IT'S HERE!

The Annual Giant Banana Split is being held tonight at the Arcade, Ammanford.

We will be building from 5.30 onwards and the eating will start at 6.00pm

We will have representatives from Fairtrade Wales presnt as well as Sandra Joseph, a fairtrade banana farmer from St Lucia with us.

Please come and support - and even better eat!

Celebrating Carmarthenshire's Fairtrade County Status

 

Carmarthenshire has  had its Fairtrade County status renewed and to celebrate the fact a Certificate was presented to the County Council at University of Wales Trinity St David.

In the photo Sandra Joseph, a Fairtrade Banana Farmer from St Lucia, and Rebecca Turner from Fairtrade Foundation are presenting Sian Thomas and Deian Harries, County Councillors with the Fairtrade Certificate.

 

Dathlu Statws Masnach Deg Sir Gar

Mae Sir Gaerfyrddin wedi ail ennill ei statws fel Sir Masnach Deg ac i ddathlu'r achlysur cyflwynwyd Tystysgrif Masnach Deg i'r Cyngor yn Y Drindod Dewi Sant.

 

Yn y llun mae swyddog o Cyngrair  Masnach Deg yn cyflwyno'r tystysgrif i ddau Cynghorwr Sir, sef Sian Thomas a Deian Harries.

 

Children set to tuck in to tasty sustainable lunches

Schoolchildren across Carmarthenshire will have a double serving of sustainable lunches later this month, in support of this year’s Fairtrade Fortnight.

The county’s Catering Service, part of the local authority, is laying on two special meals to mark the event, which will run from February 25 to March 10.

On Monday, February 25, pupils can tuck into a tasty homemade spaghetti bolognaise with peas and garlic bread, followed by Fairtrade banana, ice cream and homemade hot chocolate sauce

On Monday, March 4, children will be treated to a chicken korma or quorn korma, mixed rice, naan bread, peas or sweetcorn, followed by Fairtrade chocolate scone and fruit juice.

Fairtrade Fortnight encourages fair terms of trade for millions of farmers and workers in developing countries. Climate change, rising food and fuel costs, and volatile market prices mean they face an uncertain future.

The council’s Sustainability Champion, Cllr Jim Jones, said: “It is vitally important that children are taught from a young age about where their food comes from, and how it is produced.  Choosing and asking for Fairtrade is one way to ensure farmers and workers can farm into the future, and together we’re making steady progress but we need to reach more of the people who need a fairer deal from trade.

The menus have been specially devised using the Saffron system which measures nutritional quality to the milligram.

Catering services manager Sandra Weigel said: “Last year was a huge success and we hope this year will build on that.

“It is important we show our support to Fairtrade as it complements our efforts to deliver a healthy and nutritionally balanced school meals service. It also helps educate the children about the ethics of Fairtrade.”

For further information on Fairtrade Fortnight visit www.fairtradewales.com

Plant yn paratoi i roi cynnig ar ginio cynaliadwy blasus

Bydd plant ysgol ledled Sir Gaerfyrddin yn cael dau ginio cynaliadwy yn hwyrach y mis hwn er mwyn cefnogi ymgyrch Pythefnos Masnach Deg eleni.

Mae Gwasanaeth Arlwyo'r Sir, sy'n rhan o'r Awdurdod lleol, yn coginio dau ginio arbennig er mwyn dathlu'r achlysur a fydd yn cael ei gynnal rhwng 25 Chwefror hyd 10 Mawrth.

Ddydd Llun, 25 Chwefror, gall disgyblion fwynhau spaghetti bolognaise cartref blasus gyda phys a bara garlleg ac yna i bwdin, banana Masnach Deg, hufen iâ a saws siocled poeth cartref.

Ddydd Llun, 4 Mawrth, bydd plant yn cael Korma Cyw Iâr neu Korma Quorn, reis cymysg, bara naan, pys neu gorn melys ac yna i ddilyn byddant yn cael sgon siocled Masnach Deg a sudd ffrwythau.

Mae Pythefnos Masnach Deg yn hyrwyddo telerau masnach deg i filiynau o ffermwyr a gweithwyr mewn gwledydd sy'n datblygu. Mae newid yn yr hinsawdd, costau cynyddol bwyd a thanwydd a phrisiau marchnad ansefydlog yn golygu eu bod yn wynebu dyfodol ansicr.

Dywedodd y Cynghorydd Jim Jones, sef Hyrwyddwr Cynaliadwyedd y Cyngor: “Mae'n hanfodol bwysig bod plant yn dysgu o oed cynnar o ble mae eu bwyd yn dod a sut caiff bwydydd eu cynhyrchu.  Mae dewis a gofyn am gynnyrch Masnach Deg yn un ffordd o sicrhau bod ffermwyr a gweithwyr yn gallu amaethu yn y dyfodol a chyda'n gilydd rydym yn gwneud cynnydd cyson ond mae angen inni gyrraedd mwy o bobl sydd angen bargen decach wrth fasnachu.

Mae'r bwydlenni wedi cael eu llunio'n arbennig gan ddefnyddio system Saffron sy'n mesur ansawdd maethol i'r milligram agosaf.

Meddai Sandra Weigel, Rheolwr y Gwasanaethau Arlwyo: “Roedd ymgyrch y llynedd yn llwyddiant ysgubol ac rydym yn gobeithio y bydd yr un eleni yn adeiladu ar hynny. 

“Mae'n bwysig ein bod ni'n dangos ein cefnogaeth i Fasnach Deg oherwydd mae'n ategu ein hymdrechion i ddarparu gwasanaeth prydau ysgol sy'n iachus ac yn faethol. Yn ogystal, mae'n helpu i addysgu'r plant ynghylch moeseg Masnach Deg."

I gael rhagor o wybodaeth ynghylch Pythefnos Masnach Deg, ewch i www.fairtradewales.com