Finally explained: blends vs single origin coffee
We’re sure you’ve heard it before that coffee blends are somehow different from single origin coffee. But what is all that fuss about exactly?
Category: Fair trade
Cafedirect improving farmers’ livelihoods
An uphill battle won in Kenya The Cafedirect Producers Foundation (CPF) has been active for several years, changing the lives of farmers all over the world. The secret to its success? A focus on...
Celebrate National Nut Day with Liberation Foods
The days when nuts were merely a greasy, salty snack in a pub are long gone. Sales of nuts are on the up as they are increasingly recognized as a nutritious, tasty, versatile, environmentally...
Fair Trade: Is the Fair Trade premium worth it?
What is the ‘Fair Trade Premium’? The Fair Trade premium is an extra sum of money paid on top of the minimum Fair Trade price. The money from the premium goes into communal funds...
Divine Chocolate
Most of us love chocolate, whether it’s a little treat during your working day, or indulging in it at Christmas or Easter, we can’t get enough of it! We know it tastes good, but...
Who Made Your Clothes?
Many of us see the New Year as a time for change, it’s easier to think about starting something new at the beginning of the year, or a month, or the week even. Whether...
Lemonaid and ChariTea – Fairtrade drinks with a mission
It is because of your ongoing support that Lemonaid and ChariTea are able to contribute to real social change. Read their update about how your money makes a difference to farmers’ lives via Fairtrade...
Ethical Christmas Gift Guide
It can be tough to think of the perfect gift this Christmas, especially when our lives get in the way of organising our Christmas shopping. Shopping on the high street can be a nightmare...
Fairtrade Fortnight: Green & Black’s
It may come as a surprise that Green & Black’s was not named after a ‘Mr. Green’ and a ‘Mrs. Black’, in fact it was founded by Craig Sams and Josephine Fairley after Craig...
Fairtrade Fortnight: Cafédirect
Not only has Cafédirect been making great coffee since 1989, it was the first producer to bring Fairtrade certified coffee to the UK! That year an international coffee agreement (which fixed global prices according...