It was so nice hearing from you it has been more privilege of being sponsored by you through Amigos. It is so exciting to know that you coming hope I get to meet you that will be so good. Am just counting days to going home but I fill so
Kira Farm Training Centre Ethical Addictions are thrilled to announce the sponsorship of two Kira Farm trainees for 2015 in Uganda through the amazing work of Amigos charity. Kira Farm is a unique facility set in 22 acres of fertile land whereby Amigos is able to equip and train some
Summer 2014 An amazing and exhausting trip! I was met by Athos in Sao Paulo then we travelled north into the mountains to Machado. I spent the next few days with the family, on the farm, in the rainforest, and watching Brazil record an historic 7-1 defeat – good job
Lead article of the rport (approx 7 mins) – interesting on both sides, and fair. Exresses much of what we have experienced on the ground and been saying for years. Worth a listen. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022171602if_/http://www.griffithsspeaker.com/Fairtrade/BBC%20Fairtrade%20small.wav From Peter Griffiths: Fairtrade Foundation UK will not appear on a platform with me because
Here’s the latest from EA – a travel report from our latest trip to East Africa It really was an excellent trip and very encouraging on many levels. The most telling comment came form one of the farm managers one evening as we talked about trade and aid. We talked
Ethical Addictions has a new home as of Monday 18th June, 2012: Rear Warehouse 69A Alvin Street Gloucester GL1 3EH But it’s more than just a new warehouse and offices We definitely benefit from a great office and distribution space, but we also get to partner with an exciting new project
Following our visit to the Orera village in December I want to share the following updates. The harvest was early and so most of the picking was done. All the beans were in the final days of drying before going to the mill and then being packed to send to
Exportação Café Ecologico–Inglaterra This was the title of the email I received last week. Simple translation/meaning – the export of eco/organic/biodiverse coffee to England. Just had confirmation from Athos at the Gerezim Farm in Brazil that our coffee is packed and ready to ship – as many of you know this
‘Ethical Objections to Fairtrade’ by Peter Griffiths has just been published in the Journal of Business Ethics It quotes a wide range of academic field research and information provided by Fairtrade itself. Its conclusions are: The Fairtrade movement is a group of businesses claiming to trade ethically. The claims are
