Nottingham Green Festival has, for 26 years and more, been supported by a wide and diverse range of stall holders, including Voluntary/campaign groups, Green Businesses & Crafts, Caterers & food producers and others.
This directory of stalls will give you a flavour of what to expect.
40 local traders, small businesses, craft workers and growers
26 great vegan caterers & food producers
57 Voluntary and Campaigning GroupsCheck out 123 stalls on the Nottingham Green Festival Directory and tell us about your favourites. Please RThttps://t.co/Bvc0jxhBRf
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Green Businesses, Crafts & Growers
Nearly 40 local traders, small businesses, craft workers and growers support the Green Festival to promote their work, meeting customers on the day & establishing futures sales opportunities.
Green Businesses & Crafts | |||
Amber School of Energetic Healing | theamberschoolofenergetichealings | Free 5 min Reiki Treatments + info about 5th dimensional Essenian Healings, Pleiadian Healings, Essenian Healing Workshops Level 1 + Reiki Initiations | |
Big Fab Clothes Stall | Gorgeous second hand textiles, accessories and clothes for men, women and children, dating from the whole of the past century and originating all over the world, individually selected for beauty, texture, colour, comedy and/or sheer fabness. | ||
Derbyshire Eco Centre | @DerbysEcoCentre | DerbyshireEcoCentre | Derbyshire Eco Centre is an adult education centre just up the A610 and provides courses on sustainable building, heritage skills and more. |
Elefair Giftware | @ele_fair | elefairgiftware | Handmade ethically sourced jewellery, accessories and gift ideas from Nepal and beyond. Many of our products are designed in Nottingham. |
Five Leaves Bookshop | @FiveLeavesBooks | FiveLeavesBookshop | Books, badges and cards from the British Book Awards Independent Bookshop of the Year! |
Floral Henna by Ak
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floralhennaby_ak | I will be applying henna art to the public | |
Green Emporium Ltd | @GreenEmporiumUK | GreenEmporiumUK | Selling a selection of Natural, Organic, Eco-friendly products for body, home, lifestyle and well-being |
Henna by Jo | HennabyJo1 | Henna tattoos, fine art prints, postcards, greetings cards, badges, canvas bags & painted wine glasses | |
Herbal Haven | @herbsfarm | herbalhaven | Culinary, medicinal and aromatic herbs in pots |
Inspired Earth | Inspired-Earth | Inspired Earth, the home of stylish, ethical and unique clothing and home wares. | |
IT’s Cruelty Free | @itscrueltyfree2 | itscrueltyfree | Vegan Skin, Body & Hair Care products that contain NO Palm Oil |
Loles Cosmetics UK | @lolescosmetics | lolescosmetics | High quality health and beauty soaps. All vegan, cruelty free. Made with 100% Natural Plant Oils and actual ground flowers. |
New Internationalist | @newint | newint | Our award-winning magazine, ethical shop, and books set the agenda for a radically fairer future, promoting global justice, fair trade, human rights and climate justice. |
North Star Crystals (gemstones) | We sell a range of natural crystals, gems & minerals for healing, meditation & development and organise Mind, Body,Spirit Shows in Mansfield, Nottingham and Derby | ||
Nottingham Together (City Council) | @Nottm_Together | Nottingham Together is a programme of activities specially designed to connect communities, bring people together and make Nottingham a great place to live. | |
Robin Hood Energy | @robinhoodenergy | robinhoodenergy | Information on Energy saving |
Sophia School of Natural Medicine | @TheSophiaSchool | sophia.school.natural.health | Information on natural health and medicine training: full professional diplomas through to short one day awareness food empowerment courses, such as our Wild Nutrition & Medicine Day, Eating for Life: Pregnancy, Childhood and the Changing of the Years series |
Tiger Boe Centre, healthcare | @TigerBoe | TigerBoe | Holistic therapies like acupuncture, reiki and reflexology |
ÚMMA Stuff / BEBU | @ummastuff | ummastuff | Colourful, ethically sourced clothing made from 100% organic, fair trade cotton and printed with vegan friendly and child safe inks |
Viva la Vegan / Eden Perfume | @VivaLa_Vegan | vivalaveganlife | We are award winning ethical and sustainable statement clothing company also selling largest range of merchandise. We also stock over 40 Eden Perfume fragrances. |
