The FAIR Trade Store Blog
Fair Trade, Travel, Shopping, Food, The Environment, Ethical Living, Current Affairs, Events and My Secret Diary
“These are some of the areas I write about regularly and discuss with The FAIR Trade Store’s growing community. It’s a place where I document my regular travels and the Fair Trade products and new artisans, producers, suppliers, wholesalers and importers I find along the way.
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Paul Wolfenden
Owner of The FAIR Trade Store
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The FAIR Trade Store has a Shop on eBay
The FAIR Trade Store has a Shop on eBay Love it or hate it, eBay is definitely "a thing" in The UK for buying and selling products and gifts. As the "High Street" continues to [...]
Why this wooden earring stand should be one of your Fair Trade Christmas gifts “for her”.
What gift do you give "the woman who has everything" for Christmas in 2021? The answer is this tiered wooden earring stand / holder. Not only is it an ethical choice, being Fair Trade, [...]
Last order dates for The FAIR Trade Store – Christmas 2021
If you are still looking for those last-minute stocking-fillers this Christmas, you can place orders online with The FAIR Trade Store right up until 12.00 noon on Tuesday 21st December, 2021. Christmas Day this year [...]
Shopping for Ethical Christmas Presents and Gifts Online?
If you’re in need of some inspiration for ethical Christmas presents and gifts this year and wanting something that's a little bit different, then take a look at this range of Fair Trade products. Picked [...]
Merry Christmas from The FAIR Trade Store
The FAIR Trade Store would like to wish a "very happy and healthy Christmas" to all its customers, suppliers, importers, producers, artisans, service providers, helpers and supporters, friends, followers and fans. "Thank you for helping [...]
Free The FAIR Trade Store Website with Google My Business
Just a quick "heads up". Did you know that by getting your business listed with Google My Business and Google Maps, you are offered the chance to create a free Google Website? To quote Google [...]
The Artisans who make Fair Trade Products – Madhya Kalikata Shilpangan (MKS)
It`s a popular question. Who are the actual artisans that make the Fair Trade products that are now available for us to buy? Well, Madhya Kalikata Shilpangan (or MKS) are one of the groups that [...]
Superb food, drink and service at this new Southport Nepalese Restaurant – Great Himalayas
I live in Southport, an attractive resort on the North West Coast of England - just north of Liverpool and South of Blackpool. Being a "foodie", when a new restaurant business starts-up, I simply have [...]
Fascinating Facts About Nepal
Nepal - an amazing place to visit as a traveller. Find out more about this remote country whose Flag is the only National Flag that isn`t square or rectangle! National Flag of Nepal [...]
Taking a closer look at Handicraft Villa in India & their Buffalo Leather Wallets & Accessories
Talented artisans at Handicraft Villa in India make these classic buffalo leather wallets and accessories. THEIR CREDENTIALS... Known as "The House of Artisans", they were established in 2009 in Jaipur, Rajasthan & are a manufacturer, [...]
Visiting Craftworks Cambodia in Phnom Penh
It was on a buying trip to Cambodia that I arranged to visit the offices & craft centre of Craftworks Cambodia in Phnom Penh. It is The Kingdom of Cambodia’s capital city & sits at [...]
What is a Mandala?
A Mandala is a spiritual or ritual geometric configuration of symbols or a map. In Buddhism and Hinduism teachings, it represents the universe. The meaning of the word mandala in Sanskrit is "circle". Circles have [...]
“A Tasty Thai Treat Tucked Away on Fleet Street, Liverpool”
I`m a committed "foodie" and particularly like Thai food. Here is my full, detailed review of a favourite Thai restaurant in Liverpool city-centre - Spice Thai... "This was my 2nd visit to Spice Thai and [...]
Worry Dolls explained…
What exactly are Worry Dolls? Worry Dolls, or sometimes called Trouble Dolls (in Spanish they are refered to as Muñeca quitapena) are small, "dolls" that originate from Guatemala, although they are also found in parts [...]
The Story Behind Handmade Recycled Newspaper Gift Bags from India
Handmade Recycled Newspaper Gift Bags from India. This project involves a Fair Trade group that helps street children and orphans sleeping rough in the railway station in New Delhi. It was established in 2004 by [...]
What exactly is Hemp & the Cannabis Sativa Plant?
"Hemp” is another name for the Cannabis Sativa plant. This same species of plant is also refered to as Marijuana. Hemp, or industrial hemp, is a strain of the Cannabis Sativa plant species that is [...]
What is The Hamsa Hand?
The Hamsa Hand is an ancient Middle Eastern palm-shaped amulet symbolising the “Hand of God”. It depicts the open right hand. It is also popular in northern Africa, but in all faiths it is a [...]
There is a Rumah in Birkdale Village… and it`s gathering momentum – Restaurant Foodie Review by Pad Thai Paul
Rumah translates from Indonesian as "home". The concept is based on a South East Asian theme, with food from Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines. Rumah Bar & Kitchen is a 2-floor venue with plenty of [...]
