Local for all...

We supply Nuts, Dried fruits, Traditional Turkish sweets, pastries, breads and other delicious grocery items.

Gourmet mushrooms, including oyster & shitake, fresh or dried varieties.

Deliciously local meat from our Folkestone butcher

Made from natural skin loving ingredients, our products are vegan & cruelty free. Our soap bars are handmade in small batches and are hand-cut & finished.

Celebrating the seasons and harnessing nature's bounty, we put good skin food in our bars. Using natural inclusions like Oats, Coconut Milk, Natural Clays and Charcoal in our Skin Remedy Soaps.

Our Solid Ayurvedic Shampoo bars offer a plastic free, chemical free alternative to liquid shampoos containing wonderful ayurvedic botanicals, including Neem, Alma, Gota Kola and natural Henna to name a few.

Also in our range of products we hand make Solid Conditioner bars ~ Shaving soaps ~ Bath Truffle Melts - Bath Bombs - Body Scrubs

We offer all of our solid bar products in Plastic free, Eco conscious packaging with recycled paper labels.

Hand blended teas in small batches using the finest of ingredients to create an all round tea drinking experience that ignites all the senses! Namaste.

A team of local people, all passionate about what they do, work at our dairies in Dargate and Hastingleigh, using age-old methods to produce the finest cheeses from the finest local milks. 

Jane Bowyer already had over 20 years in the dairy business under her belt when she established Cheesemakers of Canterbury in 2007. She knew from her own experience that Kent was a county boasting excellent milk, cream and butter but that it was limited in locally produced, naturally rinded unpasteurised cheeses. 

A cheesemaking couple in Wiltshire who were planning to retire passed on their skills, equipment, and the traditional recipe for Ashmore cheese, which began life in a smallholders’ text book by the North of Scotland College of Agriculture. Jane’s old dairy at Lamberhurst Farm, Dargate was fully refurbished and her small but merry band of “blessed cheesemakers” got down to work. Six months later, the first batch was ready to go to market.

Today our Ashmore cheeses continue to be made traditionally by hand from the unpasteurised milk of British Friesian cows, collected in our own tanker from nearby Debden Farm in Petham.

The naturally rinded hard Ashmore varieties have been joined by a hard goat’s cheese developed from the same recipe. Kelly’s Canterbury Goat is made from local goat’s milk from Ellie’s Dairy in Wychling. We also have a growing soft cow’s, goat’s and sheep’s cheese range, including Bowyer’s, Chaucers and Dumpy.

Local Kentish honey from the Fox family in Herne Bay

They are a small farm in the hamlet of Hinxhill in Kent. They farm about 45 acres and look after land we farm. It is a family business. They are excited to have the Heritage Wheat that they grow for sale.

Miller's Choice, a wheat population, was created by using pre 19th century tall wheat varieties. Miller’s Choice is a long straw heritage wheat. The heritage means it is particularly well suited to low input farming systems, which is better for all of us. Heritage flours taste great. The intensive farming methods used to increase yields have stripped flavour and vital nutrients from today’s wheat. With heritage flours, you can actually taste wheat the way nature intended it. Compared to modern wheat, our heritage grains have a lower gluten content and are healthier and easier to digest. They provide a larger array of vitamins and minerals.

Independent Trotters have been supplying high-quality pork meat products to customers in Maidstone and the surrounding areas for more than 13 years.  Our free range pedigree pigs graze and forage on the North Downs. They are born, cared for and live in the open air all their lives.
Our range of gluten free sausages are scratch-made and all our pork products are packaged in eco friendly packaging.

Karimix is dedicated towards bringing back the creativiity & simplicity in cooking. For the perfect blend of fusion & tradition, cook with Karimix products. 

Many are vegan/vegetarian accredited by The Vegetarian Society, gluten and dairy-free, using the finest GM free ingredients with no artificial additives. 

Karimix is a great taste award winning independent producer in Kent, with passionate commitment towards invention & authentic flavours, specialises in bringing the traditional aromas & fusion flavours into the modern kitchen.

