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ZERO WASTE ORGANIC FOOD & LIFESTYLE-SUPERMARKET . Frenchic 🙌
Exeter & Exmouth Stores Zer0 Exmouth is open from 9am - 4pm Monday to Saturday.

Come and say hi at Chapel Street, in front of the old Post Office. Order online for Click & Collect

25/10/2026

WHAT A BLOODY WEEK! 🏡❤️

I FINALLY COMPLETED MY MORTGAGE! As a single mother of three, running organic, zero-waste shops that actively encourage people to BUY LESS in an economy obsessed with selling us MORE… brutal business model and hard sell but I did it … yey me!!!

I’m so bloody proud and for the first time in a really long time feel safe and I cried ALOT , but incredibly grateful to my phenomenal family, friends and every single one of you supporting my business. I know how privileged I am to have such an incredible village. ❤️

Divorce has taught me how powerful, natural and medicinal love really is, particularly the love of people who consistently show up.

I’ll always be proud I tried so hard, I love so openly but I’ll teach my children that walking away isn’t failure and it’s a new beginning .

I didn’t waste 10 years or two years . I gained the next 50, Even my questionable maths can appreciate that return on investment is brilliant.

And can we PLEASE stop looking down on single mothers? Raising children, running a business and surviving in an economy designed for two incomes is an Olympic sport. Except there’s no medal, no annual leave and someone’s constantly demanding a snack (which half will be left down a sofa to go mouldy FYI so always check haha) .

HUGE thanks to Halifax Bank and my wonderful mortgage adviser Marina, who went above and beyond ! I renovated my house DIY to support my application as I didn’t meet the financial income with the kids expenses removed (they basically took everything haha) - but increasing equity supported the application hugely (top tip)

Here’s to women rebuilding, refusing to give up and proving that ridiculous social stigmas belong in the bin. No boys allowed on my mortgage again either lol! Yey!

Preferably the compost bin. ♻️👑❤️ ps girls if you ever need any help - reach out ❤️

09/10/2026

Every single day in the UK, an estimated 2.7 MILLION items of clothing are thrown away. What the F*ck 🤯

How on earth is that sustainable?

I’m not going to edit together another depressing video showing communities and children living amongst and crawling over mountains of toxic textile waste caused by our overconsumption or the poor folk making these items . But seriously, can we PLEASE start living with a little more integrity? And can businesses grow a conscience?

I get it. Not everyone can afford expensive ethical brands (I certainly can’t!). But we CAN buy second-hand, donate, repair, borrow, refuse what we don’t need and generally consume a little more consciously and if we do use fast fashion .. hold onto it ?

And fashion? HAVE FUN WITH IT.

My outfits are occasionally questionable 🤣, but that’s just my personality. I remember an old boyfriend actually took a photo because he couldn’t stop laughing at what I was wearing. Not exactly a compliment. But also he dressed like a boring mean rock so I held my colourful head high and felt thankful I weren’t him lol

But who decided everything needs to match anyway?

Mix, layer, clash, borrow, experiment! Fashion should be fun, not another excuse to consume endlessly.

And Exeter has some INCREDIBLE second-hand gems. Fore Street alone now has two brilliant vintage shops, and the flea markets are absolute goldmines.

Today’s outfit:
🧥 Vintage coat – £20, Fore Street Flea
🥾 Dr. Martens – £20, also from the flea
🧶 Cashmere jumper – £14,

Wear your clothes. Rewear your clothes. Fix your clothes . Borrow your clothes . Feel confident in your clothes . Tell your friends and strangers how beautiful they look . Be a little weird. The planet doesn’t need another trend 🌍💚

Faye

09/10/2026

October is Pregnancy & Baby Loss Awareness Month.

As a female-owned business, and a woman who’s experienced pregnancy losses, I’m sharing this to break the taboo and send some love to my girls. 🩷

Around 1 in 5 pregnancies ends in miscarriage, yet we’re still uncomfortable talking about it worrying about making others uncomfortable, Which is madness considering how physically and emotionally brutal it is.

I have a ridiculously high pain threshold (broke my spine, rated it 2/10 compared to labour 😂). Miscarriage? Significantly worse.

