Burnt Sugar

In 2006 we decided to source fair trade sugar. We figured that with it being such an important ingredient in our sweet-making, we should know where it comes from and how it is produced. In 2007, Justine (Burnt Sugar's founder) made a trip to West Kenya to meet the farmers of a sugar farming co-operative (WEKO) who had recently received Fairtrade certification. "With 19,000 farmers belonging to the co-operative (each owning just a small piece of land), and no electricity, I was amazed at how all the farmers I met understood what being Fairtrade certified meant and how they would benefit." As well as receiving a guarantee fair price for their sugar, the farmers also directly receive a set premium per ton of sugar which is to be used for social projects like building a clinic or school for example.

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