Bulletin
GNR 2019
REAL ORGANIC FA R M I N G
4 0 t h B I R T H D AY
T R A I D C R A F T S H O P. C O . U K
OCTOBER 2019
Welcome several destinations across
Service of Thanksgiving on
the UK, chatting to you about
Saturday 14th September. It was
Traidcraft’s journey to date, as
a joy to see so many friends, old
well as sharing our autumn /
and new, within the congregation.
winter range with you. Thanks
Thank you to all who made the trip
an arts, faith and justice
to everyone who came along,
up to Newcastle to support us.
festival, near Kettering. The
and a special thanks to all those
The day went incredibly well - see
weather and atmosphere were
who gave positive feedback and
pages 6-7 for more information
both spectacular, as were the
support to the team. We left
and links to resources/videos
wonderful people who came to
feeling extremely enthusiastic
Dear Friends,
It’s been a busy old month for us here at Traidcraft. The back end of August saw us pack up our tents and head to Greenbelt,
listen to our talks about fair trade and motivated to continue doing what we’re doing, knowing that
and our vision for the future. Many of us have also been out on the road this month, covering
we have your valued backing! Finally, we held our AGM and
from the day. We feel blessed to be able to say we made it to 40 years, and with your help, we will continue to fight for injustices for the next 40 years, and beyond…
Happy fair trading, Matt 40th Cake You may remember us giving a shout out in last month’s Bulletin to our wonderful supporter and friend, Sue Howland, who had made a delicious Traidcraft cake for her coffee morning. This month we’re giving her an extra special thanks, as she made us a special Traidcraft 40th birthday cake and gave it to us whilst we were at her local roadshow! Here’s a photo of team Traidcraft with your cake… think our faces say it all. Thanks Sue!
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The Next Generation of Fair Trade! Thank you to Steve and Jane Clare of Tytherington Family Worship Church, who sent us this fantastic picture of their grandson and his football team, who fly the flag for Traidcraft on this season’s kit! “Jane and I have been Traidcraft Fairtraders at Tytherington Family Worship Church in Macclesfield for 17 years now and have clearly had some impact on our children! Our daughter Jo and her husband Steve run an under 10s football team in Towcester, Northants – Towcester Saints! One of the parents kindly offered to supply their strip for this season but did not want to be recognised in sponsorship terms and they decided that they would fly the flag for Traidcraft. They have had a great start to the season winning all three games so far and have scored 12 goals in the process; the shirts are clearly benefitting them! Our grandson Max (top scorer with 6 goals) is on the front row second from left. Son-in-law Steve (the manager) is back row left. We are giving them a factsheet which tells them what Traidcraft stands for and why it is important. We are planning to go to one of their games in October armed with a supply of Divine bars to provide more tangible encouragement.” Steve and Jane Clare of Tytherington Family Worship Church, Macclesfield
Congratulations: Winners of Traidcraft Tea Tasting Day! Congratulations to Malcolm and Margaret Gribble, who purchased a packet of our award-winning tea and won our competition to come up to Ringtons HQ and take part in a tea tasting day. We hope you enjoyed your day! 3
Great North Run 2019 On Sunday 8th September, two members of the Traidcraft team took on the momentous task of completing the largest half marathon in the world, Newcastle’s very own Great North Run.
We’re delighted to announce that both Kirsty and Jude completed the 13.1 miles, all in aid of our sister charity, Traidcraft Exchange. A massive thank you to everyone who donated, supported them throughout training and came to cheer them on during the race – they couldn’t have done it without you!
If you’re inspired by this year’s runners, book your place on GNR2020 #TeamTraidcraft here: 4
BOOK YOUR GNR 2020 PLACE >
Here’s some feedback from the girls themselves:
Kirsty:
Jude:
I’m currently at £850 raised, including 2 anonymous donors so far.
So far, I’ve raised a total of £671.95 including one anonymous donor.
I’d been incredibly stressed in the build-up and hadn’t managed to train as much as I’d liked – but had been doing lots of fitness classes in the build-up…. I managed to finish in a time of 2:40:18 which I’m really pleased with – BUT I wanted to get under 2:30; so, I’ve already signed up for 2020 to raise money for another charity close to my heart – the Teenage Cancer Trust.
