A new guide on where to buy Fairtrade products in Stafford Borough is to be launched at an event next week.
The Fairtrade Fun Day is going ahead on Saturday (8 May) in the Market Square, Stafford and will include samples of Fairtrade products as well as games.
Fairtrade involves paying farmers and other workers in poorer countries across the world a fair price for their goods. This helps communities invest in proper healthcare, education and more sustainable methods of production.
The borough council event will mark World Fairtrade Day and the guide lists supermarkets, smaller shops, cafes and bars where people can buy Fairtrade products. Staffordshire County Council, local fair-trade shop – Wikijum in Stone – and Midlands Co-operative will also be supporting the fun day.
The pamphlet can be picked up in the various Fairtrade outlets as well as local libraries and the Civic Centre in Stafford. It is also available online at www.staffordbc.gov.uk/fairtrade.
The guide has been compiled by Stafford Borough Council and Stafford Area Action for Fairtrade. The area became a ‘Fairtrade Borough’ in February last year.
Tracy Redpath, Policy and Partnerships Manager at Stafford Borough Council, said: “As a borough we have been keen to promote Fairtrade products so that we can all do our bit to help some of the poorest people in our world have the chance to improve their standard of living and receive some of the benefits of medical care and nutrition that we all take for granted.”
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