Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace.
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Fair Trade Certified Trying to find the perfect Fair Trade coffee? Well you're in luck! This month the Coffee Review featured Fair Trade Certified coffees. Do you agree with Kenneth David's scores?
Source: www.coffeereview.com
Kenya AA Nyeri Kirimara (92 points) from Barrington Coffee is one of many impressive coffees recently reviewed that did not appear in a featured article.
Fair Trade Certified Follow our own Sarah C as she joins Ben & Jerry's and the finalists of their “Do the World a Flavor” global Fair Trade flavor contest as they visit the Conacado cocoa cooperative and see firsthand the positive impact of Fair Trade!
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I just got off a red eye from San Francisco to the Dominican Republic. Many people think of the DR as the hot vacation destination of this season, but you might not know that it’s also the location of one of the best known Fair Trade cocoa coops–Conacado.
Fair Trade Certified Fair Trade Certified spices? Frontier Natural Products Co-op was the first to launch them in the Unite States. So look for the logo next time you buy spices! Click the link below to become a fan of Frontier and get updates on all of their Fair Trade products!
Frontier Natural Products Co-op specializes in natural and organic products, including herbs, spices, teas and aromatherapy products. Sold in natural products stores and grocery shops throughout the United States and Canada, we also have a great website, where you can buy all our products (with free shipping on orders... over $75). As the world's largest global supplier of organic herbs and spices, we hold a leadership position, not only in the marketplace, but also in the effort to convert food producers to sustainable farming and production practices. Our work is driven by the belief that fostering environmental responsibility is crucial to our world's future.Read More
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Fair Trade Certified Make a difference with holiday gift giving; check out our sponsor Ten Thousand Villages!
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Ten Thousand Villages works with over 130 artisan groups in more than 38 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America, building long-term relationships with artisans that are based on mutual understanding and respect. This holiday, consider gifts with meaning and mission in mind
Fair Trade Certified Happy Halloween! It's the 31st day, Fair Trade Month is almost over! We hope you've had a good one - we have! Thank you all so much for your support and for sharing Fair Trade with your friends. We're so close to our goal of 31,000 fans, maybe we'll make it by tonight?
Fair Trade Certified Wine is one of the newest additions to the Fair Trade family! Learn about how Fair Trade helps vineyard workers!
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Every Glass Matters! Well, according to Organic Wine Trade Company, that is. The wines available through the Organic Wine Trade Company website are either Fair Trade Certified, made from organically grown grapes, produced from biodynamic vineyards or follow sustainable farming. As they say on their ...
Fair Trade Certified This goes hand and hand with our sponsor! Yum! What are you dressing up as?
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It’s almost Halloween! Think about dressing up as a Fair Trade Certified product (ie. a banana, coffee bean or rose) this year. Go shopping for Fair Trade Certified chocolate to hand out to Trick-or-Treaters–you’re sure to be the most popular house on the block!
Fair Trade Certified Share the Love! Today's sponsor Divine Chocolate has a great contest going on right now - check it out! They also have great mini chocolate bars for Halloween. Is anyone handing out Divine this year? Can we come trick or treat at your house?
Source: transfairusa.org
Divine Chocolate wants you to Share the Love by telling a story about a chocolate recipe that you love to share with others!
Fair Trade Certified Way 28: Local AND Fair Trade. Do you have a local shop you frequent??
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Support local businesses that carry Fair Trade products by spreading the word and generating a buzz. Visit review websites like Yelp, CitySearch, and Not for Tourists and write a glowing review of your favorite neighborhood place to buy Fair Trade Certified products. ...
Fair Trade Certified Read more about women shea butter workers in this interview on our TransFair USA blog!! Add the main blog to your RSS reader for continuing Fair Trade news once Fair Trade Month is over!
Source: transfairusa.org
Juliana Sampana is currently the President of Akoma Cooperative Multipurpose Society based in Pusu Namogo located near Bolgatanga, Upper East Region Ghana.
Fair Trade Certified Body care often gets overlooked as a way to support Fair Trade, but shea butter is produced primarily by women in the developing world, where establishing fair business relationships is doubly important!
Source: transfairusa.org
Blends for Life Organics offers Fair Trade Certified Shea Butter in their all natural skin care products. Making shea butter is very labor intensive, and it is done mostly by women in the developing world.
Fair Trade Certified Way 27 is a great one to keep your kids occupied while you shop! Post your photos to Flickr, or right here!
Source: transfairusa.org
To celebrate Day 27 of Fair Trade Month 2009, gather up a few friends and challenge yourselves to take pictures of as many Fair Trade Certified products as you can find. Then, add your photos to the Fair Trade Month group on Flickr.Here are a few places to start looking:
