Zero waste store coming to Dartmouth Road (former Sugar Mountain shopfront)

I now have the ingoing tenant’s permission to tell all -

It will be run as a separate but complimentary business in close conjunction with Aga’s Little Deli - and here’s the blurb:-

Zero waste greengrocer.
With plant based food - fresh juices, smoothies, salads and we will use glass jars and glass bottles and paper boxes for take away.
We welcome customers to bring their own packaging if they want and we will provide all sort of beans, grains, rice, and pasta.
Ready to pick up veggie and vegans meals.
Big section of vegan products and fermented food.
All sort of pickles (pickled cucumbers, beetroot and carrots), sauerkraut, kimchi and sauerkraut juice to take home.
Strictly no meat on the premises.
We are planning to open end of January or early February.

Outstanding.

Back home we have Bulk Barn which is a fairly large franchise operation of bulk, usually dried foods. One of my favourite parts is the herb and spice selection. As in I can buy small amounts for specific recipes rather than buy a large bottle of which most will go unused and eventually thrown out.

That would be great too.

Good luck to Aga with the new venture. Sounds perfect.

Sounds like a brilliant venture, good luck.

This sounds fantastic. Can’t wait for it to open !

This sounds excellent! Reminds me of Trader Joe’s in the US…

This sounds great, can’t wait.

Sad for sugar mountain but super excited for its replacement. Yummmmm!!!

An excellent addition and even though I grow my own veg I will very much be visiting. I have been wanting a shop like this for ages - one that sells grains etc by the kilo. Everything else sounds like a bonus too.

Fantastic news, really look forward to this being in place.

Fantastic. Hope there will be a lot of interesting fresh fruit and veg, including fresh herbs!

As plans develop for this project i hope the new owners might read this topic. While the new shop will offer vegan food and be meat free, I would think it a shame if this zero waste trend become synonymous solely with vegan lifestyles.

This sounds fantastic. Can’t wait for it to open.

Thank you, but it’s the right time for me to move on and work on my new venture

Any news on this? Really keen on this idea…

Saw on twitter a mention that they get keys to new shop on March 1st. Now not sure how many different ventures they might be working on so could be jumping to conclusions…

I’m the landlord - and we’re working towards handover around the 1st of March so they can start fitting-out very soon after. Apparently their designer has done a nice job so it should be well worth the wait. For me, I think it’s really nice that there will be an interesting cluster of 4 adjacent shops - Archie Parker, Leaf & Groove, this one and Yolanda’s beautiful flower shop - which will make the trip a little further into Dartmouth Road a worthwhile one. And, once you’ve reached that far, a few steps further to Wild Horses and Crazy Man Crazy would be a bonus! (I don’t know who their lucky landlord is though)

Can t wait! Love Forest Hill and Dartmouth Road has such beautiful cafe and shops! Just went for a brunch today at Archie! My local favourite cafe!

What great news. Good luck to the new shop. Dartmouth Road is looking good during the day. Sadly after hours when the shutters come down there is so much graffiti on those shutters that it looks not so good. Some notable establishments are currently letting the road down when a tin of paint and a paint brush would make such a big difference.

I think WHSmiths is the first culprit

I dont like to name and shame but it’s pretty obvious taking a walk down the road on a sunday or after hours who they are.

Fair point, and I wouldn’t call out a local business.

This is great news can’t wait for it to open. I discovered ‘Bring your own’ a zero waste shop in Nunhead on Saturday and loved it.

Any idea why the flower shop has no name ? I wish it did. I think it would help it. At the moment it’s a bit like when you know someone but don’t know their name and so can’t introduce them to anyone.
Maybe they think it’s a cool quirk ? Not worth the downside IMHO

I should say I think it’s an awesome shop and a great addition to the high street in case that sounded too negative

I’m really very excited about this! I was thinking about getting involved with the Naked Larder in Herne Hill until I heard this was coming to FH. I’m hoping as well as grains, pasta etc. they will also do refills for shampoo etc. and cleaning products.

Yay. Just need it on the shop now

@weepy, were you just hoping it still for be called ‘Florist Hill’ like @anon22025233 suggested?

I still love that suggestion!

Haha no it wasn’t that. It’s a great pun tho

What a fantastic initiative- really hope they do well .

You must be from Ontario, yes?

I agree! I loved that you could get licorice allsorts in bulk at Bulk Barn. A whole candy aisle. And a whole cereal aisle. What’s not to love?

Shhh. We try not to let them know there are so many of us. We’re not ready to hit the go button on the Canadian World Domination plans yet. Wait for the secret signal.

Double double.

Roger that. Rolling up the rim as we speak.

Wishing Aga the best of luck with her new venture, and she can’t go far wrong with an amazing landlord that is @Anotherjohn I think it will be an amazing addition to D Rd and look forward to shopping here when I’m not busy studying

The shop comes with great residual energy from its previous occupant. I hear.

I think so , Aga is keeping my original door which I have a soft spot for and appreciate.

Though moving on I think her new shop will fit in really well on D Rd and be a great addition to that strip of shops.

Anyway I’m still up for coming to dinner with you and @Bolgerp soon, I have to submit loads of Uni work by April 24th then have 8 weeks holiday, YAY. Anytime after the 24th will work perfect for me if it does for you guys xx

I stuck my nose in the door today. It is looking amazing with new tiling and cabinetry.

Sounds great, but what measures will be in place to reduce the risk of cross contamination (wheat / nuts / nut flours etc) for those with severe allergies? I’d love to shop here if it’s safe for my family.

Continues: New Zero Waste Store “Beetroot & Beans”