Steenbergs Organic FAIRTRADE black pepper was the first spice in the UK to carry the FAIRTRADE mark and it's organic as well. Over recent years, the plight of spice farmers, especially pepper and chilli growers, has received a great deal of publicity. Launching Steenbergs organic FAIRTRADE pepper is a positive step to changing the way people buy their spices, contributing directly to the social welfare of pepper farmers in the developing world. As you would expect from Steenbergs Organic, our Fairtrade organic black pepper is a high quality organic black pepper. It is an organic black pepper (MG1 grade) currently from smallholders in Kerala, India. The black peppercorns are really dark and have a sharp bite full of those classic bold, rich and warm flavours characteristic of great peppers.