FairTrade Stavanger

FairTrade is a strategy for poverty alleviation & sustainable developement. It's purpose is to create opportunities for producers & workers who have been economically disadvantaged or marginalized by the conventional trading system.

The FairTrade mark is a registered certification label for products sourced from producers in developing countries.

FairTrade Norway was very proud to announce Stavanger as a FairTrade City in June 2007

Borrowed from the pamplet for:
the Stavanger Region 2009 City of Stavanger
Webpage: http://www.regionstavanger.com/


Archeology Museum
The Museum of Archaeology, University of Stavanger
The museum cafe sells food made from organic produce, as well as organic coffee and tea.
The Cafe sells coffee & tea that you can either enjoy at the museum or take home.
Opening hrs, other info see: http://www.ark.museum.no/
Note: Solens Reise exhibit on into Feb, see details in earlier posts

Boker & Borst
Book cafe - Pub - Outdoor tables - Backyard
Open from 11:00 am daily
A place you can come with whomever you like, almost whenever you like & in whatever you want to wear.
You can drink FairTrade coffee & tea, enjoy a glass of wine, listen to music, read books, warm yourself by the fire or enjoy the sunshine (outdoor service at street tables & in the backyard) & just stay.
http://www.bokerogborst.com/
(Note: you can translate on Google, some info in English)

Brod - Godt Brod, Solvberget & Eiganes
Solvberget, Stavanger: Delicious, organic baking in the centre of the city...
Sit & enjoy a cup of FairTrade espresson, coffee or tea in our beautiful premises
http://www.bakerverksted.no/

Eiganes, Stavanger: In newly refurbished premises at Eiganes, we sell tasty, organic baking & FairTrade coffee & tea.
Pop in on your way to or from work.
http://www.bakerverksted.no/

Note: Brod = Bread

Cafe Sting
Cafe Sting has hosted countless theme weeks & been the venue for funerals, weddings, etc. Cafe Sting has set the agenda for the whole country with its ideas & is probably one of the most written about & different cafes in Norway.
We serve FairTrade food & wine.
http://www.cafe-sting.no/

Fairplay Design AS
Fairplay is a FairTrade shop selling beautiful things made by small producers in the South. (Norway) You will find exciting designs in interior goods, clothes, jewellery, accessories, toys & well-being.
http://www.fairplaydesign.no/

Food Story
Cafe & delicatessen. Informal eatery that offers memorable food experiences.
It is often the 'little things' that give the greatest satisfaction.
You can also buy FairTrade coffee, tea, sugar, dried fruit & rice.
http://www.foodstory.no/
e-mail: stavanger@foodstory.no

Okologiske Dagligvarer AS
Specialist retailer for organic & FairTrade food at Ullandhaug & in (town) centre close to the boat/ferry terminal
http://www.mat-med-mening.no/

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I would add personally to the list...

Oleana Stavanger AS
Awarded for Design Excellence from the Norwegian Design Council.
In our shop you can see our entire collection - sweaters, jackets, pullover, tops, skirts, shawls, hats, knitted waistbands, cloaks, blankets & pillows.
http://www.oleana.no/

More info...

Welcome to Oleana's own flagship-store in Stavanger.
Here you will find the whole famous collection of award-winning porducts.

Oleana takes pride in using only natural fibres like wool, silk, alpaca & cashmere.
We believe that we have to produce less, but more beautiful clothes in our part of the world.

Oleana is one of the few knitters left in Norway who both knits & sews all our products at our own factory located just outside of Bergen. We like to swim against the stream.

The future belongs to the storytellers.

Note: see separate posting for Oleana for a sample of what's posted on their webpage, only to see the sweaters you'll have to go to the webpage - I think their designer or they are protective of their images, so only copied the link & the logo...

