Jan 6: Cup of tea?

For a great many people, millions of them every day, a cuppa is an essential part of their daily life. 

It could be that they start the day with it, or it becomes a break during the working day. I tend to have a cup of tea first thing if I'm hanging around the house. The rest of the day I leave half cups of tea to go cold as I forget about them when I'm working or reading, much to the chagrin of my wife.

Of course, there's a lot of geography included in the act of making a cup of tea. This can draw on the terms of trade in tea production. There is also a plastics issue here, as many people were unaware until recently that tea bags have been made with plastic, and many companies now make much of the fact their bags are biodegradable.

There's an excellent tea resource on the Fairtrade website as part of their resources for the annual Fairtrade Fortnight which takes place in February. This is the latest in a series of resources for schools based on different commodities which they have produced and shared.

You can watch the film below, or access the resources here.


In previous years, we've had Foncho the banana farmer, who went down very well, and also Tayna.

At a previous  GA Conference, I had the chance to meet up with a previous star of the films, Tayna herself, who had a Fairtrade Adventure or two.


Image credits: Cup of Tea from Fairtrade Foundation
Other image: Selfie by Tayna / Alan Parkinson

Do you prefer coffee?
Check out this new film instead, then, which features Samuel's story.

The amount of money that goes to coffee farmers from any cup of coffee has been discussed before.

Jennifer Ferreira's Coffee blog is also well worth reading as she explores geographical issues connected with the coffee industry and coffee shops place in our social milieu as "places of community".

Put the kettle on....

Image: https://www.freepnglogos.com/images/tea-cup-13954.html

Source:

https://cafespaces.wordpress.com/