An exciting range of seasonal preserves, all made by hand with locally-grown, responsibly sourced and foraged finds from Kent.

Kent Food Hubs Pantry aims to supply you with what our local producers can’t. For instance your tinned good, stock cubs and tahini. We started KFHs Pantry with our goal of making those trips to the chain supermarkets less frequent. We buy from local wholesale suppliers with the ethics of the product in mind - whether that be the packaging or it being an organic version. Suggestions are always welcome.

Our focus at Zambur Ferments is on raw, live, lacto-fermented vegetables and fermented drinks. We produce kimchi, kraut, pickles, and kombucha. With Gut-friendly bacteria, delicious flavours, all packed into every jar and bottle to completely transform every mundane meal. With every jar and bottle we produce at Zambur Ferments, we work to reduce waste and help the environment while offering the best-tasting natural ferments to a community of food enthusiasts and adventurers. For a contemporary twist on this ancient custom, try our selection of lacto-fermented vegetables, and our selection of kombuchas.

At Lower Cock Ash Organic Farm, we are passionate about growing quality fruit and vegetables for the local community and restaurants.

Our aim is to reduce the carbon footprint of food production. Offering delicious, seasonal and where possible, unusual vegetables, we take pride in working regeneratively, towards a more sustainable future.

Our joy is also sharing a greater understanding of soil health, hosting compost clinics and open days for people who care about healthy soils and healthy food too.

Located at ‪53 The Old High Street 'Not For Humans' will be selling unique handmade pet gifts, soft furnishings and eco-friendly, sustainable products from local and national suppliers. Debbie Convery, the owner of 'Not For Humans', has over 18 years retail experience in selling products to Humans and was inspired by the animal lovers of Folkestone to open a shop boutique for pets (and their Human owners)    When Debbie's dog Brenda ran off from her new home in Folkestone in 2018 Debbie met hundreds of pet owners who were concerned for Brenda and helped in the search. Luckily Brenda was found safe and close to home trapped in a garden of a derelict building after 5 days.  She became the most famous dog in Folkestone and even made a celebrity appearance at a dog show in Sandgate.

We at North Downs Real Food produce the finest grass-fed beef snacks for people who like their food a little bit down to earth.

From the founder Rachael
"I’m a flexitarian, cooking predominantly plant-based food at home with a focus on whole foods. This is the inspiration for Miam Jars, where we use fruit and vegetables you can see, a whole lot of spices and aromatics, and our magic touch to create yummy things in jars.

While our pickles, sauces and condiments are all vegan friendly, they’re for everyone. Whether you’re a self-confessed chef-extraordinaire or just looking for an easy way to add flavour, Miam Jars is here to help you dip, drizzle, marinade, stir and spread your way to yumminess!"

Rebel Farmer uses permaculture principles and regenerative methods to produce completely chemical free produce from a micro-farm in Kents Area of Outstanding National Beauty near the Wye Downs. Rebel Farmer uses a No-Dig method and builds his own soil by composting local waste products such as animal muck, bedding and fleece, spent mushroom waste, tree chippings, oak sawdust and even the waste of local breweries. Rebel Farmer mimics nature and promotes biodiversity above and below ground by using this compost and guilds of planting to grow with the natural power of companion planting to avoid all use of chemicals. Rebel Farmer promotes and educates locally on Seasonal local produce and its importance in reparing the landscape avoiding climate change and building community resilience. All pots sold are reclaimed, returnable and recyclable. All other packaging is compostable and sourced as locally as possible. Rebel Farmer is always on hand with growing advice loves to answer questions an is available for workshops, parties and as a consultant on all things green

Simply Ice Cream make luxury icecream and sorbets by hand in over 30 award winning flavours using natural ingredients locally sourced where possible. Vegetarian society approved, gluten free (for most flavours) and vegan friendly in the sorbet range there is something for everyone. Based in the heart of Kent we use double cream, milk and sugar to create a rich indulgent icecream unlike any other on the market. Home made additions such as Honeycomb, fresh kentish soft fruits and partnering with other local producers such as Fudge Kitchen for our peanut brittle and coffee and cobnut fudge flavours our icecreams are as natural as possible without preservatives, additives or stabilisers added.