SPONSOR KIRSTY >
It was a fantastic sunny day, but like Kirsty, I was very busy and stressed in the build-up. I had a sore knee from running lots earlier in the summer, so for the last few weeks I really reduced my training and felt quite underprepared. I also had a cold and was out on the Traidcraft Roadshow in the final few days before the run!! But, that said, I am so pleased to have done it (for a second time!) and despite just missing out on my sub 2 hour target, I am really chuffed with my time of 2:01:30. I battled through a killer stitch at 14km to make it to the end just about in one piece. SPONSOR JUDE >
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Traidcraft ’s AGM & 40 th Birthday Celebrations
A big thank you to everyone who came to our AGM and Service of Thanksgiving in Newcastle Cathedral on Saturday. We had a wonderful day, full of celebrations, the sharing of memories and collective hope for the future.
It was fantastic for us to meet you all face to face, and chat about your personal journeys with fair trade over the 40 years. We hope you enjoyed meeting the team as much as we did meeting you! If you couldn’t make it to our event, don’t worry – you can see copies of the talks, presentations and the order of service, as well as a video of the day’s highlights here. WATCH THE VIDEO > Plus, if you didn’t catch Robin’s interview on BBC Radio Newcastle, you can listen to it here (Robin is at 2 hours 10 mins). LISTEN TO THE INTERVIEW >
Ann Emery, Lindley Methodist Church, Huddersfield. Pictured with our Content Strategist Sarah Main.
“My relationship with Traidcraft started when I was at Liverpool University in 1980. A lovely lady named Penny invited me around to her halls of residence for a cup of tea and gave me a Traidcraft catalogue. I began ordering my Christmas cards each year, and in 1996, I started selling fair trade products in Lindley Methodist Church, Huddersfield, which I still do to this day. Saturday’s celebration was excellent – it was really good to have the opportunity to come up to Newcastle, meet some of the new team and fellow fair traders and also the shareholders, and to participate in the inspiring service; I was particularly moved by Matt’s address and the building of the cairn with the pebbles with people’s hopes and prayers for the next 40 years, and also the warm and hospitable welcome Team Traidcraft gave us!” 7
AW19 Roadshows
September has seen the Traidcraft team travel the length and breadth of the country, getting out on the road and meeting many of our wonderful Fairtraders and supporters. It’s been fantastic to speak to you face to face about our autumn / winter range, as well as share our vision of Traidcraft’s future with you. Thank you to everyone who hosted us at each venue, helped us set up and, of course, to everyone who attended our roadshows. We couldn’t have done it without you!
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Q&A with Traidcraft ’s Merchandising Manager and Buyer, Kirsty Young We love keeping you updated on everything that’s going on here at Traidcraft HQ. This month, we grabbed our Merchandising Manager and Buyer, Kirsty Young, and quizzed her on all things Traidcraft; from where she sees Traidcraft in the future, to which products she loves the most and why.
and pencils to go to school – to me this was such a foreign idea – surely everyone got an education? Then I went to a Tuberculosis and Leprosy hospital (if you can call it a hospital!) and saw the level of care that the people were receiving, I thought “there must be something I can do to help these people”. When I came to leave the Navy in 2007, I found a job in stock control for a company who sold Fairtrade goods – I thought “this is what I wanted for those people” and have worked within fair trade companies ever since.
Can you tell us a little bit about what your role at Traidcraft entails?
My role at Traidcraft can be split into two parts. As the Buyer, I’m responsible for all of the UK sourced products that Traidcraft sells – from Divine chocolate and Cafédirect coffee to the card ranges, fashion items and trinket boxes. As the Merchandising Manager, I coordinate the sell-through of end of line or short shelf life products; and forecast for future seasons, alongside the wider team.
What drives you in your day to day?
I love that by coming to work, I’m making a difference; an impact to both people and the environment. Back in 2006, when I was in the Navy, I visited a little village in Sierra Leone called Tokeh village; all the children wanted were pens 10
What do you enjoy most about your role? I enjoy how varied my role is – one day I’m selecting Christmas cards and the next I’m selecting Easter Eggs.
Watch out for new Traidcraft Easter Eggs coming early next year!
Are there any challenges you face within your role?
This year has been a really tough year for us – we almost had to close our doors last December and so this year we’re running a really tight ship. We
need to select a reduced range and order delivery of goods to match when we should see the sales; it isn’t an exact science and I don’t always rub that crystal ball hard enough! As such, we occasionally see delayed deliveries and out of stocks – we’re working hard to reduce this; but unfortunately, when you’re working to a tight cashflow, this is inevitable. In addition to this, we select products which need to be imported; with natural disasters such as floods and earthquakes etc, the producers can’t always meet shipping deadlines, then there’s potential customs issues – which then impact when we receive the deliveries, too.
