Fair Trade

Fair trade, the social movement towards alleviating poverty and promoting sustainability while providing a fair price to small farmers, has been gaining support rapidly and earlier this year Sam's club began offering fair-trade tea, bananas, and roses; however, in actuality all of the large quantities of tea, bananas, and sugar are imported to the U.S. by large plantations. And in order to coop w

Bambootique is an online store in Oregon that offers gifts that you can feel good about because they support women and their families from around the world, and they good products. Beth and Tammy created Bambootique in 2006 and sell...

There’s a moral obligation for all t-shirt designers to try and pressure the industry, alongside the consumer, to practice business more ethically. This for me is a completely different argument to judging the conditions of the Third World from a First World perspective. Here the only people who we can blame are the t-shirt printers [...]

Fair Trade Toys - A Safer Alternative? - Imagine that you could tell your children exactly how their toys are made. Imagine that you could tell them exactly who made them and show them in the map the country, starting an interesting conversation about other cultures and traditions. More: continued here Other Review: A&D Diaper Rash Cream With Zinc Oxide Pump - 3.6 Oz (Health and Beauty)

When we constructed our facility in Santa Fe, we heavily invested in ventilation systems. Over the years, we have also researched solders and fluxes which were as safe as possible. We are constantly looking for ways to improve our work environment. We brought this practical experience with [...]

Coffee is second only to oil as the most traded commodity in the world, and the United States is its largest consumer. While the average cost for a pound of coffee ranges from $3.00 to almost $40.00, the average third world coffee farmer receives only 25 to 50 cents. Though a good yield can garner close to $10,000 a year for the average farmer, by the time that same yield hits the cup in the US, it is worth more than three-quarters of a million dollars. Before harvested coffee beans make it to the US, they are bought and sold by middlemen, who set the per pound price paid to disadvantaged farmers. Though there have been initiatives to curb the middleman's influence, there hasn't necessarily been a way to side-step them completely, until now. Fair trade organizations, such as Fairtrade La

A Google search for “fair trade jewelry” will bring up numerous companies, many of which sell ethnic jewelry produced in small villages in the developing world. The ‘fair trade’ concept draws the socially responsible shopper, yet the third party labeling organization, Fair Labeling Organization (FLO)- of which Transfair USA is a member - does [...]

Fair Trade Island Coconut K-Cups - $13.95 Per Box Order 4 boxes of any K-cups and shipping is free. Indulge your senses with this delightfully fragrant, tropical taste treat. We’ve captured the lush aroma of freshly grated coconut — fruity, fresh, exotic — and blended it with the subtle sweetness of a lightly-roasted, Central American coffee. [...]

Fair Trade Island Coconut K-Cups - $13.95 Per Box Order 4 boxes of any K-cups and shipping is free. Indulge your senses with this delightfully fragrant, tropical taste treat. We’ve captured the lush aroma of freshly grated coconut — fruity, fresh, exotic — and blended it with the subtle sweetness of a lightly-roasted, Central American coffee. [...]

First, a little bit of background. Throughout its history, Canada has always been more a collection of regions than a united country. Animosity between the French and the English is so entrenched that it has become part of our national fabric. Government after government has focused its agenda on appeasing the roughly 26% of Canadians who identify themselves as ‘French’. Social engineering has been part of Canada’s makeup, with such endlessly flawed concepts as forced bilingualism forever causing wedges to form between our peoples. The old adage ‘give them an inch and they’ll take a mile’ has become a tangible thing in this country. Successive Eastern-based federal governments have planted ill-fated policies that have led us right to a perpetually failing situation.In the

Fair Trade Spicy Eggnog For some, the Holidays Season just isn’t complete without eggnog… whether theirs is the traditional, spirited milk and egg punch, or something with a little less nog. We’re all for holiday traditions, so we just couldn’t help ourselves. We brewed up a batch of coffee that’s got the cinnamon and nutmeg spice [...]

Fair Trade Spicy Eggnog For some, the Holidays Season just isn’t complete without eggnog… whether theirs is the traditional, spirited milk and egg punch, or something with a little less nog. We’re all for holiday traditions, so we just couldn’t help ourselves. We brewed up a batch of coffee that’s got the cinnamon and nutmeg spice [...]

