The Organic & Natural Beauty Show

      The Organic and Natural Beauty show is a international exhibition and conference for natural, organic and eco friendly beauty products and nutritional supplements sourced from all over the world. The event will be held at the London ExCel Exhibition Centre on 2 – 3 June 2013. The show will be working with [...]

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Fairtrade Wellies

February 9, 2013 by  
Filed under Clothing, Grown Ups

Whether we lurch forward to spring or slide back into winter and snow over the next few weeks, there’s a good chance that you’ll be getting the wellies out at some point.  Wellies are made from a natural material which can be produced in a sustainable and ethical fashion.  To be sure that your wellies [...]

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Essential Foods & Fairtrade Fortnight

January 30, 2013 by  
Filed under Events, Fair Trade, Food & Drink, Organic Fortnight

  Fairtrade Fortnight is taking place from February 25 – March 10 2013. Events are being held all over the UK that will include anything from Fairtrade cotton fashion shows to Fairtrade wine tasting.

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Baylis and Harding’s Fair Trade Range

January 2, 2013 by  
Filed under Health, Nutrition & Beauty

Baylis and Harding now offer a collection of Fairtrade products.  The range includes hand wash, hand lotion, body wash, body lotion and body butter. Each product clearly displays the Fairtrade Foundation trademark on the packaging. Most of the products within the range contain Fairtrade organic honey, which is farmed by workers in Nicaragua. The olive [...]

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Fou Furnishings Receives International Award

November 12, 2012 by  
Filed under Business, Fair Trade, Green Reading

UK linen company, Fou Furnishings which supply luxury organic bed linen and towels to the consumer and to the high end hospitality markets, has become the only British member of the  IVN, the International Association of the Natural Textile Industry.     The IVN’s principles for its members are:- *Preservation of the Environment – including people, [...]

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Cool clothes for kids from The Urban Meadow

If you are in search of trendy clothes for your little ones, made by designers who are conscious about the environment, but also refuse to compromise on quality, then look no further than The Urban Meadow.

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Step Back to School in Fairtrade Cotton

August 22, 2012 by  
Filed under Clothing, Family, Kids & Teens

The Fairtrade Foundation are running an intiative this year to encourage us to buy school uniforms made from fair trade cotton.  It’s called Step Back to School in Fair Trade Cotton and you might want to bear the idea in mind while you’re doing the annual back to school shop. As part of the initiative, [...]

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Little Green Radicals at Sadie and Frank

April 4, 2012 by  
Filed under Babies & Toddlers, Family

Sadie and Frank have a great range of Little Green Radicals baby clothes available that are well worth checking out. Little Green Radicals’ products are made from high quality 100% organic and Fairtrade certified cotton. All the dyes used are certified organic and all the prints are water-based. This Stripey Orange Romper is suitable for either [...]

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Blanket Boxes at Myakka

February 3, 2012 by  
Filed under Decor & Interiors, Home & Garden

I’m always drawn to pretty or unusual boxes and chests when browsing in antique or home furnishings shops.  It can be difficult though to find reasonably priced items that combine quality with ethical concerns.  So I was very pleased to stumble across Myakka with their ranges of furniture from a single fair trade supplier in [...]

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Draught Excluders – Keeping out the Cold

November 21, 2011 by  
Filed under Decor & Interiors, Green Living, Home & Garden

The combination of having recently moved house to an older Edwardian property and the onset of chillier weather has made me want to wage war on draughts.  There’s a range of products available from the effective to the decorative. I love the look of these retro Snake Draught Excluders.  They’re made from vintage fabric and [...]

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