee grounds, then bin (caffeine may affect compost creatures). Same with tea leaves.

The company has key artistic support! The poetry on their bags is from Robert Macfarlane and art by Welsh painter Jackie Morris. If you’ve never read it, treat yourself to a copy of their gorgeous book collaboration The Lost Words.