lovethatstuff Fair Trade markets

lovethatstuff's Fair Trade Market at Friends' Meeting House, Brighton is on every third Saturday of every month of the year and is hosted by Barbara Wilson for www.lovethatstuff.co.uk

When and where to find us:

Saturday 16th August 2008
11am-4pm
lovethatstuff Fair Trade Market
Friends' Meeting House,
Ship Street, Brighton

Jewellery, clothing, bags, scarves, fruit baskets, coffees, African black soap, cards and more. Local food including: bread, cakes, cheese, jams, and world food in the garden and café .

What the market is about:

• You can buy a wonderful range of fair trade jewellery, clothing, art, accessories, household goods, coffee etc (see below for a fuller list).

• You can buy delicious world food to eat here or take away.

• You can celebrate world culture by joining in our range of drop-in events which run alongside the day: 12-4pm Complementary therapy taster sessions (Brighton market only)

Why we do it:

Lots of people have asked why lovethatstuff doesn't have a shop. Well, we prefer to keep our costs down so that we can pass this on to you the customer. Our prices mean that fair trade is not exclusively for the well-off - it's for everyone. We all need some stuff and we do actually love our stuff because we know the producers and how much care they take and what difference it makes. We hope you will love it too.

And we think it's much nicer to have a market where lots of people can come together and have a great day.

Who joins us:

Palestine Solidarity Campaign - great olive oil, lovely pottery.
Tearcraft - a lovely eclectic mix.
Fairly Covered - fair trade duvets and pillow covers.
Brighton Tibet Link - incense, jewellery, bags, clothes.
Cambodia Handicraft Association - babies booties, silk bags.
Ethiopian scarves - silk scarves.
Nicaraguan coffee - gourmet fair trade Nicaraguan coffee.
Eco-coffee - fair trade coffees from around the developing world.
(These are just some of the regular stalls)

Local traders sell: face and body creams; Spanish and Turkish food; olives and things; local speciality cheeses; bread, croissants and cakes; salads; fudge; honey, jams, jellies and preserves.

Who lovethatstuff buys from:

lovethatstuff sells fair trade art, craft, clothing, accessories and jewellery from eleven developing countries.

Artists and artisans from Bangladesh, Bolivia, Chile, Guatemala, India, Nepal, Indonesia, Kenya, Uganda, Mexico and Vietnam, are proud to present their work.

"Probably the best range of fair trade goods you'll see in one place."

"Well worth a visit. Check it out."

The full, gorgeous range of lovethatstuff's fair trade goods is on sale here monthly.

How to contact us:

Telephone (01273) 675778 or email us. We have had lots of help and always appreciate people who help us set up the market, will sell for us at parties etc, organise fashion shows or who feel they have other particular skills i.e. design, marketing, etc.

How much you can expect to pay:

From as little as £1 for a small silk jewellery purse to £300 for a wallhanging.

The Brighton Fair Trade Fair & Famers' Market sells the following range, most months we have: bags (jute, cotton, velvet, silk), baskets, breads, bracelets, brooches, bowls, cakes, cheeses, coffees, croissants, cushion covers, duvet covers, earrings, face cream, finger puppets, fruit juices, foot balm, fudge, hairpins, hairslides, honey, incense, jam, lip balm, garlic, hats, jewellery, jewellery boxes, moisturisers, necklaces, olives, olive oil, parmesan, pillboxes, pillow cases, plants, pottery, purses, rings, salad, shampoo, soaps, spoons, sun-dried tomatoes, scarves (silk, cotton and lace), shirts, tablecloths, teas, thimbles, tops, torques, t-shirts, veg, wallhangings.

And don't worry we've also got some pretty whopping shopping bags to take it all away in. There's lots to nosh and slurp on the spot and a wonderful, very reasonably priced cafe serving local, organic food and fair trade tea and coffee.

Tell your friends. After all, everyone comes to Brighton at some point and what better weekend to pick than the third Saturday of the month. We've had visitors from all over the world - so why not you?

Do join us.