From deforestation to fertiliser; our taste for coffee has left some of the world’s most precious eco-systems in a precarious state. George Blacksell looks at how the coffee industry is cleaning up its act
… Deforestation Eco-systems Food Amazon Farming Fairtrade Organic Food And Drink holding.jpg … problems, with more than 6.4 million cups of Fairtrade coffee consumed each day, according to the Fairtrade Foundation . Organic coffee sales …
The Ecologist's Green Living Editor finds answers to your ethical dilemmas. This week she’s looking at eco-labels
… that everything I buy is ethical, organic or Fairtrade – preferably all three. But thanks … confused. Does buying ECOCERT mean its Fairtrade too or not? Is the Freedom Foods … with eco labels is the sheer volume of them. Fairtrade, ECOCERT, Soil Association, …
Palestinian minister Ziad Abu Ain died yesterday after being attacked by Israeli soldiers while planting olive trees in the West Bank - a peaceful and fruitful challenge to a long and brutal military occupation. As Zaytoun co-founder Cathi Pawson writes, we can help by buying organic Palestinian olive oil, available in the UK against all the odds.
… sale of this oil as a high quality, organic, Fairtrade product was far from … knew by taste how good it was. Organic and Fairtrade certification was a further … space was lost. A first: certified organic, Fairtrade Palestinian olive oil To find our …
Food Ethics Council policy director Sean Roberts explains why a debate on fairness in food and farming is long overdue
… Health Society Food Politics And Economics Fairtrade Supermarkets … profits constantly assail us over our Fairtrade breakfast brew. The world’s not …
Most mass-produced pudding wouldn't know real, healthy, organic ingredients if it saw them. Laura Sevier meets the Finlays, who are putting the 'nice' back into ice cream
… bakeries – and last September branched into Fairtrade territory with their ‘Cream … coffee and cocoa used in the range is from Fairtrade sources. ‘You almost need a whole …
As hundreds of British dairy farmers are forced out of business by milk prices well below production cost, writes Patrick Holden, it's time for a 'fair trade' British milk label that guarantees a fair price to smaller scale farmers operating to good environmental and animal welfare standards.
… I'd be very interested to know what the UK Fairtrade Foundation thinks about this idea. … organic label, but when we approached the Fairtrade Foundation we received a clear … message which I can roughly summarise as: "Fairtrade is about tea, coffee and bananas …
Solar energy is not just about electricity, writes Anne Wheldon. It's also about heat - and three innovative projects highlighted by the Ashden Awards are showing how solar heat can dramatically reduce the carbon footprint of food processing and farming, while helping agricultural businesses increase profits
… of the dried fruit achieves both organic and Fairtrade certification - no mean feat when …