In this coffee you’ll find the best attributes of the season — warmth, vitality, and harmony — and an enduring sense of good will toward all. Joyful Season Blend is now both Fair Trade and Organic certified.Its flavors echo its sentiments… aromas of cloved fruit and chocolate welcome you, while deeper notes of warm, roasted [...]

Indulge in the fragrance and flavors of the season! Pumpkin Spice offers the experience of fresh-baked pumpkin pie — redolent with warm spice notes and creamy body — in this luscious Limited Edition coffee.

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I haven’t thought much about “Fair Trade” products. And that goes for fair trade chocolates as well. But just in time for Halloween an email thread set me straight. Back in April of 2001 the BBC reported on child slavery and chocolate. At the time, “it was estimated that 15,000 children had been sold into slavery on the Ivory Coast, producing cocoa which then goes towards making almost half of the world’s chocolate.” A police chief in the neighboring small town of Sikasso Mali was quoted as saying, “…the missing children reports are endless. It’s definitely slavery over there,” he said. “The kids have to work so hard they get sick and some even die. Many are imprisoned on farms and beaten if they try to escape. Some are under 11 years old.” This was one of the first reports on the issue. That year under pressure from the US Congress, the chocolate manufacturers promised to start eradicating forced child

Indulge in the fragrance and flavors of the season! Pumpkin Spice offers the experience of fresh-baked pumpkin pie — redolent with warm spice notes and creamy body — in this luscious Limited Edition coffee. Also available in Decaf.

Indulge in the fragrance and flavors of the season! Pumpkin Spice offers the experience of fresh-baked pumpkin pie — redolent with warm spice notes and creamy body — in this luscious Limited Edition coffee. Also available in Decaf.

Today in the mail i received the cutest gift, my roommate sneakily sent away for this Fair Trade Camera Case from uber omni-shop Ebay, the case is 100% hemp and handmade.  The earth friendly camera bag is a product of Conscious Clothing and Iron Lion Imports, and because it is fair trade it was produced by those who made a fair living wage. The bags are all handmade, mine is a sweet purply color with a top zipper and a belt loop in the back. Source: [Ebay] All Natural, fair trade, Great Gifts, hemp, Renewable Resources

There's a way we can do some good AND get a whole lot of great chocolate recipes at the same time. What could be better than that? Rachel, on her blog R khooks (Rachel "khooks". Get it? That's clever) is joining the campaign against child slave labor in the production of cocoa and chocolate by running a competition for the best chocolate recipe, using fair trade chocolate, of course. Check out her website and enter too. The deadline is October 5th. I think she's letting readers do the voting. THAT might be dangerous, but I intend to triumph, because chocolate is my middle name. So check out her blog and mine too, in the coming weeks.

Our Fair Trade Organic Breakfast Blend is a classic, American-style breakfast cup — brisk, clean, mildly sweet and bursting with flavor. Its brightness is tempered with warming notes of milk-chocolate and spice, and its body is round and smooth. The result: a winning balance, and a brilliant way to start your day. Available in Decaf.

An organization named Green Karat certifies gold as green or eco friendly. The make sure that gold was mined not under war, thru fair labor, and do as less harm to the environment as possible. They do this by retraining miners into non-mining livelihoods, advocating for the recycling of precious metals. Most of it is sitting in bank vaults anyways! Gold mining is faulted with deforestation, soil erosion into streams. The industry uses chemicals, especially mercury to separate gold from rock. Its harms both its workers and the surrounding ecosystem as well. They also oppose diamond mining because of the unconscionable human and ecological sacrifice as seen in the hit film “Blood Diamond” which stars Leonardo DiCaprio. As that movie showed the Diamond industry has financed the activities of various rebel groups who have practically enslaved, tortured, killed, and maimed miner workers, and their communities. (more…) Share This

While the flavor of many coffees from Sumatra is dominated by unbridled earthiness, ours resounds with lush, ripe fruit notes and a syrupy richness. Fair Trade & Organic. This coffee is a true success story, for us, and for the people in and around Aceh Province, Sumatra. Sumatra is one of the world’s more exotic coffee destinations, [...]

The Chanchamayo province of Peru is a lush, spectacular mountainous jungle setting, veined with tumbling rivers and cascading waterfalls. Given its natural, rugged beauty and its tremendous bio diversity, coffee growers here treat their organic farming practices and natural shade-canopy as an ecological imperative. We offer our Fair Trade Organic Rainforest Blend in support of [...]

