I always want to buy ethically produced clothing if I can, and there is definitely more and more out there, but often it’s just out of my price range so I end up lusting after it but not buying it. Not any more! I just found Bibico, which sells fair trade clothing at high street [...]
Posts Tagged ‘fair trade’
New find – Bibico!
Posted in Green Things, shopping, tagged bibico, fair trade, fairtrade clothes on August 10, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Suppliers: Mi Mariposa
Posted in Website, tagged butterfly, embroidery, fair trade, make up bag, make up purse, mi mariposa, napkins, pencil case, picnic blanket, purses, rug, wedding gifts on April 21, 2009 | 2 Comments »
This seems a good time to do a supplier information post, as we have just started stocking the delicious Mi Mariposa products!
Mi Mariposa (meaning My Butterfly) was set up by Katherine Thistleton-Smith last year, and is already producing some of the most original and stunning fair trade products I’ve seen. Her main focus is [...]
Suppliers: Earth Squared
Posted in Website, tagged accessories, bafts, bags, earth squared, fair trade, hand made, scarves, Scotland, Vietnam on March 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
All Earth Squared’s designs originate in Scotland, and are then made up in Vietnam. Earth Squared has been working closely with a fair trade company based in Northern Vietnam for the past 6 years. They work together to ensure fair trade criteria are embedded into everyday working life, and the company is a member of [...]
Suppliers: Lanka Kade
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fair trade, fair trade toys, jigsaw, lanka kade, noah's ark, puzzle, skipping rope on March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Lanka Kade make Fair Trade wooden toys. All the toys are designed in house in the UK, and made on a Fair Trade basis in Sri Lanka.
Lanka Kade translates as ‘the Sri Lankan shop’ and was set up in 1994 by husband and wife team Upul and Diane, with the aim of providing an [...]
Twenty More One Less!
Posted in Green Things, Website, tagged eco shopper, fair trade, fair trade bags, oneless plastic bag, sari, shopper on January 27, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
We’ve had a delivery of Oneless bags, in the most beautiful jewel colours:
Here are the Oneless facts:
~ Handmade from recycled saris by disadvantaged women in the UK and India
~ Fair trade
~ Can carry up to 2kg (although I reckon it’s a lot more than this – these bags are STRONG)
~ Machine washable
~ Tuck away into [...]
World Fair Trade Day
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged fair trade, Fair Trade and Ecology, Only Fair, Safia Minney, WFT, World Fair Trade Day on May 7, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
World Fair Trade Day this year falls on May 10th. It was started by Safia Minney of People Tree, adopted by IFAT (the International Federation of Alternative Trade), and is the first global campaign for the Fair Trade movement that connects producers and customers worldwide. This year the theme is Fair Trade and Ecology, and this [...]
New Link
Posted in Link Info, tagged fair trade, Only Fair on October 8, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
In the blogroll you will find a link to Only Fair, a new online fair trade store.
As Kate, the founder puts it;
“Only Fair is on a mission to make fair trade accessible to everyone! They have a wide range of affordable fairly traded gifts from around the world. From chocolate to coffee, jewellery to items for [...]
