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Post by Starchild on Mar 23, 2007 7:12:29 GMT
There, said it!
What about fair trade for UK farmers? Some stores are removing British beet sugar off the shelves in favour of imported fair trade cane sugar, where is the fairness in that?
Fair trade this and fair trade that, why fair trade anything we can produce in the UK? It would be far bloody fairer to support the farmers here. Fair trade doesn't do much for "carbon food miles", doesn't do much for my pocket!
Fair trade wine, fair trade vodka, fair trade rum. what next, fair trade bog roll?...(oh yeah seen that too)
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cleiteag
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Post by cleiteag on Mar 23, 2007 17:13:31 GMT
When it comes to some stuff Fair trade is great, coffee, ma che from Brazil, plonk from the gods only know where.. but your right it is a con because it does sod all for food miles. I will admit to buying fair trade, but only stuff I know does not grow here and will never grow here and even then its more of a treat then a neccessity.
To make an impact the best policy is grow your own, if you can't do that, buy from your local farm shop or farmers market, and if that stuffs up buy ethically, limit the packaging, by UK produced and pat yourself on the back for doing something worth while
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Post by stormy on Mar 23, 2007 19:36:07 GMT
but ive always said that lol
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Post by beirn on Mar 29, 2007 13:14:41 GMT
I buy fairtrade for coffee and tea simply because they are not grown here and the peoepl growing them are virutal slaves to the companies - fairtrade does a lot of good in that context. But as a rule of thumb, when buying food local produce is always better for the environment so i usually opt for locally grown food.
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Post by Starchild on Mar 29, 2007 14:35:51 GMT
mind you, you can grow arabica beans in the UK...or so my cousin keeps telling me.
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Post by mickster on Mar 29, 2007 20:38:43 GMT
You cant have fair trade in UK because you are white imperialist racist bigots who live off of the backs of the struggling oppressed third world. You also have to give them lots of money via charities in a vain attempt to salve your guilty consciences.
Come a certain Halibut revolution, there would be no imported foods and everything would be seasonal and home grown. Once that happens, you can be sure that tea and coffee planters would be hammering at our door to trade with us. In the meantime....Turnip juice is great for the bowels and so refreshing. ;D ;D ;D
Mick.
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Post by stormy on Mar 29, 2007 20:54:53 GMT
does halibet get inported as well them?
look, im tired
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