{"product_id":"fair-green-gardening-gloves","title":"Fair \u0026 Green Gardening Gloves","description":"\u003ch4\u003eWhat can I use these gardening gloves for?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese all-purpose gardening gloves are exactly that. Not only are they comfortable to wear (road-tested with our own fair hands) they also keep your hands dry and superficial injury-free. In fact, they are classified as minimal risk Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). They have a rubber outer (fair trade of course), a comfy cotton lining to keep your fingers cosy and an elasticated wrist cup to stop any rogue bits of foliage from finding their way in!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDue to their hardiness, they are great for most garden jobs (even the more prickly ones). We’ve used them for pruning roses, clearing brambles, planting bulbs and lots of other little garden jobs without a scratch in sight! After we’ve finished up gardening and the gloves are (literally) off, we like to use our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chimney-sheep.myshopify.com\/products\/aries-moisturiser-with-egg-shaped-tin\" title=\"Aries Moisturiser with egg shaped tin\"\u003eorganic beeswax solid hand moisturiser\u003c\/a\u003e to keep them nice and hydrated!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eHow are these gardening gloves fair trade?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese gardening gloves are made using fair trade, natural rubber harvested at the first light of dawn in Sri Lanka. The farmers that harvest this rubber are part of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.dplfirstlight.com\" title=\"Fair Trade Rubber, DPL First Light website\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eDPL's Firstlight project\u003c\/a\u003e in Sri Lanka. The natural rubber is harvested by these in the early morning to get the best yields. By selling through Firstlight - which takes its name from this technique – farmers know they will receive regular and fair payments, as well as technical support and help with equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBuying these gloves means you are ensuring producers can grow their businesses, new fair trade products can be developed, small-scale farmers gain access to new markets and unfair trade rules are fought against.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor a humble pair of gardening gloves, they make a rather big difference!  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eWhat other fair trade rubber gardening products do you have?\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFair trade rubber from sustainable sources is a great material to use around the garden and can often be used to replace less eco-friendly materials such as plastic. We have reusable \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chimney-sheep.myshopify.com\/products\/plastic-free-gardening-rubber-seed-tray\" title=\"Rubber Seed Tray\"\u003erubber seed trays\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chimney-sheep.myshopify.com\/products\/plastic-free-gardening-rubber-root-trainer\" title=\"Rubber Root Trainer\"\u003eroot trainers\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/chimney-sheep.myshopify.com\/products\/fair-zone-rubber-planters-pack-of-6\" title=\"Fairzone Rubber Planters\"\u003erubber planters\u003c\/a\u003e, all of which are fantastic. Just make sure you wear these rubber gardening gloves whilst using them to match!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fair \u0026 Green","offers":[{"title":"Extra Small","offer_id":56945226678650,"sku":"GP010-01","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Small","offer_id":56945223205242,"sku":"GP010-02","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large","offer_id":56945223270778,"sku":"GP010-04","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Extra Large","offer_id":56945226711418,"sku":"GP010-05","price":5.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/7322\/5010\/files\/rubber_gardening_gloves_plastic_free_gardening_4.jpg?v=1780582760","url":"https:\/\/chimneysheep.co.uk\/products\/fair-green-gardening-gloves","provider":"Chimney Sheep","version":"1.0","type":"link"}