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Giving Unfair Trade a Grilling!
Its been a glorious weekend here in Newcastle, unlike last year it really looks like we are going to have a barbeque summer! But is there a way to have a lovely barbeque and not feel guilty about the working … Continue reading
Fair Kicks & Penne!
Sorry for my lack of blogging lately but things have been really hectic, so I haven’t really had time to do much. Anyway the change to a more ethical lifestyle is going really well, I recently used up all my … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge 2010, Ethical Living
Tagged Ethics, Fairtrade, Food, Football, Traidcraft
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Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective from the Writings
For Fairtrade Fortnight, my local Bahá’í Community used our monthly open evening to hold an event called “Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective”. We invited along a guest speaker from Traidcraft who gave a wonderful presentation on what Fairtrade is and how … Continue reading
How Ethical is my Tea??? (Rainforest Alliance or Fairtrade)
There are two major ethical certifications for tea in the UK, Fairtrade and the Rainforest Alliance, but how do they measure up against one another and how ethical are they? Well if you look at the standards used for the … Continue reading
Posted in Ethical Living, Green
Tagged Ethics, Fairtrade, Greenwash, Rainforest Alliance, Tea
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Wallets, Chard, Ubuntu & a Balti
My wallet has fallen apart, it’s actually so bad that coins have started falling out, a shame as I have had this wallet for nearly two years and had become quite attached to it. To be honest it came as … Continue reading
Posted in Challenge 2010, Ethical Living
Tagged Ecover, Ethics, Fairtrade, Food, Green, Organic, Recipes, Riverford, Ubuntu, Vegbox
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Fairer and More Ethical Food
Sorry for no sooner update but things have been hectic. Anyway the Ethical Challenge is going quite well. This past month we have focused on our food, particularly as Fairtrade Fortnight is currently on, and I have been looking quite … Continue reading
Typhoo Going Fairtrade
I have been informed that Typhoo is responding to Traidcrafts and the WIs Make it Fair campaign and become the first of the UKs big five tea producers to go Fairtrade. Fantastic news in my opinion, hopefully its a 100% … Continue reading
Fairtrade – A Bahá’í Perspective
At the Newcastle Bahá’í Centre, we have recently started a monthly open deepening/fireside, exploring different themes within the Faith. It all started with some deepening’s we received from the NSA on the fund and we kind of carried it on. … Continue reading
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