1. Ice Cream – Ben and Jerry’s already have 4 different Fairtrade flavours and are currently working on sourcing fairtrade ingredients for their whole range of ice creams and frozen yoghurts. Available in supermarkets, cinemas and even vending machines!
2. Beauty Products – Boots stock a full range of Fairtrade products including moisturisers, exfoliating scrubs and bath wash. It’s one of the first complete ranges of beauty care products to be certified as containing Fairtrade ingredients sourced from around the world to refresh, revitalise and moisturise. Available in all Boots high street stores.
3. Beer – Mongozo beer comes in 4 unique Fairtrade flavours. The word Mongozo means ‘to your health!’ in the language of the Chokwe people of Africa. You’ll be pleasantly surprised by the exotic variety of Banana, Mango, Coconut and Quinoa.  You can get Monogozo beer at exotic restaurants, festivals, beach bars and supermarkets. Gift packs are available and make the perfect present for any beer-lover willing to experiment.
4. Flowers – Gift-givers can now choose from the growing range of beautiful bouquets of Fairtrade certified flowers now available in shops and online including Interflora, Tesco and Sainsbury’s. There are Fairtrade certified flower farms in countries like Kenya, Sri Lanka, Columbia and Ecuador. Over 10,000 flower growers benefit from Fairtrade flowers grown in this country.
5. Clothes – … Or more specifically the cotton used to make the clothes. The Fairtrade Foundation works in 59 countries, touching the lives of approximately 7.5 million cotton farmers and their families. Countless clothing manufactures are using Fairtrade certified cotton in their clothing lines. See some of our favourites in our Top 5 Fairtrade Fashion Labels article or a full list on the Fairtrade.org.uk
6. Footballs – Along with Basketballs, Volleyballs, Netballs and Rugby Balls, Ethletic produce high quality, hand stitched, Fairtrade balls made using rubber from responsibly managed rubber plantations. They can even produce custom designed balls for sports teams, schools and charities.
7. Vodka – FAIR Vodka is not only the first Quinoa-based Vodka but also the first Fairtrade vodka in the world. Their Quinoa is cultivated by over 1,200 small producers in the Bolivian Altiplano. FAIR also make fairtrade coffee and goji liqueurs and have a variety of Fairtrade Cocktail Recipes on their website.
8. Cake – Everyone loves cake. The Co-Op have the biggest range of Faitrade cakes, including Banana Loaf, Chocolate Sponge, Jaffa Mini Rolls and even Christmas Pudding. And if you prefer baking your own cakes why not use Fairtrade sugar, syrups, jams and spreads! All available at Co-Op supermarkets.
9. Cola - Ubuntu Cola was the first cola in the UK to get the Fairtrade Mark and it fizzes with Fairtrade sugar from Malawi and Zambia. It is available in cans and bottles and you can find places to buy it near you on the Ubuntu Cola Website
10. Sweets – Burnt Sugar create delicious crumbly fudge made with Fairtrade Sugar. Trust us, this stuff tastes amazing! They make a great treat and can be bought at Waitrose, Tesco and Oxfam.

If you’ve enjoyed any of these products already let us know in the comments. Can’t find these products in your local shop? Then speak to the manager and ask for it to be stocked.

This really is fantastic news for use here at Smoothiecast. One, because we love Ben & Jerry’s – It clearly is the best ice cream in the world. Two – this sets the standard now for other food companies. If B&J’s can do it with the complex and varied ingredients they use then it should be a stroll for others to follow suit! Let’s add the pressure – let your favorite manufacturers know what the Ice Cream Connoisseurs have done and tell them that they need to follow suit!

You know what this also means? Watch out for more and more Ben & Jerry’s in our Smoothies – Naughty… … … but oh so nice!

Not only are Ben & Jerry’s making their Ice Cream Fairtrade certified but their website is packed full of Fairtrade fun, competitions and a funky Fairtrade initiative which you can get involved with!

Find out more about Ben & Jerry’s Giant Leap for Humankind Here!

Winward Islands

Located in the Eastern Carribrean, The Winward Islands Farmers Association (WINFA) have been promoting Fairtrade since the early 90s and the first consignment of Fairtrade bananas from the Windward Islands arrived in the UK in July 2000.

Conrad James is one of over 500 farmers on the islands benefitting from selling the bananas he produces at a fair price. Fairtrade is helping to change peoples’ way of life and is encouraging them to stay in farming rather than get jobs in other industries or leave the island altogether. The fairtrade premium is being used for a variety of community projects ranging from computer equipment in schools to new trucks to deliver fertiliser.

Dominican Republic

ASOBANU was founded in 1998 and is based near the town of Batey Amina in the northwest of the Dominican Republic. It brings together small-scale farmers who don’t have the capacity to export on their own and who wouldn’t otherwise be able to participate in Fairtrade. Membership has grown from eight farmers at the beginning to 191 today, including 34 women. The group was Fairtrade certified in 2004 and 102 farms also have organic certification.

The organisation is in a depressed area of the country where the people endure much hardship and work almost entirely in agriculture. The main product is bananas, which has a long tradition here. The ability to own their own land and their own production is very important to farmers as it provides an income and reduces the need to migrate to the capital or abroad.

Colombia

Fairtrade is benefitting the community and the environment in Asoproban farms in Colombia. Members have access to courses in dental health care, preventive health care and hygiene as well as accountancy and audit techniques. The Agricultural Committee has cut back aerial crop spraying by three cycles to protect workers and the environment. Asoproban now sprays less than many large Colombian plantations but achieves the same levels of quality and productivity.

“A consumer who buys a Fairtrade banana knows that they are contributing to the life of a small producer here in Colombia, and what’s more, they are contributing to a whole lot of different causes and are supporting the health and wellbeing not just of the banana producers but their whole community” – Deris Ariza, Asoproban

Rest of the World

Fairtrade bananas are also supplied by certified producer groups in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Ghana, Peru and are sold in all major supermarkets throughout the UK, along with other independent outlets

1. Farmers get a fair and stable price for their products
2. Farmers and plantation workers get extra income to improve their lives
3. A greater respect for the environment
4. Small farmers have stronger position in world markets
5. A closer link between you and the producers

Next time you go shopping, stop and think about where the product comes from. Did the farmer get a fair deal? The fairtrade mark guarantees this. Change today, choose Fairtrade!

Avacados:Asda, Booths, Marks & Spencers, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose stores.

Lychees:Asda, Booths, Marks & Spencers, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose stores.

Bananas: Co-op, Sainsbury's and Waitrose stores, most branches of Asda, Booths, Budgens, Marks & Spencers, Morrisons, Nisa,

Citrus Fruits such as Oranges, Lemons, Satsumas, Clementines, Navels, Navel Lates and Valencies: available in some Co-op and Tesco stores.

Fairtrade Oranges and Clementines are also available in some Asda, Booths, Budgens, and Waitrose stores.

Coconuts: Sainsbury's

Grapes: Asda, Booths, Budgens, Co-op, Marks & Spencers, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose stores.

Mangoes: Asda, Booths, Co-op, Sainsbury's, Waitrose and Tesco

Pears: Asda, Booths, Co-op and Tesco stores.

Plums: Co-op and Tesco

pinapples: Asda, Booths, Co-op, Marks & Spencers, Sainsbury's, Tesco and Waitrose

We also use fairtrade Honey, Yoghurt and Vanilla

And remember if your supermarket or greengrocer does not stock fairtrade produce please ask them why, and tell them that they should, customers opinions are important to retailers and by lobbying the retail industry, we the consumer have the power to make a difference.

You can read more about the Fairtrade foundation at: www.fairtrade.org.uk/