Tag Archives: Fairtrade

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 

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Funtunfunefu-Denkyemfunefu

So I was scoffing a lovely bar of Divine Chocolate, and noticed a nice little something in the wrapper. Wrappers of Divine Chocolate are covered in Adinkra symbols, traditional signs which symbolise virtues, folk talks, proverbs, animals and even historical … Continue reading 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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 

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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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