Owning a small business is a labour of love, and we love our small business owners! We asked the businesses of Moss End Garden Village to share a short story of why they decided to start their business, what they love about owning a business at Moss End, or just something entertaining about themselves… 

This week we’re introducing Your Home Your World, an eco-friendly, plastic free business that wants to make low waste or zero waste alternatives more affordable and accessible!

Angharad, owner, was at university in Swansea which has one of the best recycling systems in the UK and was forced to see the amount of waste she was creating. She was filling a huge box of plastic waste every 3-4 days, this made her think and she knew she had to act to make a change.

She started research into low plastic products and discovered the zero-waste movement. Angharad tried to find a local refill shop to Bracknell, where she was now living, and her closest one was in Windsor, making it impractical to go to every time new products were needed. So Your Home Your World was created!

Their mission is to make plastic free products affordable and accessible to everyone, because everyone should have the chance to make a difference! 

They often ask people “Do you think the earth is past saving” because they don’t feel that way at all and encourage everyone to act now to fix the current climate and waste crisis. They’re saying is "Your home is your world, the world is your home."

They absolutely love working with small business! It is genuinely one of their favourite things they get to do! Almost all of their products come from UK based small businesses.  This is one reason why they are proud to be part of the Moss End Garden Village Community, working with other local entrepreneurs to support each others businesses.

Angharad has been visiting the village since she was a child and has loved watching it develop and change. Visitors really can find lots of different things here.

And finally, something you may not know about Angharad is that she’s very musical – she can play the Piano, Saxophone, Guitar and Ukulele, as well as sing!

With more than 44 independent retailers at Moss End Garden Village, this is just a small snapshot of some of the familiar faces you’ll see when you visit.

Come and visit to explore and discover a new shop you’ve never been to, and don’t forget to say hello to the owner!

To find a list of all businesses that call Moss End Garden Village home, click here.