To celebrate World Fair Trade Day we have a event where you enjoy a delicious afternoon tea and hear from a selection of speakers to help us think about our food journey - from source to back to the Soil.

Headline Speaker: Yesenia María Palacios Lumbi, a Fairtrade Coffee farmer visiting Bristol from Nicaragua, who will tell us about her life and the true impacts of Fairtrade. Yesenia is visiting schools in Bristol for just 2 weeks and this will be her only public event in Bristol.

Isra Ibrahim, owner of Box Alkayf, a brand of ground Sudanese coffee. “Sudanese coffee is not just a drink; it’s an important part of our heritage and traditions. We prepare it in a special way called Jabana, and it is always associated with hospitality and gathering people together.

Alex Montgomery - Generation Soil presents - From Food Waste to Living Soil Discover how everyday food scraps can become fertile, living soil. Our hands-on composting workshops explore the full journey of regeneration. You will leave with the knowledge and confidence to start composting and building healthy soil in your own space.

Other speakers to be announced soon.

This is SPARKS 3rd Birthday and World Fair Trade day so it will be celebrations all round.