Everyone loves a special chocolate treat at Christmas!  Why not start early with a fairtrade countdown to Christmas ? the Divine Advent Calender .

The Divine Advent Calendar is a unique combination of delicious Fair trade chocolate with a traditional nativity theme.  Every year the calendar has a beautiful new illustration of the nativity. The Divine banner across the top of the calendar and the numbers are picked out in stunning Divine gold. The reverse of the calendar brings extra delights for children, featuring the the story of a Kuapa Kokoo producer as well as a fun activities for children to complete.

Here's the serious stuff:  Divine chocolate is made with cocoa bought from Kuapa Kokoo at the guaranteed minimum Fairtrade price of $1600 per tonne which protects the farmers from the volatility of the market.  The cooperative receives an additional premium of $150 per tonne, which is invested in improvements to the farmers' living standards and farming productivity.   A percentage of the price of Divine goes towards 'producer support and development', which Kuapa Kokoo spends on farmer education, and helping to maintain the values and vision of the cooperative as it grows.

Where can you get your fairtrade advent calander from? In the UK try the Ethical Superstore, Oxfam or even your local supermarkets.  In the USA try  A Greater Gift.

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Al said:

NaturalCollection.com - the Observer's Ethical Retailer of the Year 2006. I just started working for them so just had to say that ;) Love the blog... Namaste Al

November 04, 2006

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