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Time to take a look at ceramics! We visited Trisurya Keramik who make our incense holders (TK03-07). This was one of the biggest workshops we’ve visited and it was intriguing to watch the artisans at work - you can really see the concentration and focus in their faces. This is no surprise as you can see the skill and hard work that goes into creating these pieces!

After visiting the river barrier, we travelled to see the Sungai Watch team at HQ and their sorting facilities. It was brilliant to see where the non-organic and plastic waste collected from the rivers ends up. When the barriers are cleared, the waste is transported to the Sungai Watch facilities to be processed and sorted into different categories. The waste is then washed, shredded and prepared for up-cycling.

A highlight of our visit to Bali was seeing the river barrier that we donated money to Sungai Watch to build. We looked forward to seeing the barrier in action collecting all the waste (especially plastic) that has ended up in Bali’s rivers which would otherwise end up in the ocean. Our barrier has achieved so much! In the most recent report, between March and September 2022, 2,678kg of waste had been collected - fantastic! Additionally, our donation has created employment for people who build the barriers and who collect, sort and recycle the waste.

It was great to sit down with T**i Mertha and look at all the wonderful bamboo chimes she makes. There were certainly many new designs to choose from - watch this space! ​
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We loved to hear how much our orders support T**i Mertha and her family. One of the most important and encouraging things that matters to us is to hear how our work with people like T**i Mertha makes a massive difference to artisans lives. A single order can go a long way for our suppliers and that means so much to us.

Ogoh-Ogoh parade! Next in Bali, we experienced the best of Balinese culture. Nyepi, also known as the day of silence, took place.

The day of silence is a 24 hour public holiday in which the people of Bali reflect, meditate and fast before the Hindu Balinese New Year. The entire island is frozen in time in solitude… people are to stay at home, limit their activity and be completely silent.

On the eve of Nyepi, we attended the Ogoh-Ogoh parade - all part of the public holiday. These statues (depicted as demons) are built specially for this event. Children and young adults carry the statues through the streets and finally burn them to ashes as a symbol of purification. We had so much fun!

We visited Wayan Sunarsa, our producer who makes the bug houses and Deddy Macrame, who makes our beautiful dreamcatchers and our macrame products. We were delighted to see our donation of equipment in action and hear that they have been very useful! ☺️​
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We saw where all the magic happens at the warehouse in Jimbaran with the packing of our Bali products. As you can see, our bughouses are set and ready to be packed and shipped to our warehouse in the UK. Yuli does a fantastic job running the warehouse with the help of her assistant Ami 😄
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After 4 years, we are finally BACK in Bali visiting our suppliers. Jeremy (MD) and Lucie (designer) are reunited with our supplier director; Yuliana. Keep a look out for more posts to come!
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Our gorgeous knot wraps have so many uses but often go unseen !!

Some of their uses include:

🌞 protecting and decorating gifts
🌞 hair accessory
🌞 handkerchief
🌞 dog neck scarf

Check out our beautifully hand-painted candle stick holders! 😍

These are designed for taper candles and are made from eco-friendly mango wood.

They range in size and colour, all while adding an extra wow factor to your dinner table or fireplace.

To see what designs we have available, please visit
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Legend has it that sleeping with a dream catcher above your bed helps your mind to feel clear and rejuvenated, while all your bad dreams are caught within the catchers beautifully handmade web 💗

If you're looking for some sleep support, we have a variety of colours and sizes available on our website 😊

All of our dream catchers are handmade in Bali.

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Take self-love to the next level by using one of our back massagers!

Not only do these increase blood circulation, they recharge the body while combatting fatigue and tiredness.

These are made from sheesham wood, a wood that is derived from the Indian rosewood tree.

Due to the nature of this material, each piece is beautifully unique.

If you would like to see more, please visit us at sharedearth-trade.co.uk

Add a little magic to your home by lighting a candle in one of our enchanting tealight holders. 🤩

These are suitable for outdoor/indoor use and are made from recycled glass and wire.

The perfect way to add a sparkle to the room!

To see more, please visit our website at sharedearth-trade.co.uk

Whether you want to jazz up your bedroom decor or add another statement piece to your meditation space, incense holders are the perfect way to complete any room!

We have quite the collection of holders to choose from, ranging in shape, colour, and material including soapstone, wood, and porcelain, all of which are beautifully hand calved or painted by talented artists of India.