The grief, guilt, the giant baby bump, sickness,Christ the gore, endless bleeding, anger, loneliness, sometimes relief, disappointment in partners, worry for partners,the “ what ifs” and the FECKING HORMONES.

After one miscarriage, I left hospital crying & went straight to Zero to build shelving. Ended up smashing said shelving down & forced back to hospital with complications. Apparently DIY, heavy bleeding & emotional collapse aren’t a winning combination. Still was home to make tiny children dinner smiling. Odd, another loss I refused to acknowledge or move away from my daughters hospital bed as she recovered from open heart surgery.

We praise women for being resilient, but sometimes strength isn’t a choice. It’s forced survival.

I told myself to be grateful for my healthy children. But gratitude and grief can coexist. You can love what you have and mourn what you’ve lost.

This is for every woman who’s miscarried, experienced stillbirth, longed for a baby she couldn’t have, or loved a pregnancy she couldn’t continue. Your circumstances don’t make your grief any less valid.

And to my incredible girlfriends who cooked, hugged and loved me when I had nothing left, you are everything.

Here’s to more research into women’s health, less silence, more compassion and a world where women don’t have to be so bloody strong all the time. Men research, ask, be loyal, support and love.

P.S. Pregnancy loss awareness and reproductive rights go hand in hand. Abortion is healthcare. Women deserve bodily autonomy, compassion and choice. This isn’t “The Handmaid’s Tale “

Have you ever suffered a miscarriage? Did you feel supported?

08/10/2026

Now Halloween … I grew up wearing a bin bag and £1 teeth and felt bloody incredible!!Anyone else ? Now the overconsumption terrifies me. costume swap at Zero maybe ?

Now as adults Halloween is the one night we dress up as something mostly terrifying also … well unless your a war or environmental criminal or a pervert as that’s you everyday 😬 but it’s just like the environmental impact ... A nightmare and also bloody avoidable folks !

Let’s talk openly as it is selfish to never care about our consequences and let’s call it out ?
🎃 15.8 MILLION pumpkins estimated to go uneaten. Seriously WTF pumpkin soup is life people ??
👻 7 MILLION costumes reportedly thrown away each year (I just don’t get this - donate it at the very least ?

And behind cheap throwaway fashion? Often questionable working conditions (slavery) Jesus wept again💀

I’m sharing this not to shame but for community change and shift as it’s not sustainable and it’s really cool to give a s**t with integrity and warm little hearts and I’m not shaming anyone who can’t afford the most ethical but sharing options which actually save you money via borrowing , donating, buy second hand, or DIY - also face paint is always a win win 👌

Anyway, here are some of my costume attempts over the years. Originality has never been my strong point as always last-minute Gandhi, Frida Kahlo, Albert Einstein… basically anyone I can recreate on my children with a bedsheet, eyeliner and a mild panic. 😂

🕯️ And please, no real flames near children’s costumes when trick-or-treating as the majority are made from cheap polyester & incredible flammable.

P.S you can buy plastic free sweets from Zero

DON’T BIN YOUR PUMPKIN! 🎃
Lazy Vegan Pumpkin Soup
800g pumpkin, 1 onion, 3 garlic cloves, 400ml coconut milk, 500ml veg stock, cumin and smoked paprika.
Fry onion and garlic, chuck everything except the coconut milk in, simmer for 20 minutes, add coconut milk and blend. Done!
Roast the seeds too. Use fresh, clean pumpkin flesh, not one that’s been rotting on your doorstep for a week. 😂

Less waste, more witchcraft & witches.

Happy Halloween 💚

01/10/2026

I know some people follow us for organic food and sustainability and not politics. But I’m a women-owned, fair-trade, anti-war, pro-equality business. Women’s rights and safety are human rights plus I want to see more women in business; and if we can’t safely walk home, safely attend parties, safely graduate or even be in our homes ? How can we survive to own businesses .

Imagine how different the world would be if we protected women’s safety as fiercely as we protect men’s reputations.

Women should be able to walk home drunk, take drugs if they want, wear nothing at all, dance as they wish, change their minds or be completely vulnerable and still nobody has permission to their bodies.