How do you select the products in Traidcraft’s range? I look at products that have performed well for us in previous years – and talk to our suppliers about their lines that perform well for them. I look at current and predicted trends to bring together a range of products that complement each other well. I also get lots of feedback from our customers which I take on board as much as possible too.
Do you have a favourite product from the recently launched AW19 range / a favourite product of all time? My favourite product from the AW19 range has got to be the 100% Recycled Polyester Scarf by Thought – at £34.90 it’s a great value for money product, without a negative impact on the environment. My favourite product of all time is the Muscovado White Chocolate – it’s similar to, but better than, a Caramac bar – but Fairtrade and Organic to boot – that makes it guilt free, right?!
What are your hopes for the future of Traidcraft? My hopes are that Traidcraft will become a forerunner in the retail world again, challenging the status quo and not just going along with the norm. We were founded by rule breakers who wanted to fight trade injustice through trade across the world; and to some extent we have achieved what they set out to do – consumers are used to seeing the fairtrade logo on their products and understand what that means. We helped to make fairtrade mainstream; but we need to be constantly asking ‘what next?’ – what other injustices do we need to make the norm for consumers? What else can we do to support the producers that we’ve worked with and supported for years? I believe that the answer to this is to tackle climate change; our producers of coffee are moving up mountains to grow their crops, because the soil they’ve been using lower down isn’t good enough anymore to harvest; what happens when they run out of mountain? 11
Our producers of coffee are moving up mountains to grow their crops, because the soil they’ve been using lower down isn’t good enough anymore to harvest; what happens when they run out of mountain?’ Other producers have trouble meeting delivery deadlines due to floods and major rainfall; they can’t dry out the products before sending and if they send them when they’re damp, by the time we receive them they’re mouldy or bug infested… never mind earthquakes, volcanoes, droughts and other natural disasters, and the effects that they have on our producers! So, I will be looking to buy products that are effecting a change in some way; recycled, recyclable and upcycled, Organic, handmade, coming in compostable packaging and anything else that we can do to slow down the rate of our carbon emissions – we will not be the ones who are affected by this first – our producers will be; and we need to act now!
What do you look for when you shop? I’d say I’m an extremely conscious shopper; I try not to buy things I don’t really need, which leaves me with extra money to spend on the things I do need. As far as clothing goes, I do try to buy a few key pieces of clothing from Thought each season, as I know each item is ethically sourced and will last for years and years to come. I’m very partial to their tunics and leggings – you know you’re investing in quality when buying anything Thought. 12
What is your most memorable moment at Traidcraft?
Actually, I have two particularly memorable moments which I couldn’t possibly choose between. My most memorable, personal moment at Traidcraft was completing the Great North Run, the largest half marathon in the world, and raising £860 for our sister charity, Traidcraft Exchange, in the process. If you want to see some photos of myself and my colleague, Jude Allen, at the finish line, check out page 4-5. Work-wise, getting together with a few colleagues and working on the business plan for a ‘new Traidcraft’, and preventing the business going into administration, were a memorable few months to say the least. Now, seeing the new, leaner and nimbler team working together to keep Traidcraft afloat has been well worth the effort and stress at the end of last year. It’s not a period of my life I’ll forget in a hurry…
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AW19 Catalogue Mistakes Page 33
Tropical Wholefoods Organic Sliced Apricots - we are actually selling Tropical Wholefoods Whole Apricots, which are not certified Organic.
Page 62-65
We didn’t include measurements of our cards in the AW19 catalogue, but we realise that some of you would like to know this information, so we will ensure that in future catalogues, we will include this information. Sorry, our fault! Here are the measurements of our existing card range. 58742 14.5 x 10cm
63530 15 x 15cm
55994 14.5 x 10cm
63270 15 x 15cm
57876 14.5 x 10cm
63654 15 x 15cm
56900 10 x 10cm
60658 15 x 15cm
Solitaire marbles come in a black bag, not a pink and red spotty one like the catalogue suggests.
57366 10 x 10cm
63636 15 x 15cm
Spectacle stand image is incorrect. Product does not have a decorative base.