Chocolate Girl

From Blog: Chocolates - Chocolate brands, tastings & chocolateries
by Hal www.choc.olat.es/?p=41 on Apr 13th, 2008

Sjokoladepiken (Stavanger)
It is hard to find a chocolatier in Norway. Even in the capital Oslo there is none (except Freia, which is owned by Kraft General Foods). Norwegians usually buy chocolate boxes from the largest national and European manufacturers in supermarkets and grocery stores, however, in some cities you might find small chocolate shops or cafes where you can buy Belgian pralines, or in some cases even Norwegian pralines.
In Stavanger in the south-western part of Norway I stumbeled across a chocolatier called

Sjokoladepiken, which means ”Chocolate Girl”. They are making their own pralines and truffles; expensive but delicious. After trying some of them I found my favorites: chocolate pralines with goat milk caramel filling, and pralines with passion fruit. Absolutely fabulous!

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Under Construction, their webpage: www.sjokoladepiken.no

(Note: is a History up now, but cannot get it to translate from Norwegian)

Address: Øvre Holmegate, 4013 Stavanger

Phone: (+47) 472 01 983

E-mail: elise@sjokoladepiken.no

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I can recommend this chocolatier to anyone visiting Stavanger, Norway. I have just been brought back a selection of their handmade chocolates and they have all been very good and quite unique. Nice focus on Norwegian flavours, use of cloudberry, lingonberry, forest fruits, goatsmilk, yoghurt.Good quality chocolate used too but I do not know what it is.Not much on their web site yet but here it is: http://www.sjokoladepiken.no/meny.php

Posted Oct 28, 2008 Jill in Devon, UK on SeventyPercent.com (a Chocolate Forum)

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Places in Stavanger that deserve my money & places in Stavanger that don't

Sjokoladepiken: Newly opened chocolate store in Stavanger that makes their own chocolate and makes me wonder why anyone ever buy that s--t called Nidar. They have enthuastic staff too!

Posted by Miss Hermelin Monday March 10, 2008 on her Blog The Fortunate Events of Miss Hermelin www.misshermelin.blogspot.com

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Note: our Yahoo Book Club meets here & so far I've only had tea - was lovely,
but next time Chocolate?! I haven't tried cloudberry anything yet here?!
Personal report to follow, after next month's meeting - chocolate & books?! mmm...

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Sonic Vista

Sonic Vista

Sonic Vista is a unique public arts project commissioned by Nuproductions as part of their as part of their “A World of Sound” series for Stavanger 2008 European Capital of Culture. It is an archetypical park bench updated for the 21st Century, modified and re-modelled to create a totally new type of street furniture. Each bench contains 2 solar powered digital audio players, allowing members of the public to voluntarily plug in to a series of specially commissioned soundtracks designed specificially to facilitate new ways of experiencing specific public spaces, the audio is accessed by plugging in any standard pair of personal mini jack stereo headphones.

Posted on http://www.stavanger-chamber.no/

Link to read more about Sonic Vista (or see below) http://www.numusic.no/

SONIC VISTA

Sonic Vista is a unique public arts project commissioned by Nuproductions as part of their “A World of Sound” series for Stavanger 2008 European Capital of Culture. Designed for enhancing everyday urban experiences in a world of increasing uniformity.

The Sonic Vista Bench is an archetypical park bench updated for the 21st Century, modified and re-modeled to create a totally new type of city street furniture.

Each bench contains 2 solar powered digital audio players, allowing members of the public to voluntarily plug in to a series of specially commissioned soundtracks designed specifically to facilitate new ways of experiencing specific public spaces, the audio is accessed by plugging in any standard pair of personal mini jack stereo headphones.

The benches have been designed by renowned product designer Mil Strivovik and are currently being produced by Ranso, a community workshop for people with various mental & physical disabilities.

All material is sourced locally from sustainable resources.

Compositions have been specially commissioned from some of Norway's and the worlds leading sound artists, musicians and composers; including Biosphere, Goodiepal, Nils Henrik Asheim, David Toop, Kim Cascone, Karlheinz Stockhausen (memorial bench), Hai Nguyen Dinh ( Next Life), Maja Ratkje, Kaada and Sten Ove Toft.

DOWNLOAD MAP HERE

MAJA RATKJE Viste, Randaberg

NILS HENRIK ASHEIM Ullandhaug, Stavanger

KIM CASCONE Vaulen, Stavanger

Note: I may have missed my chance, since it's 2009 now,

but I may go have a look to see if anything is still there?

Or if nothing else I really like the idea of it all...

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