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Bluestone Brewing Co. is well and truly a home grown venture. Husband and wife, Simon and Kerry had been farming Tyriet Farm for 30 years when, in 2013, they made the decision with their daughter Amy to scale down the farm to make room for a micro brewery. Kerry still runs the farm, while Simon and Amy manage what is now, 5 years on, a thriving business employing 5 full time staff.     Bluestone beer couldn't be produced anywhere other than at Bluestone. The water that they use filters down from the core of the Preseli Mountains to a well on Tyriet Farm land...

Katy is the woman behind Big Mommas Knits, the creator of some wonderful, vibrant knits and a Community Partner of STDAVIDS.WALES. Her creations are always bright and colourful - 'Anything to spread some happiness!' she says. She takes inspiration from anything around her that catches her eye. 'If I see anything I love I can't look away until I know what the stitch is so I can go away and put my own twist on it!' The sheep's wool she uses is all sourced in Wales, and knitted on her sofa after the kids have gone to bed, or in her...

Put simply, STDAVIDS.WALES is the Ethical Welsh Online Marketplace, through which Welsh producers can sell their, well, produce! From beautifully hand knitted scarves to a day's coasteering, and everything in between, it allows customers to shop locally, online. Think wandering down a bustling high street full of Welsh independent sellers, online! So what's different about STDAVIDS.WALES? STDAVIDS.WALES has core values that promote changing the way business is done in Wales. We've had enough of large organisations taking profit out of small communities, to benefit shareholders that have no real interest in local communities. We want to create good quality, full time jobs...