The annual Fairtrade fortnight was recently marked on Arran with a series of events at the Co-op and at primary schools.
Fairtrade has seen an increase in both support and sales as more shoppers and businesses get behind the organisation. This growth means many more farmers are getting a better deal with better incomes though Fairtrade, which is why the organisation spent Fairtrade Fortnight asking more people in the UK to come on in to Fairtrade and help forge a fairer future for the farmers and workers whom are relied upon for so many of our favourite products.
The theme this year is ‘Come on in to Fairtrade’ and Arran Fairtrade, in collaboration with the Co-op in Brodick, helped spread the message to shoppers with a special stall and held a raffle for a Fairtrade hamper.