In the thirty years since Fairtrade products started appearing on our supermarket shelves we have come a long way.
With the advent of fair trade communities - started by Garstang in 2001 there was a great opportunity for us all to work together in small groups to bring Fairtrade to the fore in our local areas. Lancashire has been a Fairtrade county since 2015 and has joined over 2000 towns, cities and other communities around the world.
Fairtrade is a movement led by grassroots campaigners who have persuaded their friends and family, local authorities and businesses to embrace fair trade principles and source products with the Fairtrade mark. Those original three products from 1994 have grown to around 5,000.
Whether you're looking for a sweet chocolate treat, your breakfast cup of tea, a banana to snack on at the gym or something more unusual you'll find a range of Fairtrade marked products from gin to deodorant, flowers to nuts.
Find a wide range in dedicated fair trade shops like Clitheroe's Shop of Hope, Rochdale's Fair For All and Bolton's Justicia
If your church, school or community group wants a speaker or some fair trade products to sell get in touch with us or the organisations listed above.
We were delighted to learn that Lancashire County Council has recently committed to serve 100% Fairtrade coffee and tea at its outlets around the county including the cafe at Beaconfell. We know the impact of this and other decisions to choose Fairtrade will be felt by farmers and workers around the world.
Our Chair Joanna was interviewed by Sharon Hartley on Radio Lancashire on Monday 16 September and you can listen to the recording
We're asking our MPs to pledge their support for Fairtrade. It would be great if all the Lancashire MPs would take up the challenge. You can use our simple tool to ask your MP now
Every time you choose a Fairtrade product you are making a difference.
Thank you for being the change
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