FINCA EL MONTE A WHOLE WORLD OF HANDCRAFTED COLOUR Hi, my name is Mary, and I am the current
they nearly all have an interesting back story
owner of Finca El Monte, a little gift and
with some great personalities creating each
homewares shop, in Well Street Buckingham.
beautiful item.
After many years travelling, living, and working around the world I came back ‘home’ to the UK and settled in Buckingham, not too far from where I grew up! One of the best aspects of my previous life was the opportunity to meet and get to know people from different countries and cultures, and to experience their way of life, scenery, and the wildlife, not to mention the food – you have
Our Ethos – Fairtrade,
Sustainable, Eco-friendly An
ethical
sourcing
policy
had
been
established . This chimed well as one thing my travels had instilled in me was an interest and concern for our global environment and the people who live in it, wherever they
to try it don’t you!
may be. Sustainability, eco-friendly, circular
Despite being the least sporty person I know,
climate change and care for the planet are
(unless it is watching from a sitting position, often with drink in hand), I did manage a few adventures – for example trekking the Inca trail and delving deep into a silver mine in South America; bungee jumping, white water rafting and wild-camping in Southern Africa; diving in Australia; more trekking (yes I can’t believe I did it either) in the rainforests of China and South East Asia and even getting pooed upon by penguins in Antarctica! With all that you might think that I’d find the small Market Town of Buckingham a little boring but that is not the case. Fate played its part when, due to the owner’s house move, Finca El Monte was for sale. I bought it and the rest, as they say, is history! I still travel although mostly through the products I sell –
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economy, reduce, reuse, recycle, plastic free, all buzz words popular today but really do apply to what we are all about. We are not perfect by any means but try our best to avoid waste and practice the 3Rs, (reduce, reuse, recycle), in everything we do and sell. Some say I’m a hoarder, but you’d be surprised how many times one cardboard box can be used, ‘in-around-out’ of the shop!
Products – travel the world without leaving home
We are incredibly careful in choosing which suppliers to work with. Many are accredited Fairtrade businesses who pay fair wages and provide safe conditions for workers, whilst others are small family businesses, keeping age-old traditional crafts alive.
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