 Boasting a palette of light and dark roasted coffees nearly as colorful as the Autumn leaves, this special Fair Trade blend offers brisk and smoky flavors perfectly attuned to the season. This is an wonderfully balanced coffee, and as such takes kindly to most any method of brewing. A cafetiere or vacuum pot will emphasize its sweet smoke undertones and body.

Boasting a palette of light and dark roasted coffees nearly as colorful as the Autumn leaves, this special Fair Trade blend offers brisk and smoky flavors perfectly attuned to the season. This is an wonderfully balanced coffee, and as such takes kindly to most any method of brewing. A cafetiere or vacuum pot will emphasize [...]

I recently wrote a piece on 12 Easy Ways Anyone Can Support Fair Trade and from the research on this article at TransFair USA, this lead me to search the various certified fair trade retailers listed on their site. I was surprised by some of the companies listed, such as Caribou Coffee. Their RainForest Blend coffee is certified fair trade and is also certified organic. I have not been to Caribou Coffee in a long while, but use to go alot back when i had one near me. I didn’t know i was drinking fair trade coffee.This is great news as Caribou is quite popular and is located in many many towns. I just wonder if this well known or not? In any account to read more on the sourcing of coffee over at Caribou, visit here. Any Caribou Coffee drinkers read Keetsa? Did you know that their coffee is fair trade and organic? UPDATE: According to their website, they now have a rotating fair trade blend. blend coffee, caribou coffee, certified organic, coffee drinkers, fair trade, fair trade

Sumatra is one of the world’s more exotic coffee destinations, peopled by folks of tremendous character… character they’ve demonstrated again and again by their enduring spirit and resourcefulness in the face of one calamitous natural disaster after another. That character can be read in the coffee, as well, which is richly aromatic, lush, hefty, loamy and [...]

Sumatra is one of the world’s more exotic coffee destinations, peopled by folks of tremendous character… character they’ve demonstrated again and again by their enduring spirit and resourcefulness in the face of one calamitous natural disaster after another. That character can be read in the coffee, as well, which is richly aromatic, lush, hefty, loamy and [...]

This beaded patchwork bag by Xhenoga, a Black Empowerment group in South Africa. It was handmade there, and its production abides by the Fair Trade Principles. A portion of the proceeds go towards the Topsy Foundation, a foundation providing a multi-faceted approach to helping babies affected by AIDS.  It’s $38.70 from Hip & Zen. aids, Clothing, empowerment group, fair trade, Fashion and Beauty, multi faceted, patchwork, portion, proceeds, south africa, trade principles

Bursting with the flavors of sweet and juicy, sun-ripened berries, our new Raspberry Rhapsody makes a Limited Edition splash this Summer. Fair Trade Certified. Whole bean/ground, 12 oz. Bag/ $8.49 K-cup box of 25 / $13.95 Technorati Tags: Fair Trade Certified

Bursting with the flavors of sweet and juicy, sun-ripened berries, our new Raspberry Rhapsody makes a Limited Edition splash this Summer. Fair Trade Certified. Whole bean/ground, 12 oz. Bag/ $8.49 K-cup box of 25 / $13.95 Technorati Tags: Fair Trade Certified

A celebration of summer, with its sweet flavor of juicy sun-kissed blueberries baked to perfection in a buttery crust. It’s Fair Trade, too! Autodrip Grind, 12-oz. Bag / $8.49 Box of 25 K-cups / $13.95

A celebration of summer, with its sweet flavor of juicy sun-kissed blueberries baked to perfection in a buttery crust. It’s Fair Trade, too! Autodrip Grind, 12-oz. Bag / $8.49 Box of 25 K-cups / $13.95 [carpwp:feed{-single-cup-brewers/?feed=rss2}][/carpwp]

It seems like Pennsylvania is a state for the Environmentalists. Today is Recycling Day and almost all my neighbors have their recyclables out for pick up. This makes my heart swell. Green Mountain Coffee is immensely popular here. Green Mountain Company utilizes Organic and Fair Trade practices. The company is based in Vermont. That just [...]

