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Stuff you can swap
Fair Trade products are really taking off. It’s no longer just coffee on the shelves. There’s lot’s to choose from.
Refresh yourself with a Fairtrade hot drink and savour the thought that you’re helping to revitalise the local economy for the coffee growers, cocoa farmers and tea pluckers. Thanks to the Fairtrade premium they can send their kids to school or attend a new local clinic instead of having to walk for half a day for medical help.
Swap your tee shirt for one made from Fairtrade Certified organic cotton and feel great, not just in the way you look – but about the fair price the people that grow and pick the cotton receive.
Swap your choc, and other sweet treats to Fairtrade and make life sweeter for sugar and cocoa farmers and their workers. The swap to Fairtrade is easy to swallow. And, at last they’re in New Zealand! Kiwis can swap to Fairtrade bananas and unzip a healthy snack ensuring a healthier economic outlook for banana growers and their families in Ecuador. Sweet as!
Look for the ever growing range of Fairtrade labelled products in your local supermarket or why not check out the great fair trade ranges from outlets such as Oxfam shops in Australia and Trade Aid stores in New Zealand. And even if your favourite shop doesn't stock Fairtrade, why not take one our 'Swap in Your Shop' postcards and ask them to consider swapping to selling some Fairtrade?
Useful resources:
Buying Guide - for cafes, workplaces, faithgroups and schools