Living Fair - April

APRIL 2021

SPOTLIGHT ON :

Tropical Wholefoods’ Mangoes and Cashews PG.6 The Regenerators Appeal Double Your Donation this Spring

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FAIR TRADE

Apricot and Ginger COOKIE CRUMBLE RECIPE

PG.12 T R A I D C R A F T S H O P. C O . U K

CONTENTS APRIL 2021 2- 4

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Intro Pages

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M eru Herbs Meet The Producers

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S potlight On: Tropical Wholefoods Mangoes & Cashews

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Product Update

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T raidcraft Behind The Scenes

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F air Trade Apricot And Cookie Crumble Recipe

WELCOME Hi, Jo here, welcome to the April edition of Living Fair.

It’s great to have you here.

How lovely that the world seems to be opening up a bit and the prospect of fun in the summer months looks likely. No matter your circumstances, I hope that Traidcraft can help you make the right fair trade choices.

From the back end of May/early June, we have our summer catalogue dropping which is packed cover to cover with all your favourite vegan and Organic goodies, as well as new and articles on the issues which are important to both Traidcraft and you.

Speak soon,

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Did You See… We were featured in The Vegan? Our vegan-friendly biscuits, Stem Ginger and Double Chocolate got a fantastic write up. We’re ever so happy other people love them too!

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Take A Ride Down Memory Lane...

In a Tuk Tuk! Thank you very much to Janet Wells for sending us this newspaper cutting from The Church Times, 1981! It’s certainly got us talking…

Does anyone remember this throwback? Let us know!

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Interview with VENT for Change Did you catch Sarah and Rio's interview with founder of VENT for Change? If not, you can listen here.

M ER U H E R B S

Meet the Producers At the Heart of Tharaka Nithy County in Kenya, lies a company that is greatly invested in empowering and transforming the lives of local farmers. That company is Meru Herbs, who produce some of our best-selling jams, sauces and pesto.

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Meru Herbs Hot Chilli Pesto 61814 (180g) £3.25 61576 (6 x 180g) £17.55

Meru Herbs try to alleviate many of the challenges faced by smallscale farmers in Kenya, including climate change, which has a huge, detrimental effect on their harvests.

Here is a short video, explaining exactly how they do it!

Meru Tomato & Basil Sauce 31942 (295g) £3.25 31668 (6 x 295g) £17.55

Meru Tomato & Chilli Sauce 32020 (295g) £3.25 32096 (6 x 295g) £17.55

Meru Mango Jam 57060 (330g) £3.25 56720 (6 x 330g) £17.55

Meru Hibiscus Jam 58798 (330g) £3.25 57960 (6 x 330g) £17.55 traidcraftshop.co.uk

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SPOTLIGHT ON :

Tropical Wholefoods’ Mangoes and Cashews Here at Traidcraft, we are loving the newly rebranded Just5 range of handy snack bars from Tropical Wholefoods! Bursting with Fairtrade, 100% Organic fruit and nuts, these nutritional powerhouses are the perfect pick-me-up, any time of the day.

Want to know more?

Why not join us as we head to the source of some of the Fairtrade ingredients within these delicious new bars…

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Our friends at Tropical Wholefoods have been purchasing dried mangoes and cashews from Fairtrade supplier, Gebana Afrique in Burkina Faso, West Africa, for over a decade.

Gebana Afrique purchase Organic, Fairtrade, dried mangoes from 17 different rural cooperatives and associations

in the South of Burkina Faso.

Over this 10 year period, they have built fantastic relationships with the farmers and producers, the majority of whom are women, who have developed their Organic farming techniques and been able to live a higher quality of life than they would have ordinarily, due to the Fairtrade payment they receive for their goods.

Each year, thousands of tonnes of fresh mangoes and cashews are processed in the local processing facilities; these are the mangoes which go into the Just5 Mango and Brazil Nut and Pineapple and Cashew bars, as well as Tropical Wholefoods’ Dried Mango and the sweet, moreish, and delightfully creamy Tropical Wholefoods Cashew Nuts.

MANGOES AND CASHEWS BRING Multiple Benefits TO THE COOPERATIVES

Organic Apricot & Almond Bar 10381 (4 x 40g) 10382 (24 x 40g)

• T he fresh fruit farmers benefit from sales, the women doing the processing benefit from secure, paid employment. In addition, there is the Fairtrade social premium which benefits the whole community, as well as just the producers themselves.

Organic Mango & Brazil Bar 10383 (4 x 40g) 10384 (24 x 40g)

• A dult literacy, new water sources, bicycles and cereal banks are just some examples of what the social premium has been spent on by the cooperatives.

• S ince 2009, Comic Relief have funded a project under their Trade Programme to develop controlled biogas as an energy source for the mango drying in cooperatives. Using such energy improves the overall efficiency of mango drying technology, tackles mango pests, and reduces the use of wood as fuel in cashew processing.

Singles: (Min order 4 x 40g) £3.60 Cases: (24 x 40g) £19.44

Organic Pineapple & Cashew Bar 10385 (4 x 40g) 10386 (24 x 40g)

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So, the next time you bite into a Just5 bar, or slip a dried mango into your baking recipe, think about the good it’s doing for the producers and communities in West Africa!

Organic Date & Walnut Bar 10387 (4 x 40g) 10388 (24 x 40g) traidcraftshop.co.uk

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Product Update from Traidcraft 's Kirsty & Lizy We explained in last month’s Living Fair about the reasons behind our product delays, and once again we are very sorry for any inconvenience this caused.

The great news is that the following products are now in stock and available to order.