Lovely and very feminine, these fair trade shoulder bags are handmade in India, by local artisans who delicately hand embroider various sequins and beads to the bags to produce these earth-friendly bags.           Very detailed and intricate work goes into these bags, they are made with 100% cotton and come in two colors, aqua or black. The sequins and beads are shaped into pretty flowers. The handles make it a shoulder bag. Visit AllThingsGreen.net for more details. artisans, cotton, earth friendly, Eco Friendly, fair trade, Fashion and Beauty, india

The fourth of July is coming up, and you might want to consider spending the day at the beach. Why? To show of your new bag, of course! This colorful bag is made out of crocheted raffia and woven seagrass, which are sustainably harvested. The handle is hand-carved wood. The bag is made by a workers’ cooperative in Madagascar and is a certified fair-trade product. You can get yours for $68.00 from Mad Imports. carved wood, cooperative, day at the beach, fair trade, Fashion and Beauty, fourth of july, Green Design, hand carved, madagascar, raffia, Socially Responsible, sustainability, Sweat Shop Free

  All natural, vegan, and fair trade the Dead Sea Mud Mask from Downbound, is basically a small tube of healthy for the face and a bottle of friendly for the earth. Mud masks are great for deep cleaning impurities and are usually done once a week or so. The ingredients in this vegan and organic mud mask are as follows: Organic Deep Sea Mud Certified Organic Lavandula Angustifolia Oil Certified Organic Cymbopogon Schoenanthus Oil Organic Lavender Essential Oil and Organic Lemongrass Essential Oil The mud mask comes in a 2 oz container and customers are encouraged to re-use or recycle the container once all the product has been expended. See more details and information on this animal-friendly and earth-friendly cosmetic at DownBound. certified organic, earth friendly, fair trade, fair trade make up, Organic, organiccosmetics, organic lavender, recycle, vegan, vegan make up

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Sumatran Reserve Fair Trade Organic “K-Cup” as prepared in a Keurig single-serve brewer. Waterbury, Vermont Reviewed: September 2006 Aroma 7 Acidity 7 Body 8 Flavor 8 Aftertaste 7 Origin: Northern Sumatra. Roast (Agtron): Medium-Dark (na/44) OVERALL RATING: 87 Notes: This coffee is certified organically grown and Fair Trade, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a “fair” or economically sustainable price. Keurig [...]

These high-quality linen table cloths are made of fair trade material and is delivered in recycled packaging. And — the best part– they are currently 25% off! They come in fushia (my favorite!), blue or white and are £21.75 though Ecocentric. Eco Friendly, ecocentric, fair trade, high quality, home and garden, linen table, quality linen, table cloths

Fair trade brands and companies have joined up in the UK to bring us a fair trade channel on eBay. It also has a large “About Fair Trade” section, and divides the products available into easy to navigate categories. Interested? Head over there now to check it out! via hippy shopper ebay, Eco Friendly, fair trade, Green Business

Fair Trade Raspberry Rhapsody We’re delighted to unveil our latest Limited Edition flavor, Raspberry Rhapsody! Bursting with the flavor of sun-kissed raspberries, it’s a refreshing treat for Summer. Enjoy it just-brewed, or over ice (maybe with a touch of sweet cream.)

Veja shoes are a line of shoe that is produced in Brazil, using organic cotton, Amazonian rubber and chrome-free, organically tanned leather. Veja is a French company that is dedicated to being a socially responsible and environmentally friendly business and it shows in the quality of their products. They’ve had organic, free-trade shoes before, but that was back before this website didn’t exist! While the company may be French, we in North America can find them in the fashion hot-spots New York, Montreal and Los Angeles. I’d suggest heading over to their website, but it is in French. Instead, hit up the TreeHugger site, where they have featured and evaluated Veja shoes a couple times! via treehugger Eco Friendly, fashion, french company, montreal, new york, Organic, organic cotton, socially responsible business, veja

    Fragrant, buttery and rich with nutty flavors, our Fair Trade Rain Forest Nut is a sweet diversion. It’s also a bit of a departure from our Fair Trade line of coffees… while it’s certified Fair Trade, it’s not an organic coffee.The flavors of this cup are especially agreeable with milk, and adding sweet cream is [...]

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Sumatran Reserve Fair Trade Organic "K-Cup” as prepared in a Keurig single-serve brewer Waterbury, Vermont Reviewed: September 2006 Aroma 7 Acidity 7 Body 8 Flavor 8 Aftertaste 7 Origin: Northern Sumatra. Roast (Agtron): Medium-Dark (na/44) OVERALL RATING: 87 Notes: This coffee is certified organically grown and Fair Trade, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Keurig brewing devices were among the [...]

