There's always a demand for teas, coffee and juices, and we try
our best to source products that are fairly-traded
or organically certified. We also set up direct links with suppliers
in order to give the best price to them, and you, the customer.
We offer a range of herbal, fruit, green and rooibos teas. Sourcing
from companies such as Simon Levelt,
who've been selling organic teas and coffee for
over 25 years and have helped to establish health and education
facilities for their farmer suppliers and their local communities.
We believe that the drinks you buy really can make a difference
to lives.
We also support the Zapatista
movement, who've developed similar projects in Mexico,
by selling their ground coffee and beans.
Juice-wise, we have local links to Wythenshawe's JP Juices who
package lunch-box friendly fair trade juices, where as further
afield we support Botton Village
in Yorkshire, a community set up for people with disabilities
who supply a wide range of locally processed, great tasting fruit
juices.
We keep competitive on price whilst still promoting our ethics,
and selling great tasting products!
Mexico produces one of the best coffees in the world, mainly
grown in the mountains, and the beans are Mexico's main export.
More than 3 million Mexicans depend on the production of coffee
and on its
exportation for their livelihoods. Of these, the majority
are small producers, mostly indigenous Mayans, struggling
even to survive in a world market with rock-bottom coffee
prices, while others are underpaid workers on huge plantations
owned by the national elite or large foreign companies. Read
more...