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Meet Saskia

Sports superstar Saskia can be found behind the counter on Wednesdays and Fridays, ready to serve with a smile! A Broomhill native, Saskia combines her hours in the shop with other part term work and many hours training on the running track. We can safely say that she is without the fittest of all our […]

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Fair Trade Flipping

Do you like making pancakes? They can feel a bit daunting – especially if you only make them once a year! Today is the day to give it a go – Shrove Tuesday or ‘Pancake Day’ is the day before ‘Ash Wednesday’, which marks the beginning of Lent, the 47 days before Easter. It is […]

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Keeping Warm – our top tips!

The temperature is dropping at the same time as we are consciously turning our heating down… so how to keep warm? We are experts at keeping warm here at Good Taste, our heater doesn’t really work and we have had two winters of keeping the shop door open all day, every day! We thought we […]

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Cleaning Products That Don’t Cost The Earth

Changing our habits – even in a small way – can have a great impact on our fight against climate change and rising plastic pollution. One way of doing this can be with our cleaning products, where there is a range of opportunities for better practice. As the technology develops and investment increases, sustainable products […]

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The Great Big Green Week

The Great Big Green Week runs from 24th September to the 2nd October 2022 and is the UK’s biggest celebration of community action to tackle climate change and protect nature.  Great Big Green Week will unleash a wave of support for action to protect the planet. Tens of thousands of people in every corner of […]

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Fairtrade Banana Cake

This is my family’s favourite banana cake recipe. It’s light, moist, delicious and very easy to make – Grace has been making this since she was a toddler (see picture above)! It uses American cup measurements, I am afraid I haven’t worked out the weight of ingredients in grams. If you don’t have a set […]

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Fair Trade Double Chocolate Loaf Cake

This double chocolate loaf cake is easy to make and even more delicious to eat. It’s the perfect tea time treat! I made my cake with the help of my sous-chef Grace who you can see from the pictures is extremely capable in the kitchen! This recipe was originally from the BBC Good Food website, […]

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Fairtrade Father’s Day

Dads… they can be notoriously difficult to buy for and with Father’s Day just around the corner you might find yourself in need of a little gift inspiration! Fear not, we have chosen our top pick of fair trade and ethical gifts which not only show your dad you care, but care for people and […]

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Spotlight On VENT For Change

Children all over the world lack access to proper education or basic learning tools. In some schools, large groups of children are forced to share exercise books, pens and pencils – as there aren’t enough to go around. Many children cannot attend school at all, because they are fleeing the devastation of war. We must raise […]

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World Fair Trade Day: Climate Justice

The World Fair Trade Day is a worldwide annual celebration held on the second Saturday of May. The event was created by the World Fair Trade Organization (WFTO) in 2004 to raise awareness on alternative solutions to the planet’s economic and ecological crisis.   The theme for World Fair Trade Day 2022 is Climate Justice. What […]