If you would like to see our collection, please visit our website.

https://www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk/

If you're looking to spice up your home decor, we may be able to help you out with one of our magical chimes, all of which are suitable for outdoor / indoor use 🥰

We've got a variety of shapes such as suns, moons, hearts and buddahs. We also have chimes made from recycled brass or fabric.

The recycled brass items are melted down and poured into moulds in order to make each design.

If you would like to see our range and further information regarding sizing, please visit our website.

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Check out our eyecatching ceramic draws, all of which are hand painted by the talented artists of India. 🤩

These pieces range in size, shape and colour, all while remaining beautifully unique.

Not only do these brighten up a room, they're perfect to store all your bits and bobs such as earrings, crystals or general keepsakes.

To view our collection and see more information regarding sizes and shapes, please visit our website.

https://www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk

Behold our magical salt lamps, the perfect way to introduce calm to any space. With their warm orange glow, these lamps create a real sense of relaxation and are perfect for any alter, meditation space or well... anything! 🤩

At Shared Earth, we have a variety of salt lamps to choose from, ranging in size and shape. They also come with LED bulbs which cuts down on electricity consumption.

Himalayan salt is rock salt or halite and was actually formed 250 million years ago in Pakistan!

If you would like to browse our selection, please visit our website.
https://www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk

Feast your eyes on our bright and beautiful hand woven rugs, perfect for jazzing up your home, work or meditation space! 😁

These unique rugs are made by talented artisans in India and are created from textile waste and offcuts from the garment industry.

Rag pickers or 'raddiwallahs' collect these materials which they then sell on to local recycling or scrap centres. From there, it's then sold in bulk to artisans, who handmake the most beautiful creations.

When these products are sold, artisans are able to recieve support through business and computer classes, which can help their journey into working their way out of poverty. It also gives them access to grants which can provide them with the tools and machinery they need to keep on creating. 😌

To see more of these beautifully crafted rugs, please head on over to our website.

https://www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk

If you're looking to switch to a more natural and eco friendly skincare routine, we've got your back! 🤗

Our No Way!ste natural soaps are all handmade and come in a variety of fabulous fragrances, while being proudly vegan and plastic free!

Not only this, but they have zero preservatives and sulphates. All natural, sustainable and healthy all round 💗

As well as soaps, we also stock shampoo, conditioner, cleansing and shaving bars which smell equally as divine.

Some of our other fragrances include lavender, aloe vera, shea butter and cinnamon with cedarwood, all of which are very nourishing towards sensitive skin types.

Each product is packed using recyclable cardboard and is made up of 100% recovered paper.

To see our full range, you can head on over to our website linked below.

https://www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk/

We had a bit of drama at HQ yesterday, a lucky escape even on a Monday morning. This is a press release of the loss of York's most photographed lamppost!! It's worth a little read..

"The manager of one of York’s most popular shops, Jeremy Piercy, was nearly killed this morning by a falling lamp post outside Shared Earth, knocked down by a passing lorry. The electricity box, in front of which he locks up his bicycle every day, was smashed open by the lamp post only 20 minutes before he arrived for work.

Jeremy started Shared Earth in 1986 as a small shop in Goodramgate. It moved to Minster Gates in 1991 and has now grown to the largest distributor of Fair Trade and eco products in the UK, with sales of nearly £4 million and increasing every year, as the public becomes more aware about the need to tackle climate change. Shared Earth supplies over 1,500 other retailers around the UK and expects to increase this further when it exhibits at the Natural & Organic Show in London next week, the biggest event of its kind in Europe.

York is of course a tourist city and Jeremy frequently shows passers by where he locks his bike – to an old ‘foot scraper’ which he believes is probably from the C18th. These were used when the streets were made of packed down earth, before stone or concrete was introduced. In those days, before cars, people travelled on foot or by horse; foot scrapers were essential at rainy times. Few are left now and Jeremy considers the one outside Shared Earth one of the ‘unsung heroes’ of tourist attractions"

It's very sad the lamppost is gone.. but we're hoping they'll restore it!

Jen 🌍❤️

Baskets.. if you love these and have been trying to buy them, you'll have seen they're sold out, much like a lot of our other ones. Don't panic, we are restocking them.

