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A few weeks ago we found ourselves the extremely lucky recipients of a food parcel.  But not just any food parcel, this one was crammed to the brim with yummy, scrummy Divine Fairtrade chocolate which, when launched in 1998, offered the first ever farmer-owned Fairtrade chocolate bar.
Why had we been so blessed? Well, with no [...]

We often talk about the big stuff (in wedding terms!) on Ethical Weddings – the dress, the venue , the food
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, the ring… But what about those delicious details – can you go green with those too? After all, you don’t want the devil in your details!
This week’s featured supplier, FairDeal Trading [...]

For today’s post, we’re delighted to present an interview with this week’s featured ethical wedding supplier, ethical jewellery designers: Ingle & Rhode:
Name: Tim Ingle and David Rhode
Location: Piccadilly, London
Tell us a bit about yourself and your business
We offer ethical fine jewellery – engagement rings and wedding bands whose provenance we can guarantee. Our gold is [...]

I know we’re in the middle of Fairtrade Fortnight events at the moment but just to confuse you, I thought I’d let you know about an event we’re planning for World Fair Trade Day on Saturday 10 May.
We will be hosting the event with Cred Jewellery and the Sussex Fair Trade Network to raise awareness of [...]

We’re often told that going green means keeping it local – which is all well and good but does pose a few problems for fair trade products coming from developing countries.
The dilemma is dividing us into two camps – those whose priority is the environment and local communities, and those for whom issues of social justice – human rights [...]

Following on from our post questioning the cleanliness of Canadian diamonds, we have asked Greg Valerio of Cred Jewellery, who are pushing for fair trade diamonds, for his thoughts on the issue. Over to Greg…
Firstly, due to the Kimberley Process the likelihood of someone buying a conflict diamond is now less than 1%.
The only main source [...]

Below is a post I wrote for Newlyweds-uk.com… but I thought I would share it with you here too - your comments are always welcome! 
Another week and another inbox full of questions from journalists wanting to get the lowdown on the growing interest in ethical and green weddings.
One of the questions I get asked most of all – and [...]

Well that’s it, my ‘Fairtrade Fortnight, Fair Trade Wedding Challenge’ is finished, and it’s almost time to move away from my laptop and relax…
I have to say the last 14 days have been extremely full, but I have been truly amazed by the wonderful array of fair trade items available, more especially those suitable for [...]

And finally…
To close this challenge I thought it was appropriate to search for fair trade photograph albums and frames…
Albums
Rose Petal Album from Myakka
Wedding Album from Fairly Goods

Mother of Pearl Album (also in red) from Ganesha
Handmade paper Album from Shared Earth
Gold blockprint Album from People Tree

Satin & Bamboo Album from [...]

‘’A wedding cake” made from Theo fair trade chocolate
Today’s fair trade wedding cake has proved problematic to source online (hint, hint!). After numerous ‘fair trade wedding cake’ search engine results, I have only found two possible sources:

Fancy That! Wedding Cakes based in Oxfordshire. While they don’t mention a specific ‘fair trade wedding cake’ [...]