We Go Couriers | @WEGO_Couriers | WEGOCouriersLtd | Carbon neutral courier company, conducting market research and promoting services |
YogaBellies Nottingham | @YogaBellies | Beautiful, nurturing Yoga for women – antenatal, postnatal and women of all ages. I’ll have a small selection of mats for small workshops, books and information too. | |
T4 Sustainability Ltd | Renewable energy installers providing advice on sustainability issues. | ||
Crafts | |||
BillysBells | Handmade pendants made from recycled coins, with donations to Veggies Catering Campaign | ||
Bonearrow | Vegan, Sterling Silver jewellery with ethically sourced gemstones, handmade in my Hockley workshop. | ||
Create P Dorey | handmade and crafted original artwork, cards, gifts and stoneware jewellery | ||
LoveTaliesin Jewellery | @lovetaliesin | lovetaliesin | Hand-made and carefully selected ethical jewellery and accessories, |
Purple Pumpkin Patch | purplepumpkinLB | purplepumpkinpatch | Locally handknitted and crocheted items from acrylic yarn, and fabric sewn cushions and gifts by a group of local crafters. |
Timeless Curiosity – recycle crafted jewellery | TimelessCuriosity | Handmade jewellery – steampunk inspired, resin set jewellery using up cycled watch parts, vintage sheet music, recycled beads and mixed media gifts, pictures, cards and frames using a variety of ‘junk’. All handmade and/or recycled. | |
Unique Gift Co | @theuniquegiftco | theuniquegiftco | We make gifts and furniture from recycled wood and demonstrate pyrography. |
WOOP! Jewellery | @WoopJewellery | WOOPJewellery | Bright, fun and floral jewellery designs in sterling silver and cold enamel |
Nottingham Growing Network | |||
Arkwright Meadows Community Garden | |||
Bulwell Forest Garden | |||
Ecoworks | ecoworkscommunitygarden | Information to publicise our organisation and its projects and opportunities for people to get involved, free craft activities | |
Nottingham Allotments | |||
Nottingham Growing Network | |||
Primary Herb Garden | @PrimaryGardens1 | primarygardens | Locally grown, peat free, chemical free bee friendly perennials and herbs |
Windmill Community Gardens |
Voluntary and Campaigning Groups
Many of these groups have supported Nottingham Green Festival for up to 26 years, helping to maintain the diversity and ethical ethos of the event. Please visit as many of these 57 groups as you can. We would like to minimise the costs levied to these groups, so invite support for a solidarity fund to cover, for example, their insurance costs.
Voluntary & Campaign Groups | |||
Amnesty, Nottingham + Beeston | @AmnestyNotts | NottsAmnesty | Supporting human rights worldwide |
Animal Equality | @animal_equality | AnimalEqualityUK | Animal Equality farmed animal protection organisation has a virtual reality experience, iAnimal + encourages Love Veg pledge |
Barkers Community Woodland – The Toy Library | @nottstoylibrary | toylibrarybulwell/ | A community woodland run by Bulwell community toy library managed sustainably for the benefit of the woodland and the community selling wood products from the woodland as well as information about the woods, how to get involved and courses that we run. |
Bras Not Bombs | @BrasnotBombs | /groups/1086525351391860/ | Collecting and fundraising to send new underwear to vulnerable women and girls in war-torn countries and refugee camps across the world. |
Breastfeeding Q&A Nottingham | /groups/bfqanottingham/ | Information and support on breastfeeding (whether mixed or exclusive, short-term or long-term) to help breastfeeding families reach their goals. | |
Brinsley Animal Rescue | Animal rescue run on vegan values. Dedicated to the caring of pets, wild animals and farm animals. | ||
British Trust for Ornithology | Leaflets and books promoting Garden BirdWatch (GBW) survey. ‘nature table’ to add interest – bird’s nests, feathers, bones, fossils, egg shells etc. possibly some plants to sell | ||
CND, Nottingham | @nottingham_cnd | EastMidsCND | Anti – nuclear stuff: badges, books, pamphlets etc |
Cuba Solidarity Campaign, Nottm | :Books, leaflets, T – shirts, coffee, badges, mugs etc. | ||
ExLibris, the Masked Booksellers | @ExLibrisMasked | ExLibris-the-Masked-Booksellers-282980251719330 | Raising money for charity by selling unwanted books recued from landfill; whilst wearing masks. |