Sexes reversed in this scenario of the Cornell 7 and Imagine women finding a heavily intoxicated man in their bedroom. The group chat would be: Is he okay? Get him water. A blanket. Call his friends. Make sure he doesn’t choke on his vomit and generally also women would be like “yuk … ick … it’s going be a long night looking after him … annoying “ definitely no one would say let’s take it in turns to f*ck him whilst he’s incoherent - NO ONE. EVER!

Not: The shop is open text to a group chat of 57 other women to abuse, mock and brag about him being abused.

Violence against women isn’t something we should stay quiet about because speaking makes people uncomfortable. It’s a global pandemic against women.

Men: be allies. Speak up. We know that you know these men!l as I don’t know a single female who hasn’t been abused, scared , attacked or groped without permission. Not one.

And to the women brave enough to speak out: we see you. Your courage will help change the world our girls grow up in, we stand with you.

In the UK 1 in 4 women have been abused or r*ped, and the prosecution rate is 3.4 % . Don’t tell me women aren’t continuously failed and silenced.

https://rapecrisis.org.uk/get-help/want-to-talk/

27/09/2026

Can we really change our habits? Our routines? Behaviours ? Basically… ourselves if needed ?

YES absolutely and never be afraid of improving or positively growing and adapting … I hate it when people say “oh they’ve changed in a negative way .. changing is a phenomenal opportunity… and sometimes just reducing that plastic … eatting a little healthier … moving that beautiful body more and making better choices if you can, when you can … changes all your personality and for the better. Change is beautiful and a necessary part of growth.

And no, it’s not the magical “21 days” we’ve all been lied to about. Research suggests it’s more like two months on average for a new habit to start feeling automatic. Remember when I kept posting about running ? Lol - that still hasn’t become a habit but it will one day 🤣

Two months is actually pretty reassuring and doable ….

Because so much of living more sustainably isn’t about becoming some perfect eco goddess free bleeding who grows her own lentils .

It’s just a new habit habit and supporting yourself better to enable the best version of yourself and your environment? And who doesn’t want that..

It’s so so cool to care.

It can start simple, Remembering your cup. Shampoo bars vs plastic bottles, Refilling instead of buying new. Eating more plants. Buying less crap. Supporting local, Eventually becoming the person who walks into Zero carrying 14 mismatched jars and an old hummus tub.

Seriously though humans are VERY capable of changing. We all change and adapt and that’s actually so beautiful to have that privilege.

College me, backpacking me, pregnancy me, new-mum me, married me, divorced me… honestly, these women would barely recognise each other and they’d equally mostly be so very proud (mostly) as we constantly adapt and evolve (minus pregnancy me haha- awful time for all 🤣)
So if you keep thinking I really should live a little more consciously …

You can.

Start tomorrow.

One refill. One swap. One change.

You don’t need a personality transplant. You just need support and confidence.

25/09/2026

A vulnerable one, but an important conversation & hopefully it helps a few people (selfishly also me 🤣)

something I’ve never really talked about. Mainly because I was embarrassed, didn’t want the stigma &, weirdly, thought accepting it would give me an excuse for things or make me vulnerable & I’m so very afraid of being vulnerable.

So naturally I chose the much healthier option of suppressing it for nearly 17 years 😳

I was told I had ADHD in Australia when I was 18 & genuinely thought they’d incorrectly diagnosed me (it was so obvious & not subtle at all 🤣). Repeatedly I’ve been told and I ignored.

I was also diagnosed dyslexic which I was so embarrassed about, I read A LOT, can articulate myself pretty well, but their/there/they’re have absolutely fu**ed me every single time 🤣. The warning signs were there early haha .

Jokes aside though, I’ve realised how much I’ve masked over the years & how exhausting & detrimental that actually is & so very common with women.

I can work seven days straight, show up for everyone, start 14 things simultaneously & then be YouTubing “how to tile” at 11pm because the guilt of not being enough is very difficult .

I overthink the tiniest things & worry immensely, yet when something genuinely massive happens I’m weirdly calm and nonchalant . I people-please, struggle with boundaries, overshare, huge empathy & huge love, hyper-focus to ridiculous levels & carry this constant feeling that I should be doing more or always apologizing. These can be huge positives at times.