The reason they've been so popular is largely down to their incredible quality and beautiful style. That's not the only reason though, they're made in Bangladesh by artisans who are societies most marginalised. This includes women, people with disabilities and the indigenous local people ensuring work, stability and a raised standard of living; something we often take for granted. The winning combination of style and substance makes these baskets incredible sellers! Buying them literally changes lives.

If you want to know when they're back in stock, comment below and I'll update you when they're back!

Jen 🌍❤️

We're doing something a bit different. We're finally exhibiting in the south!! You will find us at the 'natural & organic products Europe' fair at the Excel, London, stand G70! This is a new venture for us and one we hope will bring our products to a whole new audience as the range of sustainable products that we sell has undoubtedly grown a lot in recent years.

I'm going to post some teasers of some products we will be taking, starting with our biodegradable rice husk cups and natural jute bags!

Rice Husk Cups
Made from rice husk. Contains no melamine or other plastics and is BPA and toxin free, so nothing nasty to leach into your drink. Unlike all the bamboo cups we are aware of, this rice husk cup is genuinely biodegradable as it does not contain melamine which is a plastic. When you are ready to dispose of this cup, soak it in water overnight, crush and bury it in compost or soil. It will start to biodegrade in soil within six months.

Jute bags
Jute is the second most important vegetable fibre after cotton and is a light, soft, shiny plant fibre that can be spun into coarse, strong threads.
Jute is 100% bio-degradable and recyclable and thus environmentally friendly.

What do you think?

Jen 🌍❤️

1 week to go until Spring Fair 2022! It's been 2 years since we last exhibited at the Spring Fair (I'm sure you know why...) but it's very exciting to be back, and with some fantastic products to boot!

This year we will be at Hall 4 Stand 4C41 at the NEC, Birmingham.

There's still time to register for a visitor's pass if you have yet to do so, at: https://www.springfair.com/visitor-registration

Hope to see some of you there 🥳

New Catalogue is out! Those signed up to receive it will have the excitement of it dropping through their letter boxes any day! And as ever, let us know what you think!! Those not, just drop Paula an email at [email protected] and request one!!

Jen 🌍❤️

It's finally here - The January 2022 catalogue.

This year, more than ever, we are tackling climate change, reducing our carbon footprint, and finding new and innovative ways to bring life to 'unusable' materials.

And while doing so, we are creating some magical products that I can't wait for you all to see. New planters, cushion covers, glasses and so much more!

Those of you on our mailing list should be receiving your copy of the catalogue very soon, but if you're not and would like one, please contact our office directly, or send a message to us on any of our social media's (Facebook, Instagram or Twitter).

Thank you for all of your support over the past year; looking forward to an even better year together ahead of us!

What has been your most consistent eco swap to date? What have you swapped that you've found it easy keeping up with?

Moving from shower gel and hand wash back to soap bars? Shampoo and conditioner bars instead of liquid bottles? Always using a reusable cup for your coffee on the go? A reusable straw? Maybe it's as simple as a lunchbox instead of foil or cling film? Or remembering a bag every time you leave the house just in case you buy something unexpected?

It's easy to think big and want to swap everything all in one go but the truth is, it's often too much and you end up overwhelmed and less likely to keep it up. Finding the easy swaps to start with make the journey easier and more successful in the long run.

Lucky for you, we stock all of these things and more..

To see the full range of these amazing coconut bowls and our other coconut products, simply head to our website www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk

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"I got a lovely bunch of coconut... bowls!" 😂😂⠀

Our beautiful hand painted coconut bowls come in a range of designs. I really love this butterfly one. Butterflies represent a spiritual rebirth, a necessary transformation that brings hope and life. Something we all need. Now the world is opening up again and we're all breaking out of our chrysalis, we need hope that the world will be reborn and life will be better, or at least I do, which might be why when I look at this bowl, it just fills me with added happiness! ⠀

The great thing about coconut bowls are that they're a very sustainable product. Coconuts are used a lot in Balinese cooking, their shells would be considered waste elsewhere but instead they use them up to create these gorgeous products.

To see the full range of these amazing coconut bowls and our other coconut products, simply head to our website www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk

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Sometimes we all just need a little reminder that we're doing ok and we've got this.. but if you don't feel like you do got this; our inbox is always open for anyone who would find it easier opening up to an anonymous stranger, no matter the subject. ⠀

To see the full range of these amazing sentiment pebbles, simply head to our website www.sharedearth-trade.co.uk

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