Food for a Future | @FoodforaFuture | foodforafuture | Snappy vegan cookery demos in the lovely Food for a Future marquee up on the grassy slope. |
Frack Free Nottingham (Treedom) | @frackfreenotts | frackfreenottinghamshire | Support Frack Free Notts to raise awareness of fracking situation in Nottinghamshire |
Framework: Nature in Mind | natureinmind1 | Nature themed activities; promotional material, photos | |
Freedom For Animals | @freeanimalsuk | freedomforanimals | Campaigning against animals in captivity particularly those in circuses, zoos, tv and film. Stall will include petitions, flyers, and merchandise. (Formerly CAPS) |
Friends of Nottingham Arboretum | Friends of the Nottingham Arboretum have helped with labelling & conservation management of the trees and designed an Arboretum Tree leaflet & heritage trail for visitors. | ||
Friends of the Earth, Nottingham | /groups/138538309515103/ | Information, leaflets and booklets | |
Friends of the Forest | Friends of the Forest: a non-profit constituted community group which supports efforts to maintain the Forest as an accessible, open, green space of historic importance for the City of Nottingham. Nottm Inclosure Walk guides for sale | ||
Generator X solar truck | Generator-X is a solar power truck providing sustainable power at green events in the UK. Our main off-grid power source – solar powered DIY panels for amplification for speakers + musicians | ||
Global Justice Nottingham | @GlobalJusticeUK | Global-Justice-Nottingham-1401471070066187/ | Campaign and information materials, relating to global social and economic justice |
Greenpeace, Nottingham Support Group | @GreenpeaceNotts | greenpeacenottingham | Greenpeace environmental group will be presenting our latest campaign and information about the organisation generally. |
Hackspace | @hsnotts | NottingHack | Nottingham Hackspace is a member-funded, member-led, and volunteer-driven workshop, studio and co-working space for the East Midlands, located close to the centre of Nottingham. It’s a place for makers and creatives to meet, learn, swap skills, and work on projects. |
Hunt Sabs, Nottm | nottssabs | Direct action against bloodsports. Will have information leaflets and merchandise | |
Into The Wildwood | A forest school style drop in workshop suitable for 2 – 12 year olds – working with sticks, clay and found objects. | ||
Keep our NHS Public (KONP) | @KONPNottmNotts | Local campaigning group to stop privatisation of NHS; bringing leaflets and information | |
Lace Market Theatre | @LMTheatre | LaceMarketTheatre | A small, independent amateur Theatre in the heart of Nottingham. Information & publicity material such as brochures, some examples of previous shows with costumes, a model of a set, photographs etc. |
Literacy Volunteers | @LiteracyVols | We promote a love of books and reading and we will be sharing stories, making story stones and story cubes. | |
Morton Hall Detainee Visitor Group | :Information re. Morton Hall Visitor Group, and UK detention in general. | ||
Nottingham Animal Rights | @NottinghamAR | nottinghamanimalrights | Find out about local and national campaigns that you can support with Nottingham Animal Rights. |
Nottingham City National Union of Teachers | |||
Nottingham City Women’s Institute (WI) | nottinghamcitywi | The WI nationally campaigns on the protection of bees and the environment so we’d like to promote this with examples of seed bombs, reusable bags and wraps; ourselves as a group for women; and our hard work in transforming at Barker Gate Rest Garden into a Green Flag winning pocket park | |
Nottingham Energy Partnership | @nott_energy | nottinghamenergypartnership | Promoting and signing the public up for our energy efficiency home improvements that help to save energy and money at home – some are grant funded. We will also be talking to people about energy switching, and our upcoming share offer to own a part of our Nottinghamshire community owned solar farm that offers 7% interest on investment. |
Nottingham Good Food Partnership | NottinghamGoodFoodPartnership/ | A group of people from all walks of life dedicated to Nottingham becoming part of the Sustainable Food Cities Network | |
Nottingham Green Party | @NottsGreenparty | nottsgreenparty | Education of environmental issues and the work of the Green Party; possibly merchandise such as books, plants, t-shirts |