58706 10 x 10cm
57782 9.5 x 9.5cm
59280 10 x 14.5cm
61942 12 x 17cm
61232 21 x 10cm
50848 15 x 15cm
63784 12.5 x 12.5cm
50656 15 x 15cm
61770 15 x 15cm
50704 15 x 15cm
62948 15 x 15cm
50142 15 x 15cm
58854 15 x 15cm
50150 15 x 15cm
63836 12.5 x 12.5cm
50166 15 x 15cm
64436 12.5 x 12.5cm
50392 15 x 15cm
54732 17 x 12cm
50344 15 x 15cm
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Page 51 Elephant Zipped Coin Purse – wrong image has been used. You can see correct image on website.
Page 56 Large Glass Tealight and Large Glass Tealight Border Design images are the wrong way round.
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What is Real Organic Farming? Thoughts from Robin Roth
For too long the discussion about pesticides has been entirely anthropocentric: are they harmful to me, personally? It’s the wrong question. Pesticides are designed to kill pests. They are excellent at doing this, but they are an entirely blunt and blind force, and will, in sufficient quantities, extinguish or impair all life forms that they come into direct contact with. The real and most important casualty from pesticide use is the soil. Healthy soil is an extremely complex micro-universe teeming with life, untold and unnumbered. Science has not yet begun to define and categorise the estimated billions of bacterial life forms that exist in each handful of good, healthy soil, but this extraordinary world of life enables plants to grow and provides them with everything they need. Repeated pesticide use will rapidly destroy this micro-universe, turning fertile, healthy soil 14
Healthy soil is an extremely complex micro-universe teeming with life, untold and unnumbered. to dust. It is not possible to grow food in dust. Dust also tends not to stay around: it is removed by water run-off and wind. Pesticides will eventually degrade our soil to the point where it either disappears entirely or is infertile. That’s when we will notice that using pesticides is not
such a clever idea. It is hard for us to imagine a landscape with no or severely degraded soil, but such landscapes exist throughout the world, we just choose not to see them. Deserts are only the most extreme example. Real organic farming is not just about the absence of pesticides and chemical fertilisers, it is really about soil health. The original pioneers of organic farming wanted to put as much back into the soil as each crop removed, from which the term “the circular economy” originated. This involves multiple strategies and all of them are sciences in their own rights. Soil contains minerals and elements vital for plant growth, specifically nitrogen, phosphorous and potassium. These elements are available in nature, but only in limited quantities and ensuring that our soil has enough of each is a real art. Good organic farming involves many levels of composting (including cattle manure), multicropping, bio-diversity with sufficient wood cover to provide moisture and the judicious application of other natural inputs.
Organic farming also understands that nature, generally, provides mechanisms for dealing with pests. Planting marigolds along the sides of small rice fields will deter certain types of rice eating pests, for example. And composted marigolds (and nettles) are good providers of nitrogen. Organic farmers understand what natural techniques can be used to fight which natural predators. The most committed organic farmers will introduce bio-dynamic techniques which involve composting techniques of unusual complexity, paying attention to lunar and sun cycles when planting and generally trying to adapt farming to natural rhythms.
Organic farming should be better framed as circular farming: it puts back what it takes out. It is helpful to think of conventional, pesticide driven farming as synthetic chemical farming: some go further and call it poison farming. Organic farming should be better framed as circular farming: it puts back what it takes out, and does not seek to wrest control of food production in a way that significantly changes the balances of nutrient and bacterial life in the ground. Organic standards vary – just like those for fair trade – and there are plenty of organic farm practices that do not adhere to the above description. At its worst, organic farming is nothing more than an absence of the most egregious use of pesticides and fertilisers. At its best, it will ensure we have healthy food to eat for generations to come. If consumers want to avoid pesticides, they should eat food grown organically in their own gardens. If this is not an option, they should eat food grown locally and organically, and above all, in season. As a third choice, consuming any product that is Organically certified is better than 15
October Offers 25% OFF
products grown conventionally. Going direct to a farmer is always a better bet than buying in a supermarket. At Traidcraft we have been helping producers convert to organic and bio-dynamic farm practices for 40 years. We have long understood that paying farmers more for their produce is one thing but ensuring that they have soil to grow their food in in a generation’s time is a much better investment. Maybe the best advice of all is not to go out walking in the countryside during the spraying season, which is when the poison is airborne and at its most potent. A tea farmer in Darjeeling once told me that spraying season on conventional farms was horrible – the snakes became markedly more aggressive as they writhed their way through the poison. Their skins were on fire and would bite anything that moved. It was so much nicer, she reported, to pick teas, since their conversion to organic farming. The snakes were happier.
