Jo Salter

Mayamiko – our production partner in Africa

Who are Mayamiko? We are delighted to tall you about Mayamiko – our production partner in Africa for our new transparent African range . Mayamiko is based in Malawi and is a trust set up to train local impoverished people with business skills to enable them to create and sustain livelihoods and communities. Skills that are supported include tailoring, …

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Jo on ICR The Happiness Show

Last month Where Does It Come From? founder Jo was special guest on The Happiness Show with DJ Samy on Ipswich Community Radio, talking about how clothes with stories and ethical living make us happier, and introducing our African tunics project and Crowdfunding which go live in September. DJ Samy (Samantha Brook) and Jo Salter

Reduce Re-use Recycle – Let’s Focus on the First R….

Traditionally the ‘Three Rs’ were about education.  This is slightly strange given that two of them don’t even start with R – a Victorian attempt at irony I guess.  In current thinking the three Rs are the mantra of sustainability and frugality – Reduce, Re-use, Recycle. Our children learn about them at school, our council …

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Clothes that Come with a Creation Story – EADT

Where Does It Come From? featured in the East Anglian Daily Times this week thanks to Joanna Lumley wearing our elephant scarf in her documentary ‘Joanna Lumley’s India’.  The article ‘Clothes that come with a creation story’ outlines Where Does It Come From?’s work with marginalised producers, using eco-friendly processes and materials and our unique …

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Joanna Lumley wears Elephant Scarf on TV (Video Clip)

We were delighted and honoured that Joanna Lumley wears a Where Does It Come From? Elephant scarf for her documentary ‘Joanna Lumley’s India’.  Wearing the scarf clearly demonstrated Joanna’s commitment to sustainability and Fairtrade.  You can see the clip of the documentary where she is wearing the scarf by clicking below.  If you’d like to …

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