Nottingham Labour Group | @ng_labour | nottinghamlabour | Leaflets and posters documenting Nottingham Labour’s record of delivering on Green issues. |
Nottingham Palestinian Solidarity Campaign | @NottsPSC | ||
Nottingham People’s Assembly | @PeoplesNotts | PeoplesAssemblyNottingham | The People’s Assembly is Nottingham’s anti-austerity campaign. We organise against cuts to living standards, wages and benefits and for an alternative that includes investment in jobs and services. |
Nottingham Stand Up to Racism | nottmsutr | Leaflets, info sheets, membership forms, contact sheets, badges, donation bucket, posters | |
Nottingham SWP | Nottingham SWP | The SWP is for: independent working class action, revolution not reform (there is no Parliamentary road), internationalism, the need for a revolutionary party and we will have publications from our party and other literature on our stall that makes the case for these views. | |
Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust –Keeping it Wild Youth Team | @Nottswildlife | NottinghamshireWildlifeTrust | Nottingham4Nature Silent Disco presented by the Keeping it Wild Youth Team |
Notts Cloth Nappies | NottsClothNappies | Cloth Nappies information, advice and free hire kits for Nottingham residents, Newborn to Junior | |
Pedals / Dr Bike | @PedalsNottm | pedalsnottingham | Dr Bike repairs plus campaign literature & guidebooks |
Phantom Limbs | phantomlimbsuk | Phantom Limbs are heading up the Busking Zone. “We like people to dance, enjoy themselves, participate, and party. We prefer this to people standing around holding their phones in the air, taking pictures.” | |
Playworks | @Playworksnottm | PlayworksNottm | Visit a mini ScrapStore to sample some of the wondrous eco-friendly, pocket-friendly materials that can be for craft projects, with the opportunity to sign up for a membership to access these services and support the charitable work we do. |
Punk for the Homeless | @p4thofficial | punk4thehomeless | |
Refugee Forum, Nottm & Notts | @NNRF1 | nottsrefugeeforum | Information/leaflets on how we help and support asylum seekers and refugees, and how to volunteer with us. |
Revolutionary Praxis | Communist group- books, pamphlets, leaflets, badges. | ||
RSPB Midlands | @RSPBMidlands | RSPBMidlands | RSPB promotional stand, wildlife advice, RSPB membership, RSPB pin badges by (suggested) donation. |
Shut Down Morton Hall | shutdownmortonhallcampaign | Campaign group with the aim of shutting down Morton Hall migration detention centre. We will have flyers on our stall | |
Skills Exchange NG7 | @TimebankingUK | nottinghamskillsexchange | Tombola, plants for sale and information leaflets. We will be joining new members to the Skills Exchange. |
Sling Swing Nottingham | slingswingnottingham/ | Babywearing dance classes for parents to take part in with their little ones in slings or carriers | |
Socialist Party, Nottm | Educational & campaign material, incl newspapers, literature, leaflets, posters, stickers | ||
Sustainable Travel Collective Ltd (Big Wheel & Ridewise) | @RideWise1 | ridewiseltd | We will promote our cycle centres around the city, get people having fun on bikes & generally encourage people to travel sustainably. Come & have a go on some of our bikes. We also hope to have a cycling reated craft activity. |
V3 Power | V3Power | Renewable energy workers cooperative providing bicycle pedal power to the P4TH stage. | |
Woodland Trust | @woodlandtrust | woodland trust | Woodland Conservation Charity, membership/ information stand. |
Woodpeckers CIC | Community woodwork group selling hand made items for home and garden. | ||
YMCA | @NottsYMCA | NottinghamshireYMCA | Working to develop the mind, body and spirit of individuals, families and communities to improve health and well-being for all. |
Catering & Local Food Producers
Come Hungry!
Twenty-six great vegan caterers & food producers provide a wide range of tasty foods to enjoy at the event or to take away. By providing exclusively vegan food we are able to cater for the ethical & environmental choices of all faiths & cultures.
With over 300 vegan caterers in the UK so we are lucky to have so much choice. We therefore favour caterers based in Nottingham and regulars at Sneinton Vegan Market.
