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News From the LYF Board

08/08/2011 – 11:15 pm

Goodbyes! A sad farewell to our marvellous John Lewis Partnerships…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Lorna Young Foundation Enterprise, Project News | Also tagged Africa, Black gold, Black Gold Foundation, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, John Lewis Partnership, Lockerbie, Lockerbie Academy, Lorna Young, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, Tropical Wholefoods | Comments (0)

Oromo Coffee Company Goes Royal?

08/08/2011 – 11:09 pm

This summer has been the Summer of Love – for…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Lorna Young Foundation Enterprise, Updates | Also tagged Africa, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, Duke of Cambridge Islington, ethical trade, Ethiopia, Geetie Singh, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCC, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Oromo Coffee Company, trade justice, Trade not Aid | Comments (3)

Smallholder Support Network Africa – Update

08/08/2011 – 10:46 pm

The LYF Smallholder Support Network (SSN) in Kenya and Ethiopia…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Farmer Extension Programme | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, coffee, coffee trade, education, Ethiopia, Kenya, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NTTI, nyeri, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Trade not Aid, training | Comments (2)

LYF’s Youth Enterprise programme new name; ‘NOT JUST US’!

08/08/2011 – 10:33 pm

We chose this name because of the programme’s mission to not…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Not Just Us | Also tagged Archbishop of York, Black Gold Movie, Doncaster, enterprise, Grumpy Mule Coffee, Hilary Benn, Huddersfield, John Sentamu, Lake District, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, youth enterprise | Comments (0)

Ethiopian Coffee Farmers Supported Through UK Aid Programme

21/07/2011 – 9:44 am

At a time when the Right in the UK are…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Farmer Extension Programme, Latest News | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, Ambo, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, British Govt, capacity building, coffee, coffee trade, enterprise, ethical trade, Ethiopia, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, trade justice, UK Aid, UK development | Comments (0)

LYF’s Young Ethical Entrepreneurs join forces with Oxfam in Leeds

02/06/2011 – 10:08 am

Our very own young ethical entrepreneurs from Leeds and Huddersfield…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Latest News, Not Just Us, Project News | Also tagged African farmers, agriculture, fairtrade, food security, Leeds, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, NJU, oxfam, trade justice, Trade not Aid, youth, youth enterprise | Comments (0)

Starbucks Boss Blasts Food Market Speculators

31/05/2011 – 1:50 pm

Whilst it is good to see the Boss of Starbucks…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation, Latest News | Also tagged African farmers, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, ethical trade, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, smallholders, starbucks, trade justice, tradejustice | Comments (0)

Lorna Young’s Legacy – Cafedirect still showing its credentials

26/05/2011 – 11:35 pm

Lorna Young was one of the founders of Cafedirect, and…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Lorna Young Foundation Enterprise | Also tagged agriculture, capacity building, certification, coffee, coffee trade, consumerism, equal exchange, ethical consumer, ethical consumerism, ethical trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | Comments (0)

East Timor Coffee Farmers Facing Tough Challenge to Scrape a Living

19/05/2011 – 9:17 pm

We don’t usually think of East Timor when we are…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, coffee shops, coffee trade, East Timor, ethical trade, fairtrade, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, Rainforest Alliance, smallholder, smallholders, starbucks, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | Comments (0)

BBC Radio 4 Food Programme on the Coffee Supply Chain

15/05/2011 – 5:27 pm

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b011297w As global coffee prices continue to reach record highs;…

By Ian Agnew | Posted in Black Gold Foundation | Also tagged Africa, African farmers, agriculture, APPG, BBC, Black gold, Black Gold Movie, Blackgold, coffee, Coffee Industry, coffee shops, coffee trade, Commodity Trade, consumerism, ethical consumerism, Ethiopia, fairtrade, Food Programme, Lorna Young Foundation, LYF, OCFCU, Oromia Coffee Farmer Cooperative, Radio 4, Rainforest Alliance, Sheila Dillon, Shiela Dillon, smallholder, smallholders, starbucks, Supply Chain, trade justice, Trade not Aid, tradejustice | Comments (0)