Sustainability

The Source

From produce to crockery, we pride ourselves on sourcing from small-scale, local farmers, artisans and makers – favouring those who share our ethos.

The produce itself is as important as the producer and we place emphasis on sourcing endemic, seasonal and ethical ingredients.

Conscious of the effect farming has on our environment, we favour using plants which are indigenous, drought-tolerant and draw little water, and those which are grown without pesticides and herbicides.

The Use

The LivingRoom runs as a minimal waste kitchen, as such recycling, reusing and repurposing are core to our everyday life.

We believe in using ingredients holistically, either in their original form or further processing them into components that can be used elsewhere.  This can be as simple as using the off-cuts or as complicated as making use of fermentation and preservation techniques.

Any organic matter we don’t use in the kitchen is then composted, which is then fed back into our grounds and vegetable garden, giving back to the earth and closing the circle.

The Energy

Cognisant of the energy we use when cooking, we are striving to be as environmentally friendly as possible.

The installation of 90 solar panels, which have been installed on our former tennis court, now parking, ensures that we’re able to generate our own energy harvested from the sun.