Fair Trade Organic Rainforest Blendâ„¢ In support of tropical forests, this unique shade-grown coffee is deep. The Chanchamayo province of Peru is a lush, spectacular mountainous jungle setting, veined with tumbling rivers and cascading waterfalls. Given its natural, rugged beauty and its tremendous bio diversity, coffee growers here treat their organic farming practices and natural shade-canopy [...]

Fair Trade Organic Rainforest Blendâ„¢ In support of tropical forests, this unique shade-grown coffee is deep. The Chanchamayo province of Peru is a lush, spectacular mountainous jungle setting, veined with tumbling rivers and cascading waterfalls. Given its natural, rugged beauty and its tremendous bio diversity, coffee growers here treat their organic farming practices and natural shade-canopy [...]

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Sumatran Reserve Fair Trade Organic "K-Cup” as prepared in a Keurig single-serve brewer Waterbury, Vermont Reviewed: September 2006 Aroma 7 Acidity 7 Body 8 Flavor 8 Aftertaste 7 Origin: Northern Sumatra. Roast (Agtron): Medium-Dark (na/44) OVERALL RATING: 87 Notes: This coffee is certified organically grown and Fair Trade, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Keurig brewing devices were among the [...]

Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Sumatran Reserve Fair Trade Organic "K-Cup” as prepared in a Keurig single-serve brewer Waterbury, Vermont Reviewed: September 2006 Aroma 7 Acidity 7 Body 8 Flavor 8 Aftertaste 7 Origin: Northern Sumatra. Roast (Agtron): Medium-Dark (na/44) OVERALL RATING: 87 Notes: This coffee is certified organically grown and Fair Trade, meaning it was purchased from small-holding farmers at a "fair" or economically sustainable price. Keurig brewing devices were among the [...]

Corporate Responsibility Mondays enters the footwear industry. As always, Josh will be highlighting a company with a negative record, and I’ll be pointing you to some alternatives. Footwear is a topic I lamented over a few months ago searching out ethical options. In an industry whose pinnacle brand is also the poster child (or should I say, it’s child laborers) for the sweatshop industry, you’ll be happy to know you don’t have to walk around barefoot to be fair consumer. Because different people enjoy different types of shoes I’m going to try and hit the different styles by highlighting some great companies doing some ethical shoe sales. For the Casual Shoe Wearer: There is a great company doing a world of good as a shoe shop. The mission is simple: When you buy a pair of shoes, and a pair is given to a child on your behalf. TOMS Shoes is a neat company with a neat story and the goal is to provide you and children around the world with comfortable feet

FTO Spring Morning Blend is a warm and balanced blend with an engaging sweetness and pleasing walnut notes. In the cup this light-roasted coffee offers a lyrical, subtly floral aroma. Its top notes are bright and gently fruited; sweet, not sassy. Its body is smooth and rounded, and its finish is warm and pleasantly nutty-sweet. A graceful [...]

The Beauty of Sumatra Organic A Featured Fair Trade Coffee According to an Ethiopian legend, a goat herder named Kaldi discovered that his goats seemed to become quite frisky after eating coffee berries. As a result, this adventurous herder decided to sample the berries himself. He then disclosed his secret to a monk, who learned to grow [...]

By: John Pawlett We are all becoming increasingly familiar with the Fair Trade logo as we go around our stores and supermarkets. Fair Trade started as a small campaign and has become a major contributor to the food and drinks industry. The idea behind Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate and bananas etc. is to give [...]

A Google search for “fair trade jewelry” will bring up numerous companies, many of which sell ethnic jewelry produced in small villages in the developing world. The ‘fair trade’ concept draws the socially responsible shopper, yet the third party labeling organization, Fair Labeling Organization (FLO)- of which Transfair USA is a member - does [...]

journal by Joy, your friend Paul Darwynn's colleague Anyone who knows me knows I love coffee.....Since we don't have a coffeemaker, and I also do not want to go through the hassles, I make do with nice instant coffee. But once in a while, maybe once a month, I get to give myself a treat and I buy myself nice brewed coffee.  It's an expensive treat, but minsan lang naman....In connection w