Fairtrade Fortnight: Go bananas this week

We're into the second week of Fairtrade Fortnight now, and judging by the official calendar of events, this second half of the event seems to be all about the tastier things in life: if you're in Brighton, you can drop in on Infinity Foods on North Road for a spot of chocolate tasting, all day with Divine. In Leicestershire, kids can take part in what's promisingly called a 'choca moneky challenge' at South Wigston High School, Wigston, while Bassaleg school in Newport is holding 'Bring a banana to school day'.

So what's the big deal with bananas?

Bananas have always been an important cornerstone in the history of fairtrade, having been one of the first products to bear the Fairtrade logo (as recently as the year 2000 in the UK) so it's only fitting that they should form the focus of Fairtrade Fortnight's activities.

They're certainly featuring heavily this year, as a world record attempt on Wednesday. 200,000 people are already signed up to try and break the world record for the greatest number of people eating a Fairtrade banana in a 24-hour period. If you'd like to take part, enjoy a banana and raise awareness of the benefits of fairtrade, there's more info here. I'm loving the banana images that have been sent in by fruity fans, and plan to get the whole office going bananas on Wednesday to share the love!

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