Every purchase matters! Here is a list of slave-free products and companies, so you can know that your money is making a positive difference. Food Farmer ’ s Markets** Buy locally grown food from farmers in your area. Whole Foods Market** offers a wide selection of Fair Trade, natural, and organic food products. Rice Epicurean [...]
Trip to Origin: A Week in the Dominican Republic
By: Kendra Penry April 16, 2012 Ever since its inception, the idea of Fair Trade has faced criticism. Critics have claimed that it does not really benefit the poorest people and only creates more poverty for the smallest farmers who need help the most. Others say that it does not really work, and it is [...]
Fair Trade Q&A
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What is fair trade? Fair Trade is a system of exchange that honors producers, communities, consumers, and the environment. It is rooted in people-to-people connections, justice, and sustainability. It is not about being different from free trade, but about connecting consumers to the producers to ensure a higher quality product that truly meets supply and [...]
Fair Trade Houston
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Currently, Houston is on its way to becoming a Fair Trade Town. What are “Fair Trade Towns”? Fair Trade Towns USA is a platform for awareness, availability and commitment to Fair Trade in the US. Its goal is to unite consumers, activists, businesses and retailers, community organizations, and city governments in the effort to ensure [...]
Take Action
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Increase the Demand One of the simplest and most important steps you can take as an individual is to be a conscious consumer. Each purchase you make will either support those who produce our goods or a system that takes advantage of producers. The more consumers demand Fair Trade products by buying locally produced or [...]
Fair Trade News
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Ferrero Commits to Slave-Free Chocolate by 2020 April 17, 2012 Stop the Traffik As of April 12th, Ferrero has made a commitment to eliminating human trafficking from their cocoa supply chain by 2020. This step makes Ferrero the first global chocolate company to explicitly state that they will fulfill the promise made by the chocolate [...]
Helpful Fair Trade Resources
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www.fairtradeusa.org Fair Trade USA is the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. www.fairtrade.net A global organization working to secure a better deal for farmers and workers www.goodweave.org GoodWeave works to end child labor in the carpet industry and to offer educational opportunities to children in Nepal, India and [...]