Caterers & Food Stalls | |||
Coffee Craving / Matt Grooms | Freshly ground coffee, teas, hot chocolate from a eco friendly zero emission mobile bike. | ||
Crocus Café | @crocuscafe | crocuscafepage | Veggie Vegan Community Cafe offering ‘breakfasty things’ & much love to the Green Festival |
Good Mood Food – R Zimsek | @_goodmoodfood | goodmoodfoodrezi | Home-cooked vegan food using locally sourced ingredients |
I Am Nature Foods | Iamnaturefoods | Waffles, Ice cream, lollies & drinks | |
Khatti-Meethi | khattimeethi30 | Khatti-Meethi provides vegan Indian streetfood and curries, such as paprichaat, pakora wraps etc | |
Kind Kebab | @thekindkebab | thekindkebab | Vegan doner kebabs made with vital wheat gluten, served with bread and salad |
No Boloney | @NoBaloneyUk | nobaloneyuk | Handmade & homemade vegan comfort food: Hot toasty dog-bite wraps, Sweet potato & veggie mash-medley, Gluten-free Bangers, Real zesty ginger ale, Homemade hot chocolate & Sweet snacky superfood balls. |
Numinums Organic Veggie Cafe | @NuminumsCafe | NuminumsCafe | Organic, ethical, vegan mobile catering company selling Organic Falafel wraps and salads, hot drinks & cakes |
Stewarts Coffees – Blend | @stewartscoffees | stewartscoffees | Coffee roaster, selling coffee, tea and other drinks |
Veg An Love | veg’an’love | Veg pies,shepherdless pies and ALL day breakfast pies | |
Vegan Junk – Sweet & Savoury | @veganjunknotts | Vegan-Junk-1668454053432428 | vegan junk food. 2x stalls 1 selling sweet treats donuts,brownies etc 1 stall for hot food V junk macs,sausage n egg muffins and loaded hot dogs |
Veganitis | veganitismeals | Caribbean influenced home cooked 100% vegan catering. Hot vegan meals, snacks, homemade jerk sauce and possibly desserts. | |
Veggies / Ice Green | @veggiesnottm | Veggiescatering | Vegan Icecream supplied by Ice Green – handmade in Caernarfon |
Veggies / P4TH | @veggiesnottm | Veggiescatering | The queue for Veggies burgers, samosas, pasties, cake & hot & cold drinks is legendary, so there will also be a fast track Veggies Burger stall at the P4TH Fringe. |
Veggies Catering Campaign | @veggiesnottm | Veggiescatering | The longest established & most ethical vegan caterer in the UK, established in Nottingham in 1984 |
Food Stalls | |||
Ananda’s Marshmallows | @AnandaFoods | anandafoods | Handcrafted Marshmallows, Waggon Wheels, Lollies & Cakes |
Clemie’s Vegan Cakes | @ClemieVeganCake | clemievegancake | Award winning Vegan Bakery with cupcake, tartlets, biscuits and pastries |
CoCoCheesecakes | @cococheesecakes | cococheesecakes | We make plant-based cheesecakes, powered by coconuts! |
Dash Vegan & V Delivery | @dashvegan | dashvegan | Gluten free vegan food, incl dog food, handmade bags, cards, badges |
Go-V | goVveganfood | Vegan food producer will be selling pretzel slice, oat and date slice, energy bites | |
Jam Lady & Mexico Lindo | thejamlady50 | Jams, Chutneys and marmalades from Louise Burrows, the Jam Lady, together with Emma Rivera selling fairly traded clothing, bags, ceramics and jewellery from Mexico. | |
Nice Lolly Co (FABchocolats) | @thenicelollyco | thenicelollycompany | Naturally delicious whole fruit ice lollies. Handmade in Nottingham. 100% plant based. High in fruit, low in unrefined cane sugar. Cool goodness on a stick |
Snail and Rabbit Teas | Snail-and-Rabbit-Personal-Training-Studio-Loose-Leaf-Tea-Shop-348196278535363/ | Small local business selling Loose Leaf Tea and accessories infusers, teapots , handmade cards with tea inside & gifts | |
Sweet Vibes | sweetvibesbaker | Sweet Vibes Baker whips up vegan treats that’ll have you wanting more. Vegan bakes free from refinied sugar and sometimes gluten. | |
The Herbivore Bakery | theherbivorebakery | 100% plant based, Sweet, Savoury and Raw Bakes | |
V Spot | @vspotveganshop | VSpotVeganShop | Vegan general store with variety of goods including homemade sausage rolls |
Vork Pies, Pie Eyed Kitchen | @VorkPie | vorkpie | Pie-eyed kitchen – the home of the original Vork Pie. Handmade vegan pies & scotch ‘egg’ snacks. |
We’ve discovered this mapping late in the day. Due to late bookings & associated admin it is very much a work-in-progress, with nothing guaranteed!