Voyage CO-OP | New Dawn Traders

A Voyage COOP brings together a network of small producers, a sailing ship and passionate allies to deliver the most delicious goods to you from across the oceans, pollution-free. As a Voyage COOP broker, New Dawn Traders brings together this supply chain and upholds our collective shared values, putting planet and people first.

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The Voyage So Far...

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We knew smoke was meant to calm the hive before ha

We knew smoke was meant to calm the hive before harvest, but Marina from Éme explains in more detail why they use the fumigator, to protect not only the beekeeper but the bees as well. Fascinating! 🐝 🍯 ⠀
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'The smoke is a form of defense for the beekeeper. It calms the bees, as fire in the vicinity initiates a natural feeding response in anticipation of the potential need to abandon the hives. The ensuing confusion in the hive creates an opportunity for the beekeeper to open the hive and work without provoking a defensive reaction. ⠀
Furthermore, when a bee consumes honey, its abdomen is distended, which supposedly makes it difficult for it to do the bending necessary to sting.⠀
In this way, the fumigator protects the bee, because some bees die when they sting. This is because the stinger is an extension of the abdomen. So, the fumigator is a way to protect both ourselves and them, who are so precious.⠀
The fire is smoked with a low intensity so as not to affect waxes and honey with the smell of smoke. It is also done this way because if it is too intense, we run the risk of the bees leaving the hive.'⠀
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@beeme_happyculture⠀
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#honey #organic #beekeeping #tricksofthetrade #organichoney #portugal #apiculture #sailcargo #newdawntraders

“When we first moved here the place had been aba

“When we first moved here the place had been abandoned for fifteen years or so and there were three cats. They would sit upon a little ledge above the fire. They were just skin and bones and completely scared of everything, but they really needed food, so if you left the door open they would rush in and grab whatever they could. 🐈 ⠀
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One of them was particularly good at it, we called him The Raider. The Marmalade Raider. So his name has become Marmaraider. ⠀
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The other one, if you tried to get close to her, would spit at you and be really angry, so we called her Ginger Spit.⠀
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The third one, isn’t orange like the others, she’s kind of grey and our son Tor was really interested in learning about the elements, so he called her Selenium. (So that one’s a little different.)⠀
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Over time we started to feed them, we caught them, took them into the vets and got them fixed. It was really amazing because over time they became less just these crazed hunger-driven animals and started to get a personality and were able to be who they really were.⠀
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At the same time we were trying to clean up this abandoned Olival, so when we came to naming the olive oil we thought we have these three cats that we’ve brought back to life and we have this Quinta that we are trying to bring back to life. So as a metaphor we named our olive oil ’Os Tres Gatos’, because of those three cats.”⠀
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Order Os Tres Gatos olive oil through the link to our shop in bio 🐈
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📷 @kerry_photo / @quinta_do_veloso

We're thrilled to be working with Debbie from @wil

We're thrilled to be working with Debbie from @wildwineschool and to have a resident wine expert on board. Debbie provides education for the modern drinker with a focus on sustainable and regenerative viticulture. 🍇🍷 ⠀
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Tasting events, new wines and other fun collaborations to come! We're learning so much from her already.

We are so proud of our chocolate collaboration wit

We are so proud of our chocolate collaboration with The Alliance of Rural Communities in Trinidad. We love everything they are about and we really hope to do a profit share with the producers. To do this we need to sell all the bars... unfortunately, we overestimated how many we could sell in a year and now we have just over 1000 bars to sell before Christmas! ⏱ ⠀
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So to ensure this incredible chocolate doesn't go to waste we're doing a special offer of 5 bars for £20. They make great presents, sneaky desk snacks, or after-dinner treats. ⠀
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Order through the link in our bio.⠀
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@thenewruraltt

