We first started donating nut trees to community gardens in 2020 as a way to offset the carbon footprint involved in importing tagua nuts from Ecuador – our first trees were planted last autumn. Well, with the planting season upon us, we have been back in touch with our supplier (Kentish Cobnuts) and have donated two more nut trees to keep the momentum going. Indeed, a cobnut tree is on its way to a community garden at Chinnor in south Oxfordshire, while another walnut tree is being planted in the garden of a community shop in Bledington, Gloucestershire. The great thing is that once the tree is producing nuts, they will be on sale in the shop. How about that for zero-food miles? Many more donations are to come – so, please do let us know if you have any suggestions as to worthy possible recipients. We’d love to hear from you.

Our followers on Instagram will know that we have been telling the story of Corozo for the past few months, including an introduction to members of the Matapalo community who live deep in the Ecuadorian rainforest and whose livelihoods rely upon their forays into the forest to collect the nuts. It is a way of life that they share with their ancestors and wish to pass on to their children. It is one in which both mankind and nature live in complete harmony. To show our appreciation for their help and support, we donated some money to the Matapalo community and were rewarded with this touching photograph. As if making corozo buttons wasn’t reward enough, the rewards of kinship with people thousands of miles away are far greater. We had no idea how special button-making could be.

Introducing our new Tetbury 4043 button. We have been using our time during lockdown as best we can and are delighted to launch this new pattern. Featuring a gently tapering rim and a raised cushion in the centre, the new buttons are available on pre-order from today…