Micro smokery based in Hythe, producing delicious smoked salmon

Root is a Vegan and Vegetarian cafe that opened in April 2021 in Hythe Kent. We serve up home cooked, delicious and nutritious food and drink to the people of Hythe and lucky visitors to the area.  Find some of our delicious bakes on the hub!

Established in 2020, Nutters Butters are an expansion to the Foragers Cordials family.

Our aim is to provide small batch, artisan, great tasting nut butters that are free from any nasties and contain no added salt, sugar or palm oil.

All of our products are also vegan friendly.

Smokey Rebel, a family-owned business, that have taken their love for BBQ and transformed it into a new frontier of flavour and excitement.

Growing a wide range of Tomatoes, Peppers, Cucumbers, Herbs, Lettuce, Courgettes, Fennel, Celery and other salad crops. All our produce is grown without artificial insecticides and we grow in harmony with nature as much as possible.

Pure, unpasteurised kombucha with all the good stuff & health benefits! Artisan made in small batches from my home in Bilsington, Kent with only the best ingredients that I can source.

To make my kombucha, I use single-origin loose leaf teas which have been forest-foraged in Thailand, organic cane sugars (transformed during fermentation), filtered water and organic herbs & fruits where possible because I believe that kombucha can only be as good as the ingredients with which it’s brewed.

The Zingiberi Bakery is an artisan bakery based in Herne Bay on the north Kent coast. We are a family business that hand bakes The Captain's Crackers & The Captain's Cookies. We are proud that our packaging has been Plastic Free since 1st October 2018. All of our crackers and cookies are Palm Oil Free.

Our Kentish family business has won 21 Great Taste Awards since 2017. We have also won 3 Great British Food Awards, these were judged and awarded by Raymond Blanc, Richard Corrigan and David Atherton. Importantly we have also won 3 Taste of Kent Awards including ‘Product of the Year’. In 2022 The Captain’s Crackers: Cracked Pepper & Sea Salt won a Quality Food Award.

We aim to produce exceptional sourdough breads using the best ingredients and traditional methods to develop flavour and texture. Our bread is for sale both from us at the bakery and at local shops. We also supply wholesale for restaurants, pubs & and cafes. Our beers lean towards the modern Pales and IPAs coming from the USA with light malt and hop forward characteristics.

Local, Sustainable, Ethically Sourced - Store Cupboard Essentials Supplied to The Folkestone Hub

The Manford Family, are third and fourth generation, born and raised at Hinxden Farm in Benenden, Kent.

Third generation siblings, Graham, Sally and Richard Manford, were originally in business together, alongside their parents. Graham and Sally have since retired meaning the new partnership is husband and wife team, Richard and Dee Manford.

The fourth generation, Rebecca and Katy (Richard and Dee’s daughters), both work in different industries but also on the farm, in the office, in the dairy and delivering milk as needed.

We are The Vegan Habit! After running local Folkestone cafe Beano’s Vegetarian for 8 years, my husband Pete and I decided it was time to follow our heart and go all Vegan. We have embarked on a new venture to supply amazing vegan food! Here we offering fantastic cakes and sweet treats for vegans and non vegans alike..... Caketastic!!

RE:STOCK Kent's mission is to end single use plastic and promote zero waste, earth-positive lifestyles 

RE:STOCK is for everyone. We are here to help you reduce your waste and your impact on the environment, whichever way you choose - because we know you've got what it takes.

We aim to be Folkestone's first eco-friendly ZERO WASTE REFILL SHOP. 

We currently stock branded, tinned and bottled basics to help us through this confusing time of pandemic, social distancing and queues. To achieve our mission, RE:STOCK will gradually provide affordable, high quality plastic-free, low waste and ethically produced food, drink and household items (including gluten-free, vegan and organic). 

If you are a local ethical producer of food, drink or household products who share our values and would like us to sell your products, please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you.

The Boathouse is traditional Fishmongers in the quaint seaside village of St Mary’s bay.