We have long understood that paying farmers more for their produce is one thing but ensuring that they have soil to grow their food in in a generation’s time is a much better investment. 16
Ends 20th December
Cafédirect Organic Machu Picchu Ground Coffee (227g) 50536 (227g) WAS £4.25 OFFER £3.19 51040 (6 x 227g) WAS £22.92 OFFER £17.19
25% OFF
Ends 20th December
Cafédirect Freeze Dried Coffee 25706 (100g) WAS £4.60 OFFER £3.45 37800 (6 x 100g) WAS £24.90 OFFER £18.67
GRAB A BARGAIN, WHILST STOCKS LAST!
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Ends 20th December
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Cafédirect San Cristobal Hot Chocolate 48656 (250g) WAS £3 OFFER £2.25 53526 (6 x 250g) WAS £16.20 OFFER £12.15
Ends 20th December
Cafédirect Kilimanjaro Ground Coffee (227g) 58752 (227g) WAS £4.25 OFFER £3.19 45266 (6 x 227g) WAS £22.92 OFFER £17.19
Shepherd Boy 10 pack. H17.1 x W12.1cm. 54732 WAS £3.75 OFFER £1.50
10% OFF
Ends 20th December
Cafédirect Freeze Dried Coffee 24682 (500g) WAS £22.50 OFFER £20.25 65404 (6 x 500g) WAS £121.80 OFFER £109.62
Joy, Hope, Peace, Glory 20 pack of 4 designs. Inside reads: “With Best Wishes for Christmas and the New Year”. H9.5 x W9.5cm. 57782 WAS £4.95 OFFER £3
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October Offers 20% OFF
Ends 30th October
Single bars: WAS £2.39 OFFER £1.91 Display boxes: WAS £32.25 OFFER £25.80
Divine Milk Chocolate with Toffee & Sea Salt 35962 (90g) 34274 (15 x 90g)
Divine Dark Chocolate with Clementine Ltd Edition 60674 (90g) 60848 (15 x 90g)
Divine Dark Chocolate with Pink Himalayan Salt 43724 (90g) 41128 (15 x 90g)
Divine Dark Chocolate with Mint 38574 (90g) 38350 (15 x 90g)
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GRAB A BARGAIN, WHILST STOCKS LAST! Divine Milk Chocolate with Orange 60588 (90g) 59728 (15 x 90g)
Divine Dark Chocolate with Lemon & Juniper 53964 (90g) 53394 (15 x 90g)
Divine Dark Chocolate with Raspberries 49630 (90g) 43768 (15 x 90g)
Divine Dark Chocolate with Ginger & Orange 32900 (90g) 30018 (15 x 90g)
Divine Milk Chocolate Gingerbread Crisp 46400 (90g) 48162 (15 x 90g)
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Divine Dark Chocolate Fudge 61054 (130g) WAS £5 OFFER £4 60954 (8 x 130g) WAS £36 OFFER £28.80
Divine Milk Chocolate Pretzels 61552 (110g) WAS £5 OFFER £4 61478 (8 x 110g) WAS £36 OFFER £28.80
Divine Fairtrade Chocolate Tasting Set 51940 (180g) WAS £6 OFFER £4.80
Offers end 30th October
Divine Dark Chocolate Mint Thins 46198 (200g) WAS £4 OFFER £3.20 34668 (12 x 200g) WAS £43.20 OFFER £34.56
Divine Dark Chocolate Salted Caramel Thins 32948 (200g) WAS £4 OFFER £3.20 28560 (12 x 200g) WAS £43.20 OFFER £34.56
20% OFF
Ends 30th October
Divine Dark Chocolate Ginger Thins 61086 (200g) WAS £4 OFFER £3.20 40658 (12 x 200g) WAS £43.20 OFFER £34.56
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Product Update
Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies
66828 (180g) £2 67952 (8 x 180g) £14.40
It is with great pleasure that we announce… our highly-coveted Double Chocolate Chunk Cookies are back in stock! Baked using Fairtrade sugar and cocoa, as well as a splash of our organic, fair trade palm oil, FairPalm, these ethical cookies are the best of the best. We’re delighted they’re back!
