Top 10 reads on Fairtrade

From recipe books to economic books, find out more about Fairtrade products and issues. 

 Fighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade BattlesFighting the Banana Wars and Other Fairtrade Battles
by Harriet Lamb, published by Ebury, Feb 2007, £10.99 rrp

The Executive Director of the Fairtrade Foundation charts the heroic struggles of the early years to get new Fairtrade products onto supermarket shelves and the growth of the Fairtrade supporter movement. Read the press release .

 

 The Fairtrade Everyday CookbookThe Fairtrade Everyday Cookbook
Published by DK, Feb 2007, £16.99 rrp

Recipes by Fairtrade Supporters using Fairtrade ingredients.
Purchase from DK and get 20% off. To claim your discount, enter the code VIPbonus at the checkout. Offer ends 31st October, while stocks last.
  
 50 Reasons to Buy Fairtrade50 Reasons to Buy Fair Trade
by Miles Litvinoff and John Madeley
Published by Pluto Press, Jan 2006, £7.99 rrp

50 reasons why buying fair trade delivers a host of benefits to people and the planet.

  
 A Fair FeastA Fair Feast: 70 Celebrity Recipes for a Fairer World
by Vicky Bhogal
Published by Simon and Schuster, Sept 2005, £9.99 rrp

From Jamie to Nigella, Sir Elton John to Minnie Driver, Ken Hom to Keith Floyd, celebrities come together to support Fairtrade with recipes and messages.
  
 The No-Nonsense Guide to Fairtrade
by David Ransom
Published by New Internationalist, Sept 2006, £6.99 rrp

This guide examines the contest between 'free' and 'fair' trade around the world and the human story behind the products we consume.

  
 Charlie & Lola But I Do Know All About ChocolateCharlie & Lola But I Do Know All About Chocolate
by Lauren Child
Published by Penguin, Feb 2007, £2.99

Help Charlie and Lola with their shopping and learn all about fair trade.
  
 Fair Trade
by Alex Nicholls and Charlotte Opal
Published by SAGE, July 2005, £23.99


Looks at the strategic future for Fair Trade.
  
 The Rough Guide to Ethical LivingThe Rough Guide to Ethical Living
Published by Rough Guides, Nov 2006, £9.99 rrp

An essential handbook for responsible consumers.



  
 Divine Heavenly Chocolate RecipesDivine Heavenly Chocolate Recipes with a Heart
by Linda Collister
Published by Absolute Press, £19.99

Glorious chocolate cakes, sweets, puddings, and pastries to stunning savoury dishes.
  
 Brewing Justice Brewing Justice - Fair Trade Coffee, Sustainability and Survivial
by Daniel Joffee
Published by Blackwell, April 2007, £12.95
The book follows the members of Michiza, a Fairtrade certified coffee cooperative in Mexico and analyses the effects and limits of Fairtrade and its place in the global economy.