Low carb(on) cookie by @chef.rebekah.rose👌Made

Low carb(on) cookie by @chef.rebekah.rose👌Made using sail cargo organic almonds & Panela sugar. Nicely done! Swipe for the recipe, or try one @yallahcafe_stives
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"I've had the idea of creating a 'sustainable' cookie bouncing around my head for a little while (yes, I ponder in pudding), and this is what I came up with. ⠀
A low carb(on) cookie made using organic Emmer flour, sweet organic almonds and unrefined panela sugar, both sail shipped by @newdawntraders to Penzance harbour using only the wind (!!). I even helped lug the panela off the boat...wowza.⠀
Who'd thought I'd put so much effort into a cookie 🥴👀⠀
Anyway, it bangs and ya should come and try 💞💋."⠀
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#baking #lowcarbon #cookies #yallah #organic #orgnaictreats #cornwall #sailcargo #newdawntraders

A new (old) way of thinking. ⠀ 'As the systems w

A new (old) way of thinking. ⠀
'As the systems we rely on, the natural world, and the products we consume become increasingly disconnected, sail-shipped cargo joins back the dots: “with the weather becoming more and more erratic and unpredictable, we need supply chain systems that can adjust to this, with the wellbeing of the trees and the family farms at its core. These are the people on the front line, and in the best position to keep the land and its communities in their best health.” So, from family farms to ancient salt marshes, New Dawn Traders is more than a supply chain, it’s a new (old) way of thinking. A trade in food that wears its provenance proudly. Slow-moving. Story-laden.'⠀
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#worldfoodday #worldfoodday21⠀
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📷 @jamesbannist

Happy Friday! ⠀ -⠀ Gorgeous view of Miranda an

Happy Friday! ⠀
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Gorgeous view of Miranda and Krister's horses grazing the groves @quinta_do_veloso
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📷 @kerry_photo

“My dream was always to be able to work from a s

“My dream was always to be able to work from a ship.” ⠀
Highlights from our recent evening with @strangercollective... 🔥 ⠀
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"Alex Geldenhuys is on a mission. Not content with successfully creating a sustainable system of importing produce through her business New Dawn Traders – working with sailing cargo vessel The Gallant to import produce pollution-free – she’s embarking on plans for a New Dawn Traders ship, and sharing everything she has learnt to grow the global fleet of wind-powered freight.⠀
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Crucially for her, this should be accessible to all. “We need future captains, we need future sailors. We want systems which make people who are passionate about it [sailing] able to access it, rather than people who can afford it.”⠀
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This is no mean feat. At the heart of the business model of New Dawn Traders is a monumental challenge. As Alex said, “The entire global economy is built on shipping”. Creating a new model that goes against the basic features of that global economic system – high emissions, three shipwrecks a day from travelling in any conditions to meet international delivery deadlines – is, well, monumental.⠀
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But Alex isn’t one to shy away from a challenge, and New Dawn Traders is building new models for supply chains that put the planet and people first: “To sail from Porto to Penzance could take seven days, but we allow 25. We try to work with the seasons – rather than against.” "⠀
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Thanks to the @theboatyardcafe Gweek for hosting 💙

Coffee & Panela... a match made in heaven (or Colo

Coffee & Panela... a match made in heaven (or Colombia).⠀
Looking back on experiments with @yallahcoffee & @porthillyspirit last winter. Why not try your own Coffee & Panela combinations? Cakes, cocktails, and hot drinks are all good backdrops... let us know your recipes! ☕️
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Art direction & Recipes : @jackabevan
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#coffee #panela #yallahcoffee #coffeeroasters #colombia #experiments #cocktailsofinstagram

'Vindamas' Harvest has begun at Quinta da Rabiana,

'Vindamas' Harvest has begun at Quinta da Rabiana, in the Vinho Verde region of Northern Portugal. 🇵🇹 This fertile area has been home to winemaking for at least 2000 years, possibly even before the Romans settled there. Vinho Verde means 'green wine', not because all Vinho Verde is white, but because ample rainfall makes this area verdant all year round. It certainly looks green in these photos! ⠀
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We still have some of their crispy, slightly sparkling Pecebrico 2020 available. Pick up a bottle at one of our markets or monthly retail order cycles online.⠀
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📷@quintadarabiana ⠀
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#vendage #harvest #vindamas #sailcargo #wine #winelovers #newdawntraders

How mega-ships, cause mega problems... 🚢 ⠀
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"When the Ever Given became stuck in the Suez canal in March 2021, people woke up to the sheer size of these mega-ships. But these vessels, which now dominate container shipping, have been quietly ballooning in size for more than 50 years, and even doubling in capacity every few years since the turn of the millennium. The bigger they have grown, the more problems they have caused for consumers and producers, problems that extend much further than getting stuck"⠀
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🎥 Great video by the @guardian summarising the world of mega container ships - link in our bio. 5 minutes well spent. ⠀
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📷 @geoffrion.david

Introducing Evelyn! The newest member of our team.

