We just love recycled products at Harrogate Fair Trade! With some products it’s impossible to tell until you read the label, while others wear their recycled heart on their sleeve. Zuri Design cards, made in Uganda from locally sourced pineapple tops, elephant grass and banana fibre, are definitely one of those.
Shop in style with our bespoke Harrogate tote bag in sustainable jute. The Pump Rooms in Harrogate are a huge part of our history. They became a health and wellness destination because of the famous spring water during the 1800s.
This bag was designed exclusively for Harrogate Fair Trade Shop, in the style of classic railway posters, and is only available from us in-store and online.
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We’re really pleased to share some exciting news with you.
Supported by David Skaith, Mayor of York and North Yorkshire, Harrogate Fair Trade and partners have secured £149,633. This funding was awarded by the York and North Yorkshire Combined Authority through the Vibrant and Sustainable HighStreets Fund.
This means we can begin planning a new, larger collaborative ethical shop in Harrogate town centre.
We just love recycled products at Harrogate Fair Trade! With some products it’s impossible to tell until you read the label, while others wear their recycled heart on their sleeve. Zuri Design cards, made in Uganda from locally sourced pineapple tops, elephant grass and banana fibre, are definitely one of those.
Why the future of chocolate Is becoming uncertain
How easy it is to buy chocolate without giving much thought to where it comes from! For many people it’s just a little treat added to the weekly shop. Yet the choices we make today will impact the sustainability of cocoa farming in the years to come, including whether chocolate itself remains affordable.
A Fair Trade partnership that values people, materials and time. After harvesting the fruit, banana plants have to be cut back so that they regrow...
What are the benefits of fair trade?
Fair trade is about putting people before profit, refusing to accept a global system that exploits those at the bottom and campaigning to ensure everyone has a fair chance. It exists to create opportunities for those who have none, seeking out those who need help most and giving them training and support for as long as they need it.
Why is fair trade so important right now?
Our planet is in a time of crisis where greed and growth are bringing us to the brink of destruction. Many of the people who make the things we sell are already suffering from the effects of climate change, especially the farmers who have seen droughts, floods, and disease destroy their crops. Fair trade is a hopeful vision of how the world might be if we adjusted the balance.
How do you know your fair trade products are actually fair?
All of our food features the well known Fairtrade logo, an accreditation system that ensures fair wages, good working conditions, support to grow businesses, and a Fairtrade Premium for community projects. Our craft products come through BAFTS or WFTO members who have to demonstrate how they benefit those they're working with and that fair trade practices are being met.
Why should I shop fair trade?
We sell beautiful fair trade products and fabulous fairtrade food from all over the world in our little ethical store. Most of our food is organic and grown by smallholder farmers in co-operatives, people who are fighting to keep the land viable for future generations.
Our craft products are often handmade, recycled and sustainable - things made from scrap or with a conscious desire to reduce their impact on the planet. When you buy a fair trade gift from us, you're not just buying a present for a friend or family member you're helping someone you don't know on the other side of the world. Every product has a story behind it, of courage, humanity and a desire to see things change, and when you buy from us, you're part of that story too.
