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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“I think diversity saved us. Diversity of the vi

“I think diversity saved us. Diversity of the vision. When one thing is dormant, something else can spring up. Like, when a fire comes through a forest, part of the forest system dies but the rest of the system is poised to be able to cope with it. A forest doesn’t die every winter; in the wintertime when resources stop moving as much, the forest has things in place to cope with that. A forest doesn’t really set up a system for only one thing to thrive; there has to be a way for the circumstances to change all the time."
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🌴 Wise words from Gillian of @thenewruraltt in Trinidad who supplied the Cocoa beans for our New Dawn Chocolate.
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📷 : @geoffrion.david

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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Coffee from Las Brisas, Colombia will be loaded onto the ship at the end of the month and will be arriving here this Spring. It will soon be available to pre-order through our Open Food Network Shop (link in bio).
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📷 @jamesbannist

We have a special January order cycle open with a

We have a special January order cycle open with a few of our products including chocolate, olive oil and almonds! It ends tomorrow (Tues 25th) to be posted out over the coming week, or collected from our office @argalhomefarm.
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If you would like to order something visit our shop (link in bio), orders close late on Tuesday.
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📷 @jamesbannist

We're on TV! Watch us on James Martin's Saturday K

We're on TV! Watch us on James Martin's Saturday Kitchen tomorrow at 9:30 on ITV 📺 Alex was filmed speaking to the show via Zoom as they made brownies from our chocolate and other sail cargo products.
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@jamesmartinchef @itv @thenewruraltt

We are excited to be working with @charlestownharb

We are excited to be working with @charlestownharbour to develop a sail trainee programme that will not only provide meaningful paid work but give our trainees recognised qualifications and a year’s worth of invaluable experience on hard-working traditional vessels. Our sail cargo sailors are more than just seafarers, they are the human connection between our farmers and us. And they bring us more than just the cargo, they carry the stories from the land and the seas, the humble but important message of our mission. Get involved via the link in our bio!
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📷 @geoffrion.david

In our latest journal, Marije tells us about the m

In our latest journal, Marije tells us about the morning routine on her family farm in Coimbra and her very mischievous sheep... 🐏
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NDT: You’re a busy person. How do you start your day?
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Marije Passos: Yes, it will always be busy, this is a farm! But I love it. I’m always creating or inventing things, so this is the perfect playground for me. We start the day by supplying all the animals with some food. My sheep are a bit naughty; they’ve been going through fences and trying to eat the olive trees. So I like to check up on them. The sheep were supposed to reduce the amount of tractor time and be more ecological, but it’s actually like having a bunch of children around that you have to pay attention to!
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If you would like to read more about Marije's life on the farm and what it's like to produce EVOO olive oil, you can find the full article is on our website.
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📷 : @piteiraphotography / @passeite_azeite

We are expanding our team in preparation for runni

We are expanding our team in preparation for running our own ship/s. We have opened 3 positions in our office:
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- Admin Assistant
- Communications Assistant
- Shoreside Vessel Assistant
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These new roles are supported by the government Kickstart programme, which is aimed at young people between the ages of 16 to 24, but ages 25 to 29 may also be considered. Find out more via the link in our bio!
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📷 @jamesbannist

Dusk over the Douro Valley 🤍 Stunning. - 📷 :

Dusk over the Douro Valley 🤍 Stunning.
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📷 : @kerry_photo

Happy Friday! Hope there's been plenty to make you

Happy Friday! Hope there's been plenty to make you smile this week 😊
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📷: @geoffrion.david

After December's haul out for maintenance on the h

After December's haul out for maintenance on the hard in Portimao, Portugal, Gallant and crew are now on their way across the Atlantic heading for Barbados, the Dominican Republic, and finally Colombia for your coffee and panela. Keep an ear out for our Earlybird orders announcement! 🙌 ⛵️
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📷 : @blueschoonercompany

“I wanted to see if we could build a zero-compro

“I wanted to see if we could build a zero-compromise system where everyone’s winning [..] to challenge the business model of how we trade, not just the methods and what we trade”⠀
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In a brilliant podcast recorded at the end of last year with @breakfast_and_beyond Alex and Tia discuss the need for more radical thinking from policymakers, to call the current system that puts economic growth first into question. ⠀
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🎧 You can listen to the podcast through the link in our bio.

In 2021 our Voyage Coop moved 20 tonnes of cargo o

In 2021 our Voyage Coop moved 20 tonnes of cargo on board sailing cargo vessel Gallant of the @blueschoonercompany. In total the ship sailed 17,000 nautical miles this season, crossing the Atlantic Ocean for cargo from Colombia and sailing between Portugal, France and the UK twice during the Summer. We saved over 700kg of CO2 from the atmosphere*, should these goods have travelled by container ship. The Gallant, which also carries cargo for other brokers, will have saved a total of 4.6 tons of CO2.⠀
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Each year our networks go from strength to strength. The ships we work with are not sailing to compete with Maersk. Our ships demand our patience, loyalty and love. They ask us to be human and not ‘consumer’. Our journey is a symbolic one to re-enchant a culture around the stuff we make, trade and consume.⠀⠀
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*calculated with https://buff.ly/3F9Yd3h)⠀
using the DHL Carbon Calculator to estimate https://buff.ly/3wErL6d⠀
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📷 @phoniclips / Thomas

