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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 [...]

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 [...]

‘’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’ [...]

Incorporating fair trade chocolate at a wedding can vary from the simplest idea, to the exceedingly lavish… Chocolate Cocktails Sanderson’s Divinitini Cocktail recipe from Divine Wedding Favours Wedding Favours from A lot of Chocolate Personalised Wedding Favours from A lot of Chocolate Table Decorations/Extras Chocolate Slabs from Chocaid Belgian Finest Selection from Traidcraft Feast Divine [...]

Suitably following yesterday’s wine, today’s fair trade coffee & tea challenge has been fairly straight forward. As with the wine I believe many couples have already included fair trade beverages at their weddings, which perhaps reflects the fact that they are one of the simplest fair trade products to incorporate into everyday life, both at [...]

Happy International Women’s day! “ My dream is to have a good job that will give me a good salary so I can send my children to school to study a higher education. I hope to live sufficiently and not depend on others. I want to encourage others and I want others to love and [...]

Fairtrade Fortnight Week Two! I wonder if you noticed any Fairtrade Fortnight events in town over the weekend? I overheard the words ‘fair trade’ several times as I was out and about. I also found various Sheffield Initiative for Fairtrade (SHIFT) posters, and saw a large Fairtrade banner on the town hall. In fact Sheffield [...]

On starting today’s challenge I found that there’s been much debate about fair trade flowers, so before going any further, here’s a Fairtrade Roses Questions and Answers doc from the Fairtrade Foundation which may be of interest… Currently Fairtrade Roses from two Kenyan farms are available in a number of UK high street retailers including: [...]

Today’s challenge is all about how to have a fair trade unwind during the potentially hectic time of preparing for a wedding! Relaxation in a box Perhaps the most perfect item I’ve found is this fair trade ‘Relaxation in a box’ from Mondomundi  which is described as: ‘All you need to unwind and calm your [...]

Before I get going with today’s challenge I wanted to share this great animation created by Chris Haughton for People Tree. I thought today’s challenge would follow well after the last two, but no more socks – I promise! There’s actually an abundance of beautiful fair trade accessories available to mix and match with your [...]