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About Me

Hello, my name is Becks, but for two weeks I've transformed into the magnificent Fairtrade Woman! I'm eating nothing but Fairtrade food for 14 whole days (25 February - 9 March 2008) to raise awareness of Fairtrade Fortnight which takes place every year.

In real life I work for Oxfam . This the second year in a row that I'm eating only Fairtrade as I want to show how many Fairtrade products there are available.

Last year it was fantastic to see there was a lot more Fairtrade stuff than I thought there was (and for that matter there's even more available now thanks to people like you buying Fairtrade!)

But shops could do better. They could stock a lot more Fairtrade if they wanted to.

That's why this year I want you to doing something for Fairtrade Fortnight too. It would put a huge smile on my face if you could do one of the 3 easy things I've come up with to help spread the word about Fairtrade - as demonstrated in the video of my lovely Fairtrade Angels. (you can even win some Fairtrade goodies in the process)

Fairtrade Woman 2008 videos so far:
Ready, Steady, Fairtrade Cook
Fairtrade farmers explain the difference Fairtrade makes Fairtrade Woman exercises some people power
Day 2: wensleydale cheese on the mind
Charlie's "Fairtrade" Angels
Fairtrade Woman is back!

My Interests

Eating. Drinking. Shopping.

I'd like to meet:

Fairtrade producers! My heros in developing countries who produce Fairtrade products.

Music:

My Fair Lady

Heroes:

My heroes are the people who've given me Fairtrade food to survive on for two weeks. without them this wouldn't be possible! Waitrose , Marks & Spencer , Ben & Jerrys , Doves Farm , Cafeology , Liberation Nuts , Ubuntu Cola The Co-Op , Ethical Superstore , Sainsburys , Equal Exchange , Wensleydale Cheese

My Blog

April 25th - Host a Swap It Party!

Want to freshen up your wardrobe? Thinking of spring cleaning your CD collection? Host an Oxfam Swap It party and trade your stuff for something different!Every two hours in the UK, we throw out enoug...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Wed, 26 Mar 2008 05:55:00 PST

The Fairtrade finale and some thank yous

That's it, the finale, it's over. In the small hours of Monday morning Fairtrade Fortnight came to an end, and so two weeks of surviving on Fairtrade food was over.To celebrate in true style I decided...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Tue, 11 Mar 2008 03:04:00 PST

Day twelve: my finest meal so far?

It's just over 48 hours of Fairtrade Fortnight left now, and although I sooooo can't wait to taste normal food again, I'm starting to feel strange that it's coming to an end.It's been an incredible 2 ...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Fri, 07 Mar 2008 08:04:00 PST

Day eleven: life’s a rollercoaster

A huge thanks to everyone who sent me birthday messages yesterday. It was a fun day, and in the evening I decided to do what all Fairtrade lovers do - eat a whole Fairtrade chocolate pudding (one of t...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Thu, 06 Mar 2008 11:02:00 PST

Day eight: weve passed the halfway point!

We've now passed the halfway point of Fairtrade Fortnight - eight days of Fairtrade food down, six left to go.I really started to miss bread yesterday, and for some reason I also developed a desire to...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Mon, 03 Mar 2008 10:40:00 PST

Day five: the searching has finally paid off...

Hi fellow Fairtrade followers,It's the weekend, and I have an announcement to make. After days of rumours, searching for clues on the Internet, and making phonecalls to people in high places, I've fin...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Sat, 01 Mar 2008 05:14:00 PST

Day three: coconut curry recipes anyone?

It's day 3 and still going strong,I spent more time today shopping for ingredients, and unfortunately still no Fairtrade cheese despite some promising leads.I can however announce that independent sho...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Wed, 27 Feb 2008 03:56:00 PST

Day one: First lesson - dont forget your lunch!

So, here we are again. It's 12 months on, Fairtrade Fortnight is back, and I'm on the Fairtrade diet for two weeks!I had hoped to be a bit better prepared than last year, and for breakfast I was! Fair...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Mon, 25 Feb 2008 09:54:00 PST

3 challenges for Fairtrade Fortnight (and how you can win Fairtrade goodies!)

Hello there my lovely fairtrade friends,As you all already know, I'm going to be eating nothing but Fairtrade food during Fairtrade Fortnight. The challenges begins on Monday next week, and so as I sa...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 04:29:00 PST

17 days, 10 hours and 40 something minutes to go...

Hello all you lovely people! You may have noticed that I've updated my profile, and that can only mean one thing as promised, I'm back! Fairtrade Fortnight is quickly coming around again and...
Posted by Fairtrade Woman on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 05:13:00 PST