I’m wondering if understanding my brain rather than constantly fighting it might actually be a better idea.Revolutionary.

I must admit I also see I have huge advantages to having a quirky creative mind & it got me around the world, & building some epic opportunities.

Now especially women diagnosed later in life, did diagnosis actually help you? Did motherhood make it more obvious to you?

Medication? Routines? Exercise? Food? Lists? 700 alarms? A PA following you around shouting “FFS FAYE FINISH THE FIRST THING”?

Poll: Did finally understanding your ADHD make you kinder to yourself or just make you go, Ahh… well that explains a lot lol 😂

Faye❤️

21/09/2026

OK, I need your help with a debate… AI / chat GPT etc etc

I told a friend I don’t really use it, and that most of the people I know don’t either, especially my creative friends and boy I got shammed …

Apparently I’m incredibly stupid because it’s basically the same as a business saying 15 years ago, “Nah, we don’t need the internet for growth .” 😂

But… is it?

I’m not convinced I’m going to be left behind as a business or human by not using AI. In fact, I actually wonder how many of my customers use it at all.

And yes, as a tired, aways behind, dyslexic entrepreneur (I don’t just have s**t spelling ) , would AI probably make my life easier? Probably, but is the environmental cost worth it ? Or the impact of my growth ? Nah.

Pus I quite like my weird quirky little brain. I like my creativity, my quirks, my humour, my badly worded thoughts, my empathy, my mistakes and the fact that not everything I produce looks like it came out of the same very polished robot. Pretty sure 99% of my posts about fu***ng the patriarchy would be reworded … when I get PC you know it’s not me 🤣

But I also worry about what happens to our trust for our own creativity, human connection AND the environment if we start using AI for absolutely everything. It’s sad.

So….. how many of you use AI ?

🙅🏼‍♀️ Never
🤏🏼 Sometimes
🤖 Always and obsessed and it’s brilliant.

And before anyone panics, I promise this is NOT me shaming anyone for using it. 😂 I genuinely want opinions.

Have I got a point ? or am I weird ? or am I officially the woman refusing to use the internet in 2006 who still can’t spell 😂

Faye

20/09/2026

Man made problems . Literally.

14/09/2026

An odd one… but one for the women who need reminding of their worth. ❤️ a relationship does not define you girls (actually statistically speaking we live longer & are more successful single 🤣 … the opposite statistic applies to men obvs 😳) ….

Anyway this started because today I collected this absolutely beautiful wedding dress for a friend who without warning just one week before her wedding, got ghosted by her fiancé. - never heard from again … di****ad ! 😳

Heartbroken but also another strong women with incredible resilience & a pretty funny sense of humor all considered.

It also reminded me why I will forever bang on about women choosing themselves, protecting themselves & not relying on a partner. I’ve never felt more safe, secured & loved than owning my own home surrounded by the strong girls club.

And before anyone shouts “FEMINIST” at me like it’s a dirty word again … happily. Always. F**k the patriarchy & please tell your male mates to behave so we can walk home safely .

This isn’t about hating men. It’s about acknowledging that women still do **76% of unpaid care work globally**, while women continue to earn less and face healthcare, safety & violence inequalities which result in death for women .

& globally, around 137 women and girls are killed every day by a partner or family member. One every 10 minutes. 2/3 women every week in the UK are murdered (and yes you guessed it … mostly always a white British man ) now That’s not something I’m prepared to politely shut up about.

I’m tired of women being scared to leave marriages, relationships or situations that make them smaller, as I’ve seen the divorced women (me included - Flourish after divorce).

Because your relationship status is not a measure of your success.

Ps if anyone needs a discounted wedding dress size 8 … my friends got the one for you 👌 I’ve actually never even had a wedding dress (just an expensive divorce lol) so she’s ahead of me 🤣

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127 Fore Street
Exeter
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Opening Hours

Monday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Tuesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Wednesday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Thursday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Friday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Saturday	9:30am - 5:30pm
Sunday	11am - 4pm

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