Introducing Evelyn! The newest member of our team. ⠀
Evelyn is our Ship Shop Keeper - managing your online cargo orders, stock checks and so much more. At the moment she is busy packing up the last of your orders from Gallant's Penzance arrival. ⠀
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⛵️ After a summer cruising Scotland with her partner Ben on their gaff cutter (@sailing.wild) they have recently moved to Penryn, just down the road from our office @argalhomefarm. As well as working with us, Evelyn is also training to be a yoga teacher - a woman of many talents 🙅🏻‍♀️Say hi to her on the stall at one of our many upcoming markets!⠀
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We're so grateful to have her on the team, helping us grow our sail cargo community across oceans & borders to show that a healthy food system that is healing for people and the planet is possible. ⠀
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🌈 Gallant made their final delivery to the Voya

🌈 Gallant made their final delivery to the Voyage Coop for this year, in Penzance last week. It was great to see so many of you coming to collect your cargo.

Here at NDT HQ we are now busy preparing for the Christmas markets and also looking ahead to next year.⠀

Each year we face new challenges, but so far we only grow stronger! Covid and Brexit have shown us that we are resilient... and while fuel prices rise, and supply chains are struggling, we are surviving and thriving. Current events highlight some of the main reasons why we do what we do and why we should continue to challenge the norm.⠀

This year was not always "plain sailing" but we understand what we need to do to improve for next year. We're so happy to continue working with all of our wonderful farmers, sailors, and port allies to bring you fine produce across the oceans.⠀

We'll let you know our market schedule soon and will open our retail order cycles online. Thanks as always for your support! 💛 ⠀
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#sailcargo #newdawntraders #voyagecoop #challengethestatusquo #organic #organicfood #zerowasteuk

COFFEE IS POLITICAL ⠀ -⠀ "How we choose to spe

COFFEE IS POLITICAL ⠀
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"How we choose to spend our money has a direct impact not only on the specific supply-chains, but the system as a whole. Corruption persists as long as people keep paying into it. If you have the privilege of choice, use it with all those who don’t in mind." ⠀
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We work with @caravelacoffee (^) who, for the past 20 years, have been sourcing and championing great coffee from Latin America’s best small-holder farmers, pursuing quality and transparency at every level. ⠀⠀
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Sailed here on @blueschoonercompany from Colombia, our coffee is then roasted by @yallahcoffee right here in Cornwall, on the same farm as our office. ⠀
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☕️ Available in beans or ground - link in bio.⠀
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📷 @jamesbannist

Our friends at Atlantic Brewery are passionate abo

Our friends at Atlantic Brewery are passionate about making their beer as eco-friendly as possible. Here's how they do it: ⠀
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☀️ Beer takes quite a bit of energy to produce, so to help alleviate this, they have installed a tracking PV solar array on the farm which helps provide some of their base energy requirements. They also reclaim the heat from the boiled wort as it is cooled going to the fermenter, so they have hot water/liquor ready for the next brew. ⠀
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🌱The spent grain and hops are then composted and spread on the hops each year. Growing what they can in their incredible garden helps to reduce the transport of ingredients coming in. ⠀
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📦 They even use lightweight glass bottles, paper labels, and minimally printed cardboard boxes rather than shrink-wrapped cases. ⠀
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Brewing done right 👏 We are lucky enough to have their Azore's Pale Ale available. Order through the link in our bio or pick some up from one of our upcoming markets...⠀
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📷 @georgie.holman ⠀
@atlanticbrewcornwall
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#alelovers #cornwall #craftbeer #organic #brewing #hops #sailcargo #newquay #newdawntraders #ecobeer