Tropical Wholefoods Long Grain Rice If you’ve come along to any of our autumn roadshows, you’ll have heard one of us tell the story of the ‘broken’ rice. For those of you who haven’t heard, here’s a summary: When our ‘broken grain rice’ from Myanmar (formally Burma) was no longer needed for the discontinued GEOBARS and GEOSTICKS, we were left with 20 tonnes of perfectly good and tasty rice! We love rice here at Traidcraft HQ, but that’s a lot of rice to get through, even for us! Only 25% of our ‘broken rice’ is actually broken, which we’ve mostly sieved out. We’ve packaged up the remaining long grain rice in Tropical Wholefoods bags. So, if you’re looking for a bargain of a store 67084 (500g) £2.25 cupboard staple, this is 67076 (6 x 500g) £12 an excellent option.
Christmas Cards The following products were not
included in the AW19 catalogue, but will be in the Christmas catalogue drop. All three are available to purchase online now.
GEOBAKES We have run out of GEOBAKES packaging. The manufacturer is also streamlining the biscuit size, meaning that the twin packs will be 28g from now on. 20
Counter Stands 68660 (Limited availablity).
Range Packs 66258 Sample Packs 66790
Eat Your Hat 95% Dark Chocolate Due to a limited supply of the Eat Your Hat 95% Dark Chocolate, this chocolate bar is only available in the Eat Your Hat gift sets.
AW19 Catalogue & Christmas Gift Guide We decided to include the majority of our products, including many Christmas items, in the AW19 catalogue, so that you would be able to use it to plan your Christmas ranges. Our Christmas gift guide (due to drop 6th November) is mainly aimed at customers who are buying sustainable, fair trade items as Christmas gifts – these are customers who may not have been thinking about Christmas back in September, when our AW19 catalogue dropped. All items listed in the AW19 catalogue should now be in stock and available to order. We are currently preparing our Christmas gift guide, to be with you in early November; this will include everything that you’ve seen in the AW19 catalogue, apart from the addition of some lovely, cosy bedding, a small amount of additional gift food and some BioD household cleaning products, to replace the Clean and Fair liquid products, which unfortunately we have had to discontinue. So, our advice would be to stock up for the season early and avoid disappointment for you and your customers. However, we only have limited quantities of certain products, which have the potential to sell out before our November drop. If you have your eye on something in our AW19 catalogue, please add it to your basket and check out, as once it’s gone, it’s gone!
Tropical Wholefoods Snack Bars We’ve been delighted with the feedback from many of you at the roadshows, who told us how well the Tropical Wholefoods snack bars have been selling – especially the two new, delicious flavours! If you’ve ordered recently, you may have noticed that the texture of the packaging has changed slightly – this is because it’s now completely compostable!
REQUEST A CATALOGUE > BROWSE CATALOGUE > You can download your AW19 price lists here: AW19 PRICELISTS > 21
meet the people tours Great news! Our friends at Meet the People have guaranteed two trips of a lifetime for next year. Why not visit their website for more information and detailed itineraries of both trips?
Guaranteed - Southern India 18th January to 2nd February 2020 Kerala’s lines of palm trees and undulating hills is where India slows down. The tranquil, rural surroundings and slower pace make this the perfect place to begin a journey exploring India’s vibrant culture. Meeting craft workers and smallholder coffee and spice farmers in their homes and villages, you’ll see first-hand the way fair trade is transforming lives and gain and amazing insight into local culture and history. www.meetthepeopletours.co.uk/india 22
Guaranteed - Sri Lanka 6th to 21st February 2020 Stunning scenery, exotic wildlife, a rich and fascinating culture - Sri Lanka has something to delight any traveller. And with all this packed into one small island, there’s something to marvel at and enjoy every day, as we explore the wonders of its ancient cities, the lush tea estates surrounding Kandy and delight in the warm welcome from handloom workers at Selyn. Join us as we explore the fair trade alternatives to some of Sri Lanka’s most famous exports! www.meetthepeopletours.co.uk/srilanka
For the most up to date availability and to chat about any of our tours call Hannah or Lizzie on 0191 2651110 or by email info@skedaddle.com
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Waste less, give more this Christmas! Do you worry the gifts you give at Christmas will end up in landfill or on the shelves of a charity shop come January? This year why not try something different and know the gifts you give will help transform lives.
