Silo

Silo was conceived from a desire to innovate whilst demonstrating respect for the environment, respect for the way our food is generated and respect for the nourishment given to our bodies. This means that everything is prepared from its whole form, cutting out food miles and over-processing whilst preserving nutrients and the integrity of the ingredients in the process. The brewery creates fermented drinks using foraged and intercepted plants, herbs, vegetables and fruit. Silo have their own flour mill which turns ancient varieties of wheat into flour the original way, opposing over-processed industrialised bread making techniques. They churn their own butter, make their own almond milk, roll their own oats and support a nose to tail ideology, meaning that if an animal dies for food they will maximise the whole beast, respectfully. The furniture and fittings are created from a desire to re-use, choosing up-cycling before recycling. The furniture is made from materials that would otherwise have been wasted and crafted with innovation to serve function. There are plates formed from plastic bags, tables made from industrial floor tiles, work benches crafted from filing cabinet frames and jam jars for glasses, but this is no gimmick… those are plentiful, multi-functional and hard-wearing – without forgetting the not insubstantial energy that would have been used to re-cycle them, which is saved. To achieve zero waste, all products that are delivered to Silo come in re-useable crates, food grade jerry cans, pails, urns or containers. All that isn’t consumed by the customers is fed into an aerobic digester which can generate up to 60kg of compost in just 24 hours. As Silo’s use for it is so minimal due to the way their menu is conceived, Silo offers its services to their neighbours, both residential and commercial, and that way they can share the benefits of waste reduction across their local community. Silo is an incredible concept, build on ethics and a real concern for the environment that we should all applaud.