Good Taste
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 […]
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 […]
TASTE Latrines and WASH Workshop TASTE Latrines and WASH Workshop – Back in June we posted our TASTE Update Blog, which informed you of the news that TASTE had completed their project to repair two boreholes for a village community in the Plateau State of Nigeria. This project was funded by a £5000 donation by us from […]
Money turns to water TASTE Project Update In April we were delighted to announce we had been able to donate £5000 from our first year’s profits to TASTE (Transfer of Appropriate Sustainable Technology & Expertise) and we have now had notification that the money is already being spent. It was earmarked to help a village […]
BAFTS Membership – what it means to us Author: Jenny Coleman We are excited to tell you that we are now full members of BAFTS (The British Association for Fair Trade Shops & Suppliers). BAFTS brings together independent shops and suppliers who are united in their core purpose to bring about fundamental changes in the status of developing […]
World Fair Trade Day Blog post – May 2016 Author: Lucy Rogers May 14th is World Fair Trade Day. It is a day, promoted by the World Fair Trade Organisation, to celebrate the contribution fair trade makes to fighting poverty and providing a just and ethical working environment. This year the slogan for the day […]
Thank you from us all… Author: Jenny Coleman A profit of £5000 in our first year has exceeded all our expectations, and means we can transform the lives of 3000 people living in a village in rural central Nigeria. TASTE (Transfer of Appropriate and Sustainable Expertise) is going to use our donation to help a village […]
Seed pod blog post – March 2016 Author: Lucy Rogers One of the joys of volunteering at Good Taste – the Sheffield fair trade shop is opening the deliveries as they arrive. Over this last year our range has broadened and there has often been something new to unpack and display. In the artisan-produced fair trade market, […]
Cards from Africa blog post – February 2016 Author: Jenny Coleman Can a birthday card change someone’s life? The answer is a definite ‘Yes!’ when you buy a fair trade greeting card. Our very popular Cards from Africa are made in Kigali, Rwanda by young adults who have lost their parents to conflict or disease. […]