Gifts for Life
New New brochure out now! 45735
CARD COLLECTION
Happy Birthday Merry Christmas On your special day Happy Anniversary Just to say hello On your Christening Thank you Let’s celebrate! Our beautiful range of gift cards give vital support to some of the world’s most vulnerable farmers, workers and artisans – so they can get a fair deal for the hard work they do every day.
www.traidcraftshop.co.uk/charitygifts
Buying Traidcraft Exchange Gifts for Life does good for the world – giving the people we work with hope, opportunity and independence so they get more from the hard work they do every day. You’ll receive a lovely card and envelope which you can personalise. See the full range and order at traidcraftshop.co.uk/charitygifts or call 0191 497 6445.
Trek through beautiful Spain Signups are steadily flowing in for our Camino Santiago trek in October 2020 – a 72 mile trek along the last stretches of the famous pilgrimage, finishing in the ancient city of Santiago de Compostela - all in aid of Traidcraft Exchange. If you’d like to register your interest in the trek, visit traidcraftexchange.org/ camino-2020 and enter your details. Watch t his space for more information soon!
Big Brew – Harvest Just as a little reminder: There’s still time to plan your Big Brew – Harvest event. 69372
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Order your free fundraising pack by calling 0191 497 6445 or order on traidcraftshop.co.uk
Nowhere to hide We’ve just launched a new campaign that aims to leave human rights abusers with nowhere to hide. As a Traidcraft customer I’m sure you’ll agree that big business has too much power and that the people who are most vulnerable to its operations have too little. We’ve picked out three examples that show this clearly: •
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British-Dutch multinational Unilever was pursued through the High Court in London for the failure of its Kenyan subsidiary to protect its employees from violence on tea estates. The High Court ruled that it did not have jurisdiction to hear the case. Canadian multinational Loblaws was taken to the Canadian Supreme Court for failing to ensure the safety of workers in its supply chains, leading to the Rana Plaza disaster in Bangladesh. The Canadian Supreme Court ruled that Loblaws owed no ‘duty of care’ to its Bangladeshi workforce. Swiss multinational Nestlé and American multinational Cargill were taken to the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, accused of ‘aiding and abetting’ child slavery in Côte d’Ivoire. The Court ruled that the case could proceed but former child slaves can still expect a long wait for justice to be served.
You can read more about all three examples and the stories of the women – Alice, Arati, and Renee – who challenged corporate power and saw justice denied or delayed, on our website.
We know there is nothing inevitable or natural about corporate ‘untouchability’ and in October we have a chance to push for changes to the current system that lets big business get away with human rights abuses. Five years ago three of the world’s poorest countries - Benin, Burkina Faso, and Ethiopia – were among twenty members of the United Nations who voted to begin discussion on a new treaty that could hold the world’s biggest businesses to account. The latest draft of the proposed Binding Treaty on Business and Human Rights is due to be debated at the United Nations in Geneva later this month. Multinational companies are often bigger and more powerful than states so it follows that there should be a multinational process for righting corporate wrongs. We know the British Government is sceptical about the Treaty and voted against the idea in the past. But we think Ministers should listen to survivors of human rights abuses and leave perpetrators with nowhere to hide. Join us and take action at: traidcraftexchange.org
A BIG thank you to all our amazing Great North Run runners who took part on 8th September and all their wonderful friends and family who sponsored them so generously. Their miles and your support will make a real difference in the lives of the communities we work with and allow us to keep tackling the big issues in world trade. THANK YOU! 25
SUZANNE’S FAIR TRADE
Bara Brith (Welsh Bread)
You might remember a little while ago us asking you to send us your fair trade recipes. Well, we asked and you delivered – and we plan to share a selection of our favourite recipes over the coming months. This traditionally Welsh recipe has been kindly supplied by Suzanne Fletcher, who tells us that it goes down extremely well when served sliced, with or without butter, and that it freezes well if you want to save some for later!
Ingredients •
450g fair trade sultanas
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350ml orange / apple juice or black tea (depending on preference)
Method Soak the fruit in the fruit juice/tea at least overnight. Mix sultanas, apple/orange juice or black tea, milk, whole wheat flour, mixed spice, eggs and baking powder all together until a sloppy consistency.
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450g whole wheat flour
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2 heaped teaspoons of mixed spice
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2 eggs (locally sourced if possible)
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Milk to mix (locally sourced if possible)
Put into 2 large loaf tins (with liners if you have them).
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2 heaped teaspoons baking powder
Bake for 1 – 1 and 1/2 hours at 160°C.
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