February 5, 2009 at 10:39 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: ethical fashion, fairtrade, second hand
So the New Year has been and gone. I hit the sales – not like a mad woman possessed, but I did have fun, and Megan’s wardrobe is sorted for the next 6 months. Mostly though I was baffled by the choices and selections on offer, that through sheer confusion, I didn’t buy anything.
So the sales have passed for the most part (apart from going-bankrupt-sales) and I am left in a space between the project and so called normalcy. The question is essentially where to go from here. I dont really want to go back to “the mall”, but I dont want to continue 100% second hand. I have discovered whole areas of eco-fashion and goods that I would like to support. I have found that fair-trade goods have moved on light-years from where they were 5 years ago, and again, I would like to support this.
I would like to continue to live second hand, but building in FairTrade and Ethical shops and product ranges. I then have to question this blog. hopefully it will still be interesting, but different. For those interested, I have also been sucked into the world of Twitter so follow me at http://twitter.com/tammyfurey
-Tammy
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December 10, 2008 at 6:47 pm (Uncategorized)
Tags: christmas, fairtrade, presents, shopping
’tis the season, blah blah……. welcome to customer heaven/ hell. So you may be asking, how on earth are you coping with Xmas pressies? Or, if you are a friend/ relative who usually get gifts, you may be slightly concerned what horrors await you.
Have I bought anything new? I would have to say ‘yes’ – BUT I have stuck to fairtrade or blooming ethical. For example, my mum (who doesn’t read the blog) is getting the same wind up radio she got me for my birthday, as she asked me for one. Wrapping paper is handmade Tradcraft paper, and my a friend is getting fairtrade, handmade draw thingys (nice, honestly). Everyone else is getting second hand, good quality eBay purchases, or charity schemed stuff (Dad, you are helping set up a coffee co-op and Granny, you have 4 acres of soil association farm land!).
Has it been difficult? No, but planning helps and a certain amount of flexibility. Also hoping friends are good friends, and don’t mind slightly battered copies of DVDs. But surely they wouldn’t be good friends if they didn’t forgive me? So generally its all going OK.
In fact, I am becoming a real fan of fairtraded stuff. The selection and quality has seriously moved on (less comedy chickens made out of recycled oil drums) and more beauty and practicality. The jewelry is wonderful and successfully competes with the high street in price and style. I guess working for Kent and the Wider World/ Commonwork has a lot to do with this new love.
- Tammy
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