The Frome Independent

Where vintage meets the cute and the kitsch. 1930s-1990s clothes, accessories, art and curios - lovingly selected to spark fun and joy.

Prints inspired from local Historical Buildings and the folk tales they hold.

Elsa Rose Frere is an Illustrator based in Bath creating hand drawn illustrations sure to bring a smile to your face. Capturing everyday life in meaningful designs that combine sophisticated colours palettes with playful ideas to create stylish artwork full of personality.

Local potter supplying local tables, businesses (and dishwashers) with usable stoneware tableware.

Handmade bags in a range of beautiful colours and fabrics that can be mixed and matched to create something unique.

Award-winning ‘stinky’ cheeses, such as the unique ale-washed Renegade Monk

Craft cider and wine producer

Muti produces unique unpasteurised vegetable ferments & cooked vinegar-free hot sauces, pastes & chutneys. Sourcing from local independent suppliers & using recyclable/reusable packaging to minimise environmental impact.

A special bakery just for dogs! Our bakery makes cakes, biscuits, pies and treats all for your four legged friend.

Nation award winning pies.

Frome Brewing Company is a real ale and craft beer brewery. For 2024 we are developing a hot street food concept, selling a range of vegetarian hotdogs with sauces made from our beer.

Producer of fresh gourmet mushrooms, medicinals and grow kits

Farm based, single estate, cold pressed extra virgin rapeseed oil and a range of rapeseed based products including mayonnaise. Fussels now have a cookery teaching kitchen with a whole range of classes available.

In 2006 when I started gaganis, I tried to combine creating ‘new product’ without having to use new components. Everything is made of recycled fabrics which previously would have been used as clothing. I’m mostly interested in faces and their expression so all the creatures have personalities

Chef Maria Sullivan’s pithivier pies made with local ingredients from nature-friendly farms

Fine jewellery, handmade in Bath using recycled silver and gold, inspired by folk art, stories and adventure.

Maker of kinetic mobiles for interior and exterior spaces using recycled materials wherever possible. This is jewellery to adorn your home, moving gently with the air flow, to bring a calming but captivating experience into any space.

Hand stencilled art on old postcards and other recycled objects and prints.

Welcome to the fun and inspiring world of the Brazilian award-winning cook & teacher, plant-based fermenting expert and surplus food activist Paula Neubauer. From affordable workshops to wild foraging adventures and bespoke private tuition classes, we are at the forefront of all things fermentation. Good for your wallet and for your health.

Sustainable business – using fabric intended for landfill.
All made in our studio by us.
Each piece will be unique, led by the fabric, using details, turning these into design features.

Gut friendly kimchi, kombucha & sauerkraut

Locally grown Herbs, Salvias and Pelargoniums for the garden.

Gnome Studios is a small studio specialising in concrete homewares and furniture. Inspired by geometric forms and the natural beauty of concrete and using sustainable local materials.

Cheddar from a much-acclaimed organic dairy in Bruton