A regular presence in the shop we thought it was high time we learnt a little bit more about Viv. A teacher in her past life, Viv is a welcoming and friendly addition to the shop she always has time to help you choose the perfect gift. What is your favourite fair trade product? My favourite Fairtrade…
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It’s nearly the summer holidays, everyone is exhausted, there seems to be some sort of sports day or summer fair every other day, and now you need to come up with a teacher gift. ARRGGHHH!!!! Don’t panic, help is at hand, we have had a browse round the shop and picked out some of our…
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Alison is one of our wonderful volunteers and has been a familiar face over the last three years. As well as her friendly and welcoming nature she is also one of the shop’s best customers! She just can’t resist when we get new products in! We’ve asked her a few questions to help you to…
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Kilombero rice is delicious rice grown in North Malawi, giving the customer the option of white or brown grains. We buy the rice from JTS; a fair trade, not-for-profit organisation that has a special relationship with Malawi, that supports local Malawian farmers. The rice is grown on nutrient rich soil along Lake Malawi, this paired…
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We celebrated Good Taste director Rob’s birthday at the weekend with a fabulous birthday brunch topped off with the most delicious fair trade tiffin! We couldn’t resist sharing the recipe (and a few mouth-watering pictures!) with you… Ingredients 100g butter 25g Traidcraft soft brown sugar 3 tbsp fair trade cocoa 4 tbsp fair-trade golden syrup…
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Fathers with their young babies… Which is your favourite pair? Comment on our Facebook and Instagram competition posts for a chance of winning. ‘Dippy’ and ‘Mini Dippy’ the orange Diplodocus, ‘Terry’ and ‘Mini Terry’ the green T-Rex, ‘Tommy’ and ‘Mini Tommy’ the red Triceratops, or ‘ ‘Monty’ and ‘Mini Monty’ the brown Woolly Mammoth. All…
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Father’s Day is almost upon us (17th June if you weren’t sure!) and we’ve got some great gift ideas for you to show your Dad how much you love him! Whatever his interests and your budget we’ve got the perfect fair trade gift for him… For the chef… Does your dad love spending time in…
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Plastic, and the amount we use, has hit the headlines over the last few weeks. With so much going to landfill due to plastic either not being able to be recycled or people choosing not to, we are reaching a plastic crisis! The supermarkets have been called on to reduce their plastic packaging, but what…
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At Good Taste – The Sheffield Fair Trade Shop our prices will be the same as they are every other day, because we buy all our products at a fair price, and sell them to our customers at a fair price too. All the farmers and artisans who have produced the things we sell have been paid…
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Would you like to buy an ethical gift but live too far away from a fair trade shop? You might like to take advantage of our bespoke gift box scheme, where you can choose from any of the items we sell – food, jewellery, clothing, accessories, home ware, and mix and match them to make…
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