Sydney Events

Contact Natasha Lewis on natasha@organictrader.com.au or call 02 8399 0122 

For a pdf of the full NSW and Sydney FTF06 calendar, go here

Manly West School Carnival, - Display and free chocolates!

Saturday 6th May, Manly West Public School: 11am – 5pm, Griffiths Street, Balgowlah

Fairtrade Coffee Sack Race: Join us in the sack!

Surry Hills, Monday 8th May

10.30-11.30am

60 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills

Cost: Free

Download a flyer for this event here (232KB jpg)

Single Origin will be hosting a community sack race in the lane in front of their cafe, Fairtrade coffee sacks will be provided for everyone (including 2 coffee producers here from HOAC in PNG)to join in and have a sack race. Fairtrade coffee and chocolate provided.

Papua New Guinean Coffee Farmers

Lunch and Talk, Monday 8 May 12noon

Oxfam Office, Level 3, 25 Cooper Street, Surry Hills

Come and hear first hand about the benefits of Fairtrade to the coffee farming communities in the Highlands of Papua New Guinea. Henry Ame the General Manger of Coffee Connections in Goroka and Daniel Kinne, Chairperson of the Highlands Organic Agriculture Co-operative talk about Fairtrade coffee in the Papuan New Guinea Highlands.

Fair Trade in Manly – Taste and Go

Tuesday 9th May, The Corso, 7:30am – 11:00am

Manly (Adjacent to Manly Council Chambers) (If wet Council steps)

The Corso - Commuters, local residents and local cafes are invited to turn up for a free cup of Fairtrade coffee! Information and display set up, Mayor of Manly, Dr Peter McDonald and Erica Kyere to talk at 9:30am, free raffle of Hamper of fair trade goodies, free guessing competition for “Guess the Number of Coffee Beans in the Jar.”

Fairtrade Fiesta with Kylie Kwong and Ghanian Fairtrade Cocoa farmers

Tuesday 9th May, 6-9pm

Fair Trade Fiesta - Celebrating a better deal for third world producers Paddington Town Hall 249a Oxford St Paddington 2021

Cost: Free

Join Kylie Kwong and visiting cocoa producers from Ghana, Erica Kyere is a research and development officer at Kuapa Kokoo, who focuses on education projects and Agnes Abrafi is a cocoa farmer from the Eastern District in Ghana.

The evening will include Fair Trade market stalls, coffee, tea, chocolate tastings, wine, cocktails, food provided by celebrity chef Kylie Kwong, Kylie Kwong Cooking demonstration and the premier screening of a new short documentary "One Cup at a Time" about coffee farmers in East Timor by Scarab Productions.

Fairtrade at Billy Kwong

Wednesday 10th May

Cost $100 per person

includes food and beverage

6.30 for 7pm

Billy Kwong Restaurant

Shop 3

355 crown Street

Surry Hills 2010

RSVP 9332 3300 to manager Kin Chen

Kylie will speak on her role as the ambassador for the Fair Trade Association of Australia and New Zealand, Natasha Lewis, chair of FTAANZ will speak about the growth of Fair Trade in Australia and you will get to meet visiting cocoa producers from Ghana, Erica Kyere: a research and development officer at Kuapa Kokoo, who focuses on education projects and Agnes Abrafi: a cocoa farmer from the Eastern District in Ghana.

Will be including Fairtrade ingredients in the organic menu.

Glenbrook Fairtrade talk with Ghanian Fairtrade cocoa farmers

Glenbrook High School

Further details to be announced

Fairtrade in A Cup

29th April – 13th May

Single Origin Roasters, 60-64 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills

Fairtrade coffee to be run as the ‘single origin of the week’ (2 weeks). We will also be using the Cascadia Fairtrade Decaf for this period.

Fairtrade in a Bag

29th April – 13th May

Single Origin Roasters, 60 – 64 Reservoir Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2010

NEW Fairtrade coffee available for domestic sales. We will be starting work with Fairtrade PNG & Cascadia Decaf, and the Sumatra as per usual.

Celebrate Fair Trade Fortnight in the Hawkesbury!

... with Mignonne Murray, of Tribes and Nations Global Store will speak at the “Body and Soul Women’s Expo”

See, taste, touch and buy items produced in some of the world’s most disadvantaged countries.  Hear Mignonne speak on promoting gender equality and empowering women in developing countries.  Body and Soul offers women a holistic experience that will touch all your senses.  Choose 3 workshops from Belly Dancing, Pilates, Jewelry Making, Paper Craft and Abstract art.  You will be pampered from head to foot with massage, facials and reflexology.  Your culinary senses will be tantalized with a spectacular afternoon tea. 

1:30-5:00pm @ Wilberforce Anglican Church. Cost only $5 (plus an extra $5 for each of the craft workshops).  Bookings essential by 8th May, child minding will also be available.  Call the Church Office on 4575 3800