Silchester Farm

Our Sustainability Commitments

Hospitality in general creates a mountain of waste, and it is our mission to keep our contribution to that mountain as small as possible. Here are a few of the things we are doing to make a little difference: We forage from our land – fruit, veg, herbs & nuts – all used in bar and kitchen creations We compost all our fruit and garden waste We work with Grundon to recycle all our glass, cardboard, cans and food waste We champion British sparkling wine and buy from local Hampshire based vineyard Coates and Seely Our bars are plastic free We use wheat stalk straws Our napkins are made from 100% recycled materials and are fully compostable 40% of our soft drinks are in cans as it has a 36% smaller carbon impact than bottles We buy our beer from local breweries Our coffee bags are 100% compostable and help fund women’s education in Africa We support a native species planting scheme We encourage car sharing and group travel to and from our venue We encourage our beautiful rare breed sheep to do the mowing We hire locally where possible to reduce travel and support our community We serve sustainably sourced water We use handblown Hampshire glassware where possible We stock refillable toiletries in our accommodation We have replaced and renewed all of the insulation in all of our buildings to reduce the need for heating and cooling We use vintage and pre-owned furniture as much as possible Our vodka is supplied in recyclable pouches rather than bottles to reduce glass recycling - and for every one we buy, we get a native sapling to plant right here on the farm. Our gin bottles are refilled by our distillery We offer an extra recycling scheme to dispose of single use event waste responsibly