PANGASINAN NATURAL SEA SALT

New Arrival! Yet one more goodie:
PANGASINAN NATURAL SEA SALT

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EXTRA FINE
EXTRA COARSE

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From Pangasinan, the Land of Salt, on Luzon, the Philippines
Pure salt crystals, sun-dried & hand-harvested
Ideal for gourmet cuisine & body care

And here is a picture of a salt farmer
sent in by PREDA, our Fair Trade Partner

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Posted inUncategorized, FAIR TRADE GOODIES, Natural Sea Salt 0 Comments July 16th, 2008

Our Mascobado Sugar

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What does ‘Mascobado’ mean?
How is your Mascobado Sugar made?
Is it organic?
Is it Fair Trade?

Time and again
I have been asked.
Here are the answers,
At long long last:

Mascobado comes from Spanish,
Meaning ‘raw’ or ‘unrefined’.
Ours is free of harmful chemicals
And rich in vitamins and minerals.

Our Mascobado is obtained
By evaporating juice from sugar cane,
A traditional method of production
In line with Filipino ancient notion.

Without centrifugal processing,
Nutritious molasses remains.
CERTIFIED ORGANIC by IMC,
It’s a FAIR TRADE product of PFTC.

*Panay Fair Trade Center, Oton, Iloilo, Philippines
A member of IFAT (Int’l Fair Trade Assn.)

Sorry: We closed at 2:30 pm today (and not at 4 pm)

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We Closed at 2:30 pm Today (and not at 4 pm)

Our old bamboo booth may look romantic,
But it’s steaming hot when it’s hot.
And behind its flair are signs of wear and tear:
Last week it rained in there and there and there.

Now mushrooms and fungi have started to grow,
Mini jumping creatures as well as mould.
So this time we took an open tent, one of those,
But rain poured in FROM ALL SIDES, and so …

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12,000 apologies to EXPO customer Henry Ho,
who arrived at 3 pm …  Oh oh oh oh!
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Posted inMARKET LOG, FM Ventures 0 Comments July 14th, 2008