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Two Years of Fair Trading

On Tuesday we celebrated two years of fair trading with an evening with Ben Udejiofo and Dan Walker from TASTE where we presented them with this years profits – an amazing £5600!! Ben told us his exciting plans for our profits, his project this year is to provide a school in Nigeria, whose water is currently […]

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Fairtrade: Everyday in Lent (Part two)

Hope you are all getting on well with the first twenty lent challenges! Here are twenty more ideas of things you can do to live more ethically and make a difference to others… 21. Recycle your pens! We now have a Terracycle box in the shop where you can bring your old pens, biros and felt […]

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4 Ways To Treat Mum!

Fair Trade Gift Inspiration A week to go until Mother’s Day! If you haven’t started thinking about what to buy for that very special lady in your life, fear not as we have some great fair trade gift ideas which are sure to make her smile.     These beautiful hammered silver-plated leaf earrings are […]

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Meet Chloe Our French Intern

Meet Chloé Our French Intern Over the past 8 weeks Chloé has worked as an intern with us. It has been a lovely experience getting to know Chloé and to show her the Sheffield way of life. We wish Chloé the best of luck with the rest of her studies. Now let’s meet Chloé our French intern. Where […]

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Fairtrade Coffee and Walnut Sponge Cake

Fairtrade Coffee and Walnut Sponge Cake One of my favourite go-to recipes is Fairtrade Coffee and Walnut Sponge Cake. Chiefly because it is simply delicious! Also it is simple to make, easily adaptable depending on the event and can be frozen! – perfect for planning ahead or saving leftovers.   Ingredients 350g soft margarine 350g Fairtrade […]

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Fairtrade Chocolate Cake

Try this really easy, really chocolatey, fair trade chocolate cake with yummy fair trade chocolate icing. It’s taken me a long time to find a really good Fairtrade chocolate cake recipe. This one is perfect as it’s light and moist at the same time as well as being really chocolatey! I also like it because […]

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Make Your Love Fair

Make your love fair!  Treat the one you love and save yourself a bit of money as you enjoy 10% off all heart-shaped products in store. By buying our fair trade gifts and cards for Valentine’s Day you are not only gifting your beloved but also supporting our producers in the developing world and helping to improve the […]

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Wooden Alphabet Letters

This week we have received a new product from Lanka Kade, a company that creates fair trade toys and gifts. Indeed we have now new designed capital wooden alphabet letters in our shop, which is a good idea for a child birthday! Where are they from? These letters come from Sri Lanka and they are made […]

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Share the Love ❤️️

Share the love this Valentine’s Day by buying our fair trade gifts and cards which support our producers in the developing world. Ethical Valentine’s Day cards by Cards from Africa are handmade using recycled paper by young people in Rwanda who have lost their parents to conflict or disease. These young workers are given a fair wage […]

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Our Take on Black Friday

Does Black Friday make you feel uncomfortable, with it’s emphasis on price being the bottom line and the only thing that matters? If so, please take a minute to read on and discover a different way of shopping. At Good Taste – the Sheffield Fair Trade Shop, every day demonstrates the fairness and justice which […]