I’m not mad, just optimistic…
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you will probably be currently thinking that the whole organisation has gone “Fairtrade Fortnight” and “giving things up for lent” mad. You shouldn’t be surprised though...
Category: Food & drink
Give It Up for Lent
It would probably be fair to say that the majority of the population are familiar with the notion of Pancake Day, but how many people actually think of it as Shrove Tuesday, the final...
My Personal Fairtrade Fortnight Challenge
This fortnight, I will only be buying fair trade and organic… Monday saw the start of Fairtrade Fortnight and I decided to set myself the challenge of only buying fairtrade and organic products for...
UK launch of world’s first Fairtrade Olive Oil, made in Palestine
Here at Ethical Superstore we’re delighted to announce the imminent launch of Palestinian Fairtrade olive oil in the UK, coinciding with Fairtrade Fortnight 2009 (23 Feb – 8 March). Zaytoun’s Fairtrade, organic olive oil...
What are we teaching our children?
It’s halfway through half term and my life is overwhelmed with children. With no time or energy to think about anything else, I focus my thoughts on children and the question that my Dad...
So flippin’ ethical!
With pancake day approaching fast I wanted to try my hand at making the most ethical pancake I could. I’d read that it was possible to make perfectly good pancakes without eggs or even...
Fairtrade In Action
If you’re wondering what Fairtrade means to the producers of goods then watch this short video which documents two Fairtrade certified banana producer organisations, BANELINO and ASOBANU in the Dominican Republic and find out...
Cafédirect to stage the first ever TasteFair
To celebrate the art of coffee growing, Cafédirect, one of the biggest names in Fairtrade, is staging the first ever TasteFair – nine days of eco-lifestyle events to stimulate the senses during Fairtrade Fortnight...
The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 3
Here is my third and final part of the A-Z of Fairtrade; enjoy! R – RICE: “In 2000, FLO took the first steps towards the introduction of the Fairtrade Standard for Rice to open...
The A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 2
Here’s my A-Z of Fairtrade: Part 2; following on from Part 1. J – JUICES: A lot of fruit used for juice production is grown on plantations ran by farmers who cannot compete with...