Fair Trade principles include:

• Paying fair prices to the producers which reflect the true cost of production - world market prices often do not cover even the raw materials!  
• Supporting producer organisations in their social development projects- many provide health and education facilities.  
• Promoting the empowerment of women. 
• Advising on product development to increase access to markets. 
• Encouraging environmental responsibility. 
• Committing to long term relationships to provide stability and security.  
• Campaigning to highlight the unequal system of world trade. 

As a member of the British Association of Fair Trade Shops I am bound by the association to sell a minimum of 70 percent of goods which have been traded through recognised sources. Everything I sell has been supplied by others who subscribe to the same principles that I do and are registered as such.