Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
London’s Old Spitafields is hosting the Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market from March 6th 2012. The traders, present every Tuesday and Wednesday, will sell clothing, jewellery, cosmetics, skin care, home furnishings as well as food, all under ethical, fair trade, organic, vegan and handcrafted terms.
Carried away by the idea of shopping for ethical goods in spite of the grey sky, I visited the market on its first day. I was quite disappointed to find less than 10 traders present, especially since it took me over an hour to get there. But luckily, I met some interesting traders with great products.
Joi March designs bags and jewels made of semi-precious stones and silver. She travels the world to source her materials but also looking for inspiration.
You can contact her on : http://en-gb.facebook.com/people/Joi-March/100003053961014
Joi March at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
Joi March at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
Happy Hands is the supplier of bags and accessories made of recycled materials such as plastic bags, motorbike seats, korean skirts or mosquito nets. They also collaborate with the organization Daughters of Cambodia by selling handmade brooches and keyrings to protect victims of sex-trafficking in Cambodia.
For more details, please visit : http://happy-hands.co.uk/store/ and http://www.daughtersofcambodia.org/index.php
Happy Hands for Daughters of Cambodia at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
Happy Hands at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
Happy Hands at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
Athene Skincare offers natural, alcohol free, vegan/vegetarian cosmetics, perfumes and skincare. The products are 100% natural and hypoallergenic. I fell for the body oils and the french lilac fragrance.
To learn more and shop : http://www.atheneskincare.com/home
Athene Skincare at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
In terms of food, I could not resist Global Fusion and their vegan fruity soda breads ! I left with three half loafs : strawberry/champagne, mango and apple crumble ! They will also have a stall at Brighton VegFest.
To learn more about the delicious food they make, please visit : http://www.globalfusion.co.uk/
Global Fusion at Keen Green and Ethical Trade Market
I will try to visit the event again in the month in hope of finding more stalls!