Traidcraft Mexican Organic Blossom Set Honey 31100 (500g) £5.75 32704 (6 x 500g) £31.20 Traidcraft Mexican Organic Blossom Clear Honey 33062 (500g) £5.75 37092 (6 x 500g) £31.20

Glitzy Handmade Oval Trinket Holder - 12 Pack Colours and designs vary.

56914 £35.40

Recycled Shopper Bag with Pouch (37 x 60cm) 10184 £6.00 Recycled Blue Floral Rug (Approx. size 90 x 150cm) 10176 £64.99

Liquorice Flip-Flop Doormat (75 x 50cm) 59690 £27

Traidcraft Organic Chocolate Range Thought Fairtrade and Organic Cotton Light Jade T-Shirt £27.95

Recycled Sari Birdhouse Ball (H16 x W15 x D15cm) Colours and designs vary 10357 £15 8

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Hedgehogs and Bluebell Jute Shopper (20 x 30 x 45cm) 10186 £6.99

Size 10 10215 Size 12 10216 Size 14 10217 Size 16 10218 Size 18 10219

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FIGHTING FOR ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE For our product photoshoots, we use family-run, local photographers, CTP Creative Imaging, who are located in Northumberland. Apart from regularly running completely off-grid (thanks to 10 kilowatt solar panels on the studio roof), CTP Creative Imaging used their time during lockdown to plant a small orchard of apple trees in their grounds, to help offset their carbon footprint.

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Below is Margaret and Richard’s inspirational story about how they went the extra mile and held a Big Brew Easter to make double the difference in these difficult times.

The Regenerators Appeal - ways to make DOUBLE the difference this Spring!

Between 8th March and 7th June 2021 all donations to Traidcraft Exchange’s Regenerators appeal will be DOUBLED, thanks to the UK government. And with lockdowns easing, and things looking brighter, there’s never been a better time to get involved!

From an inspiring video, to a PowerPoint presentation, photos, a press release and case studies, we’ve got everything you need to get involved and make DOUBLE the difference to those on the frontline of the climate crisis here: Regenerators Appeal Resources — Traidcraft Exchange It’s not just donations directly to the appeal which can be doubled – thanks to the UK government, mail order top up donations made at Traidcraft plc, charity gift cards, raffle tickets, and funds raised by sponsored or community events like a Big Brew Easter can all be doubled between 8th March and 7th June 2021.

Big Brew - Easter Whilst your Big Brew might look a little different this year, due to coronavirus restrictions, there are so many ways to hold an alternative event!

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Once people signed up, volunteers baked 10 cakes, and a selection of slices was packed into small boxes, sourced from a cake decorating company.

Teabags (sourced from Traidcraft plc, naturally) were also included, along with a quiz answer sheet reminding people to donate to the Regenerators appeal between 8th March and 7th June 2021.

Four days before the event, an email was sent to participants with details of their cake-box delivery, instructions on how to join the Big Brew quiz and how to donate using Just Giving. The day before the event, the beautifully boxed cakes were delivered on foot and by bike to participants.

The event was delivered virtually using Trinity church’s Zoom ‘space’. It included a good old social catch up, quiz delivery in break out rooms, and an answer and chat session at the end. Richard and Margaret devised their own Big Brew quiz – on the themes of cake and tea - from freepubquiz.co.uk.

Margaret says, ‘People just really enjoyed the chance to get together in person, and everyone was so generous’.

Special recognition and thanks go to Trinity Church, Lower Earley near Reading this month, for their generosity in supporting a suitably sociallydistanced Big Brew! The event raised an incredible £450 for Traidcraft Exchange’s Regenerators appeal. Thank you Margaret and Richard.

Download your Big Brew Easter resources below.

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Tree-mendous news!

This Spring, we’re launching a tree planting initiative that will work alongside our groundbreaking Regenerators appeal in Tanzania.

• Between March 8th and June 7th the UK government will double your donation to help the most vulnerable stand strong in the face of climate change.

Calling all green-fingered supporters!

We need your help to fund the planting of thousands of fruit trees across 632 acres of land – the trees will not only regenerate the land but will provide a livelihood for families in the Rufiji area of Tanzania.

We also invite you to stand in solidarity with the Regenerators and plant trees in your own local communities and regenerate the environment.

Take part as an individual or as part of your church or community group - and the difference you make will be multiplied:

On May 17th you’ll be able to hold an outdoor event for up to 30 people. What better way reunite with friends than to hold a tree-planting event to help raise money and change even more lives.

• For every £50 you raise - we will support the Regenerators to plant an acre of fruit trees in Tanzania.

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METHOD

800g apricot halves, drained

1. Preheat your oven to 180°C (160°C for fan assisted ovens). Place apricot halves and apple slices in the bottom of a rectangular ovenproof dish. Put ginger cookies in resealable food storage bag, and using a rolling pin, bash cookies until finely crushed.

4 peeled, green apples, cut into wedges

FAIR TRADE

Apricot and Ginger COOKIE CRUMBLE

INGREDIENTS

For an impressive dessert that won’t take long to make, but is sure to please even the fussiest of foodies, why not try our fair trade crumble recipe?

10 Traidcraft Stem Ginger Cookies 100g butter, diced and at room temperature 3/4 cup self-raising flour 1/4 cup brown sugar 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon Custard or ice cream to serve (optional)

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2. Mix flour, sugar, ginger and cinnamon in a bowl.

Rub in butter cubes to make fine crumbs. Stir in crushed biscuits. Sprinkle biscuit mixture over the fruit in the ovenproof dish.

3. Bake for 25 minutes or until golden. Remove from the oven and let stand for a few minutes. Serve with ice cream or custard if desired.