Recommended Fairtrade Book

Sometimes when you want to read up on a subject it’s hard to know where to start. 

I’m currently reading (as and when I get time!) ”Fighting the Banana Wars and other Fairtrade Battles” by Harriet Lamb, who is the Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation.  So far, this has left me feeling very optimistic and postive about the changes that can be made if we put the effort in.

As well as talking about her personal experiences, the book also includes a chapter with a ten step guide to Fairtrade and a chapter about the history of Fairtrade.

Although it’s full of facts and figures, it’s done in a very natural way (by this I mean, it all fits together nicely - not as though its been added because it has to be) and I’ve found it very easy to follow.

New Find – Green Metropolis

Yesterday I stumbled across this great website called Green Metropolis.

Here’s the setup. The site allows the sale and purchase of books. All books are listed as per their condition – e.g. excellent, good, acceptable. All paperback books are sold for £3.75 with free delivery on the standard size paperback.  Green Metropolis pay the seller £3.00 for each book sold and donate 5p from the sale to the Tree for All campaign run by The Woodland Trust.

If like me, you find you have piles of books sitting around, gathering dust, this could be a good opportunity for you to clear them out. Worth a try!