Ellen's Christmas Gift Guide ~ Day Eight: A Merry Fair Trade Christmas
Ellen's Christmas Gift Guide - Day Eight
In our home, we really want to choose fair trade when we can, and where it makes sense. Coffee and tea are two of those areas that really make sense (and chocolate – you already know I love and buy good amounts of fair trade chocolate!). And jewelry, too!
Level Ground, our favourite Fair Trade coffee company, sent me some samples to try out.
We love the coffee – it’s an obvious pick. Perfect for gift-giving or just for your own coffee at home! New to me was the Level Ground Chai - and it’s
Level Ground Trading Co
DELICIOUS. So flavourful, so pretty in little tea pyramids, and so fragrant.
The dried fruit – mango and banana – are amazing, and I love their dried pineapple. Fabulous little gifts, and unique to tuck into a stocking or gift basket!
We’re using the Level Ground Ceylon cinnamon – which is real, fresh cinnamon, not loaded with fillers – in our baking this weekend. So worth buying the good stuff – which has been ethically sourced, directly from the farmers who produce and prepare it.
There’s a great recipe I make every year with Level Ground vanilla beans – you can find the easy-peasy treat in my Christmas recipe guide (see the "P.S." below), or
And, to make my west-coast heart happy, Level Ground just happens to be located in Victoria, BC.
Where To Buy (and a special Gift Guide discount!):
Level Ground product is available through their online store...and as a special thank you for reading this post, Level Ground is offering 15% off all online purchases made by Dec 31 with the code "EGM2018" (Canada only). Click here to visit their online store! Level Ground product is also sold in Ten Thousand Villages stores across Canada, and in a variety of other stores - find a store near you here!
~ Ellen
Christmas recipe guide
P.S. Did you get the first gift? It's a quick recipe guide to my personal, super-easy, sweet & salty Christmas Recipe Favourites! All of these are on heavy rotation at our house over the holidays, and they’re super easy.
Already a subscriber? Check your inbox for details on how you can get your 6, tried and true, easy-peasy Christmas recipes.
I was provided by Level Ground with free product samples in exchange for my honest review. I receive no compensation for sales of these products - just want to let my friends know about great Christmas gift options! All thoughts & opinions expressed are my own & not influenced by the company or distributors.
About Level Ground:
Level Ground Trading Co
Our mission is to trade fairly and directly with small-scale producers in developing countries, offering customers ethical choices. In 1997, four families came together with the idea of improving the lives of disadvantaged producers through trade. We were inspired by the work of Ten Thousand Villages and were keen to see the principles of Fair Trade applied to foods we consume every day.
Level Ground’s first Fair Trade initiative was buying coffee from a cooperative in Colombia. Fair Trade premiums are directed to educational scholarships in the coffee growing region and the project has grown to support 200 scholarships/year! We’ve loved watching amazing students grow up to become incredible professionals including doctors, agronomists & social workers. From there… lots happened!
To learn more about Level Ground, click here.