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Kitchen Garden Organics (incorporating Lunn-Links), the sole importer of the Kitchen Garden range, was formed in 1990 to act as a link between third world Organic Producers and the buyers in Europe.
Their aim is to offer quality organic products direct from the growers at a Fair price to both producers and the buying public. They have worked very closely with the farm and factory in Zimbabwe to achieve this.
All Kitchen Garden products are Fairly traded. We buy finished goods from our producers not just commodities- this has a knock on effect for local, glass jar, bag, box and label manufacturers, labour in the packing, factory, and generates employment as well as improving the skills base in an economy which badly needs both.
The producer follows guidelines laid down by European Fair Trade organisations, and is dedicated to the goals of organic production under favourable working conditions offering meaningful employment. Worker participation in management decisions, above average salaries, equal pay for men & women, protective clothing, housing if required, on the farms, a pension scheme and in-house training are just some of the worker benefits. The company gives employment priority to the post-school leaver population, resident on the farm, so that the family unit is maintained. If further labour is required it is recruited from nearby communities instead of using migrant labour.
