Monthly Archives: June 2011

Fair Trade – an important piece of the poverty puzzle

Posted on 30 June 2011 by Nadiah

Fair trade – it’s one of those catchall phrases. We often hear about fair trade clothing or fair trade coffee, and while we know that it is the better option to buy, do we know what it actually means? And … Continue reading →

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Win $30 of Fair Trade kidswear

Posted on 27 June 2011 by Nadiah

Hi everyone I’m excited to announce that Bluecaravan is hosting a giveaway for Playing Fair. At the blog post at Bluecaravan, you can find out a little more about me and what motivates me to run Playing Fair. If you’d … Continue reading →

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No, don’t eat the compost!

Posted on 23 June 2011 by Nadiah

Just kidding, he knows it’s for the worm farm. Or “for the wums”, as Our Embodiment of the Primal Chaos calls it. And as if I’d just be taking photos while he eats rotting food!? Actually come to think of … Continue reading →

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Finding Fairtrade Certified in Australia

Posted on 23 June 2011 by Nadiah

This month FTAANZ released the Fairtrade Certified Procurement Guide (pdf), which is a guide for sourcing Fairtrade Certified products. The guide is designed for mainly for workplaces, but I think the information in it is generally useful for anyone looking … Continue reading →

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Free New Internationalist articles online

Posted on 10 June 2011 by Nadiah

I just got sent an email about something cool that New Internationalist Magazine have done – they’ve put over 13,000 of their articles up for free at The New Internationalist Magazine Guide site. When you go there you can scroll … Continue reading →

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