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Fairtrade Fortnight 2020
We were very honoured this year, to host two Malawian visitors during Fair Trade Fortnight. Aubrey Meki Chilenje, a farmer and Nduilzayani Zaya, a teacher from the Kasinthula Cane Growers Association in Malawi, visited Huntly on Friday 28th February. Home to the Kasinthula Cane Growers (KCG) smallholders’ project is the inhospitable, arid Shire Valley region […]
January 2020
Welcome to the first blog of the new decade! January started with a holiday – yes, we closed the shop for a week; the first time in over 7 years! It was a much needed break and Stan (our mascot, pictured) thoroughly enjoyed himself! We visited Martyn’s mum in Durham for a surprise 80th birthday […]
Product Review : Kombucha
Product Review: Kombucha Kombucha is a fermented, fizzy, sweetened black or green tea drink. It’s made with a live yeast culture which gives it a slight trace of alcohol but not enough to brand it as an alcoholic drink. Because it’s technically a “live” drink, it must be kept in a fridge and never shaken up! […]
The World could run out of chocolate – and it’s our fault!
The World could run out of chocolate – and it’s our fault! Chocolate has been a favourite treat since the ancient civilisations of the Olmec, Maya and Aztecs of Latin America first started using it as a form of currency around 1000BC. Its popularity rose in the 1500s when Spanish explorer Hernan Cortes brought it […]
A Brief Introduction to Fair Trade
A Brief Introduction to Fair Trade As the owner of an Ethical Gift Shop, I am often asked to explain what Fair Trade is. Over the years I have produced many fair trade information sheets and quizzes and have helped local schools with fair trade projects as here, in Scotland, Fair Trade is on the […]