"The quinta buildings were vast and crumbling, and

"The quinta buildings were vast and crumbling, and the olive grove was badly overgrazed by sheep, overrun with brambles and scrub oak, its trees either left unpruned for decades or chopped to stubs for firewood. It was much too much for us, but we loved it unconditionally. With considerable hubris, we decided we’d learn everything we could about olives and olive oil, and somehow make the olival pay for itself. ⠀

The first batch of olive oil we proudly made, pressed in the old style between fibre mats at a picturesque old mill an hour’s drive north, could most politely be described as excellent lamp fuel."⠀

But six years later Miranda and her family have brought the Quinta back to life and their Os Tres Gatos olive oil is now award-winning. A beautiful example of perseverance and passion.⠀

Read the full interview and how the Ottewell family became involved with us in our New Dawn Journal. ⠀
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Interview: @katrintfg / @quinta_do_veloso
📷 @kerry_photo
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#journalism #oliveoil #quinta #newlife #portugal #extravirgin
#rebuild #restoration #sailcargo

Here's to the crew! This year's 'World Maritime Da

Here's to the crew! This year's 'World Maritime Day' is all about the crew and we're glad to see it. 🏆 🙌 ⠀
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We are certainly grateful for our crew's cold nights on watch, patience with customs bureaucracy and pretty non stop schedule - it's not all dolphins and sunsets! We would like to think that our crew often get the appreciation they deserve and enjoy the job they do, but this is a different story for many seafarers in the commercial shipping industry whose crucial role is often over looked - a symptom of sea blindness. 🚢 ⠀
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Covid and the blockage in Suez have shone a spotlight on global trade's reliance on shipping. These events have also shown the fragility of the industry. The crew change crisis hit mainstream news in 2020 telling of how thousands of seafarers were stuck on board for months on end unable to return home to their families. ⠀
But what we must remember is that this is not only a result of covid, but of the industry in general. Us as consumers and the @imo must think about what needs to change in our shopping habits and what policies need to be put in place to improve the lives of seafarers and to stop their mistreatment. ⠀
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@blueschoonercompany #worldmaritimeday #herestothecrew ⠀
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📷: @jamesbannist

Gallant has arrived! Join us to welcome the ship a

Gallant has arrived! Join us to welcome the ship and crew to Penzance on Wednesday at The Old Customs House. ⠀
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📦 Collect your pre-orders or if you missed the deadline you can still pick up cargo from our Ship Shop. We'll be there from 2-7pm. ⠀
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Unfortunately we have had to reschedule the event from tomorrow due to the weather, but we hope that you can still make it. Fingers crossed for sunshine! 🌞⠀
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Tell your friends and please share 🌱 ⠀
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📷@jamesbannist

Support local! 💪 The Food Barn’s crowdfunder

Support local! 💪
The Food Barn’s crowdfunder ends this week...

We are proud to be a part of this community and one of the many local vendors providing great alternatives to the supermarket.

The Food Barn has been growing steadily for a while now, putting more and more local people directly in touch with local food producers. The money raised in this crowdfunder will help everything run more smoothly by building things like full access compost toilets and a more robust electricity system.

👉 Head to the link in our bio to find out more and support if you can! 7 days left...

Oh and we’ll be there this Saturday 9-1 for collections from the last voyage of the season!

@foodbarn.tregew

#supportlocal #lovefalmouth #organic #nodig #agroecologia #sailcargo #localbusiness

PRE-ORDERS CLOSE TONIGHT! It's the last voyage of

PRE-ORDERS CLOSE TONIGHT! It's the last voyage of the season 🥁 ⠀
Gallant is nearing Cornwall with a hold full of the best organic produce from France and Portugal. It's a great time to stock up for winter with the essentials and take a few things off your weekly supermarket lists. An eco-friendly and cost-efficient way to buy the things we cannot grow here in the UK.⠀
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Meet the ship and collect your cargo in Penzance on Tuesday 28th, or collect from @argalhomefarm anytime. We also offer UK delivery. ⠀
Hope to see you soon! ⠀
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↗️ Link in bio⠀
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📷 @phoniclips / Thomas ⠀
@blueschoonercompany

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