New find – Bibico!

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 [...]

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Suppliers: Mi Mariposa

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 [...]

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Suppliers: Tales From The Earth

I think the people themselves say it better than I could:
“So what’s it all about? Well, it started through travelling. We always loved to travel. A kaleidoscope of cultures, stories and landscapes made it great to get out of the house, even if it was for a year or two at a time. And from [...]

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Suppliers: Earth Squared

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 [...]

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Suppliers: Lanka Kade

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 [...]

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Twenty More One Less!

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 [...]

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World Fair Trade Day

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 [...]

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New Link

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 [...]

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