October is Fair Trade Month! If you aren’t familiar with Fair Trade, watch this short video to learn more.
You can also watch this video for information on Fair Trade Month.
The package included treats from these brands:
- Sweet Riot Chocolate Bar
- Kopali Organics Chocolate Covered Bananas
- Traditional Medicinals Tea & Mug
- Near East Quinoa Blend
- Honest Tea
- Badger Lip Balm
- Larabar
- Cisse Trading Company Hot Cocoa
- Coupon for Coconut Bliss products
- Glory Bee Honey
- Green Mountain Coffee
Everything is so great, and I have loved sampling each item. I love the Traditional Medicinals Mug. It even comes with a lid to better steep my tea! I normally awkwardly place a small plate over it, so I am excited to have the proper mug now.
About Fair Trade USA
A 501 (c) (3) nonprofit organization, Fair Trade USA is the leading third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. We enable you, the consumer, to make a difference with your dollar. We help people and the planet work in tandem so both are healthy and sustained. We provide farmers in developing nations the tools to thrive as international business people. Instead of creating dependency on aid, we use a market-based approach that gives farmers fair prices, workers safe conditions, and entire communities resources for fair, healthy and sustainable lives. We seek to inspire the rise of the Conscious Consumer and eliminate exploitation.
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About Chrystal Johnson
Chrystal, publisher of Happy Mothering, is a mother of two sweet girls who believes in living a simple, natural lifestyle. A former marketing manager, Chrystal spends her time researching green and eco-friendly alternatives to improve her family's life. She enjoys sharing those discoveries with anyone who's willing to listen.
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thanks for writing about this. its so easy to be ignorant about our purchases and this helped me see more items i can support fasir trade with. thanks
Thanks for this enlightening article. I have never heard of this before but I completely support fair trade. As a US consumer, I will have to be more aware of issues like this and try my best to show my support and and purchase these products.
being a us consumer i will now be more aware of my purchases ,i will support fair trade thanks for teaching me something ive never even knew existed
Great things are happening out there, now we need to support them!
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Thanks for this article and helping make people aware of this issue!
I buy a lot of fair trade products already. I appreciate you blogging about this important issue!
That tea mug sounds pretty cool!
I recognized many products which I enjoy from my local Co-op!
Thank you for sharing this info with others.
I think we always assumed people get paid fairly for their work but they don’t.
Their whole concept on everything is so wonderful!!!
It’s so easy to not pay attention to where our purchases come from and how they got to us. It’s up to us to do the right things and support the ethical companies that are doing right!
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I have never heard about this before. Thanks for the post. I’d love to buy these products.
This is a great review! I love fair trade products and love their mission!
Thank you for further educating me on this!
I sure would love to win this. Thank you!
I would love to buy more fair trade products but you can’t find many locally around here and I hate having to pay shipping!
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October 22, 2012 at 5:24 pm
More people need to be educated about fair trade and what a difference it makes to the local economy. Again, most of the fair trade products I’ve been lucky enough to try have been among the finest quality ever. Great package, and I like the hop because more people will be educated on this.
Thanks for supporting fair trade–sustainability and ethical practices are awesome!
I’m so glad that Fair Trade is going “mainstream” and more people today are aware of the products and choices available to them. Thank you for posting videos that help teach those of us looking for more information.
Thanks for sharing! Lots of great products, and great cause too. It’s nice to support a great cause with fantastic products.
Great review. It’s nice to have a list of the good companies out there.
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October 22, 2012 at 9:41 pm
thanks for this article and the information. I try to buy products locally because then I am more certain they are fair trade but it is nice to know that there are companies out there that can be trusted to support fair trade and are accredited with a fair trade certified label
I’m familiar with some of these great brands, but some I’d never heard of. Thanks for promoting companies with integrity that produce products I actually want to buy!
Thank you for sharing this post and giveaway!
There are so many of these products I would like to try.
So nice to learn about Fair Trade. I had heard the term before but didn’t know what it was about. I’m always learning something new from blogs!
chocolate is something i think a lot about! prob because i love it so much, the idea that something i enjoy often can be part of such a big problem. thanks for spreading the word!
Traditional Medicinals Breathe Easy Tea is one of my most favorite! I always keep it on hand and I’m not kidding…it really works to clear up my allergy stuffiness every time and it tastes super yumful!
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One item I’d like to see Fair Trade add to their list is Buckwheat & Buckwheat honey: Since this crop grows later on in the season, the flowers provide needed nectar for bees- buckwheat honey is rich, dark and full bodied. Buckwheat groats and buckwheat flour is very nutritious, as well. Most importantly, buckwheat serves as a great cover crop that prevents erosion of the soil.
Thank you for this article. I completely support fair trade and try my best to support those companies
lots of great companies, i use a lot of them already like traditional medicinals and larabar and coconut bliss. i’ll check out the others for sure.
Our church has offered and used Fair Trade coffee and chocolate for several years now. In my years as a Peace Corps volunteer, I saw how little craftsmen and farmers benefit from their labors. They get little for their efforts and the middlemen make big profits. This is a much better system and deserves to be supported and expanded.
Thanks for this information. I’m glad to see that I already use products from some of the companies who support Fair Trade.
I had no idea that there is a Fair Trade Month. A giveaway is certainly a great way to promote it.
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The chocolate covered bananas, and the chocolate bar sounds delicious!
I would love to win this. Thank you for the giveaway!!
Namaste!
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Thanks for introducing me to this company, I hadn’t heard of them!
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October 31, 2012 at 12:08 pm
I’ve heard of some of the brands listed in your package. Some of those products are excellent quality and happen to be favorites around here.
ew…thinking about all my purchases and how no thought went into them…
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