Special 2007 : two photo calendars
about Morocco, our best places, our nomad friends.
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Two wall calendars, of 29,7 *
42 cm printed with a true photo quality.
You can still order these calendars, and if you want to enjoy
the whole year, we can make them start on february, march,
or any month you'd like !
To
know more, to order...
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Nomad portraits - December |
Patterns - September |
Patterns - April |
Nomad portraits - January |
Patterns - May |
Why do we open a shop ? |
We believe in an ethical tourism, we believe it is possible
our two worlds meet and exchange within a framework respectful of
both, we believe in a sustainable development profitable to Moroccans.
To facilitate these exchanges, to give you the opportunity to buy
Moroccan products without passing by many resellers, the Oasis in
Mezgarne open its shop, in close cooperation with local cooperatives
and associations.
We travel a lot between Morocco and Europe, and each time, we bring
into Morocco gifts for our association, Ayour
de Mezgarne. And in the other direction, in our nearly empty
cases, we bring Moroccan products to offer them here.
Why ? With us, you avoid transportation costs from Morocco, and
difficulties to pay locally, in dirham, through expensive drafts.
Our products are already imported in Europe, and are quickly sent
after you order, which you can pay easily, in Euro, dollar or sterling.
The profit is shared with our partner, you pay less than you would
in a normal street shop, and they sell at a higher price than to
their usual resellers.
We warranty our products’ quality. Saffron of Taliouine is
cultivated according bio standards and international ISO standards.
Our jewels are in silver, usually hallmarked, and you know their
weight. When you come to Morocco, we can take you to visit the cooperatives,
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| Saffron of the
Souktana Cooperative, in Taliouine |
The Souktana Cooperative groups all producers of the
are of Taliouine, in the Sirwa mountains. This is where saffron is
traditionally cultivated, with an annual production of more or less
three tons.
The saffron is of excellent quality, dried in open-air (that’s
how it differs from Spanish and Iranian saffron, which are dried over
a heater), and can be kept up to 18 months (if it stored out of light).
A gram is enough to season our meals for a few weeks, but our recipes
will push you to use it much more often !
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Cooking
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We offer this saffron in small bags of 1 gram, packed
in Morocco, and in packs of 5 and 10 grams.
- 1 gram : 6 euros + postage
- 5 grams : 27,5 euro + postage (5,50 euro
/ gram)
- 10 grams : 47,5 euro (4,75 euro / gram),
normal post within Europe offered
If you’re a professional, or want to order larger
quantities, please get in touch with us.
We've got a mail : order@mezgarne.com |
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Berber jewels are traditionally made of silver. Only a few families
could afford gold. Women were the bank of the family, wearing its
wealth as earrings, bracelets, and other chains. The jewels were melted
and sold again in case of need, and bought again later on with better
days.
An art typical of the Berber culture developed very early, with abstract
motives, triangles, polygons, and also circles reminding of some Celtic
patterns.
It is always difficult to give an exact to a piece. The patterns had
been repeated over the centuries, and the way jewellers work, transmitted
from father to son, did not evolve that much. Really old pieces are
quite rare, and quite expensive. Most of the antics won’t have
more than 150 years at best, very best….
Silver jewellery is mainly situated in Tiznit, a small southern
city which souk is full of jewels. Other cooperatives are situated
near Tinerhir, near the silver mines.
We offer you modern pieces, made of silver, and inspired of the
traditional motives. Some of them are coming from Niger, and are
brought to Morocco by the Tuaregs, all the other are locally produced
in Tiznit.
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We sell in Europe through a German company. We don’t
have (yet ?) a shop on E-bay. To order, send us a mail, at order@mezgarne.com,
giving us the references you want to buy, dispatch, your address,
and if possible a phone number. You can pay by European draft, and
by Paypal. We also accept orders paid on delivery. When you pay
by credit card, we have to ask for a small extra fee, depending
on the amount of your purchase.
As soon as we receive your payment, we send your order, and you
get the information (as well as a tracking number, if you took the
option). Reception is to be expected within 3 to 10 days.
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