For this year's New Dawn Journal we asked our resi

For this year's New Dawn Journal we asked our resident wine expert Debbie to tell us more about the wines we sail from Portugal. In this excerpt she tells us the story of the Arinto grape in our Lapa dos Reis white and sparkling white....⠀
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"Thought to have originated in the Bucelas region just north of Lisbon as early as the beginning of the 18th century, Arinto’s adaptable nature means it is now planted from as far north as Vinho Verde, where it is known as Perdernã, through to the arid plains of the Alentejo in the South. In Beira Atlântico, home to NDT producer Lapa dos Reis, it is used for both still and sparkling wines. Here Arinto’s intense lemony acidity is prized for creating wines that pair perfectly with local dishes such as Caldeirada de Enguias, a rich eel stew, heady with saffron; a speciality of the town of Aveiro."⠀
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We loved hearing about each grapes unique character and how they play out in the wines we ship. To discover more of Portugal's incredible wine diversity order a copy of our journal. ⠀
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📝 @wildwineschool⠀
📷 @jamesbannist

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas leftover

Hope everyone is enjoying their Christmas leftovers! ⠀
Here's the pigs at the Reigado farm tucking into some olives... waste not, want not 🐷 ⠀
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📷 @kerry_photo

"The worms' most distinct features are two "crowns

"The worms' most distinct features are two "crowns" shaped like Christmas trees. These are highly modified prostomial palps, which are specialized mouth appendages. Each spiral is composed of feather-like tentacles called radioles, which are heavily ciliated and cause any prey trapped in them to be transported to the worm's mouth." Wikipedia - Spirobranchus giganteus or "Christmas tree worm"⠀
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Wishing you all peace, love, health and happiness!⠀
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NDT Recommends: The Future of Shipping - Outrage +

NDT Recommends: The Future of Shipping - Outrage + Optimism 🎧 ⠀
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If you're interested in learning more about the scale of the shipping industry, this episode discusses and outlines steps that are being taken to decarbonise. The hosts and their guests explain research that is currently under way into new types of fuels, wind propulsion technologies, policy change and 'fossil fuel free' ships in the making.⠀
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"We rarely ever think about the things we buy as being transported by sea, but shipping has been the backbone of global economies for thousands of years and today accounts for 90% of world trade. It is responsible for 2-3% of global emissions which if it were a country, would put it on a par with Germany – the world’s sixth biggest emitter. The challenge to decarbonise shipping is huge. With around 60,000 vessels currently in operation emissions are expected to be 50% higher in 2050 than in 2018."⠀
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Link in our bio. 🎧 Episode 85. The Future of Shipping. @globaloptimism⠀
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📷 @david.geoffrion

NDT Recommends: Hot Money - Naomi Klein 💥⠀
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Looking for something to read over the holidays? Nifty and to the point... this short read basically sums up the reason for New Dawn Trader's existence! ⠀
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"In Hot Money Naomi Klein lays out the evidence that deregulated capitalism is waging war on the climate, and shows that, in order to stop the damage, we must change everything we think about how our world is run."

Sunday breakfast anyone?⠀ -⠀ "Breakfast with A

Sunday breakfast anyone?⠀
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"Breakfast with Alex @newdawntraders was seasonal- and sail-inspired .. using coffee beans from Colombia, roasted by @yallahcoffee and rice from Portugal that had both been shipped over on traditional sailing boats. 🌊 ⠀
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I made Breakfast Fried Rice with Kimchi and Wild Mushrooms - using sail-shipped rice cooked with local spring onions, kale and eggs then topped with delicious kimchi made by the lovely folks at @newlynfermentary , beautiful mushrooms from @belloathome and herbs from the gardens here at @boteletcornwall 🌱 ⠀
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This is an easy and adaptable recipe to use through the winter .. for breakfast, brunch, lunch or supper!"⠀
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You can find Tia's recipe through the link in our bio to the Breakfast & Beyond podcast web page.⠀
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🎧 Episode 9⠀
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https://buff.ly/3FZzE9F

"Luis has been with us since soon after we moved h

"Luis has been with us since soon after we moved here in 2015, and we consider him and his brother Carlos family. They worked full-time for the first years, when the work needed felt overwhelming, but these days Luis comes when he likes, and that works fine for all of us. He is a master at pruning, and a fantastic worker, but most of all he is a true collaborator, always open to our ideas and ready to share his own. Walking around the olival discussing the trees with him is one of the quiet pleasures of life here.⠀
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Luis is soft-spoken and a little shy, but at the same time he has a streak of showmanship—he does a wicked impersonation and has a beautiful singing voice. He loves the olival, and he loves to party. One morning a few years back Carlos turned up on his own, carrying five olive saplings in a bag. Luis had staggered into the house they share at 3:00 a.m., handed Carlos the olives, saying “These are for the patrão” (the boss, meaning Krister), and gone to sleep it off. They’re in pots outside our kitchen now, reminding us of the mysteries of Alentejo nightlife."⠀
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Thanks to Miranda of @quinta_do_veloso (Os Tres Gatos Olive Oil) for sharing her words and Kieran Lewis for the gorgeous portrait. ⠀
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📷 @kieran_james_lewis

AGUA PANELA⠀ Panela is the main ingredient in th

AGUA PANELA⠀
Panela is the main ingredient in this popular Colombian drink. It's served either hot or cold depending on which region of Colombia you're in. Served cold, it's really refreshing almost like a lime ice tea. Served hot, it tastes like a warm sweet tea. Just mix panela with water and add lime... and maybe some rum if you feel like it!⠀
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Recipe for Pecan Panela bars in highlights...⠀
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📷 @georgie.holman

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