When you buy Fair Trade coffee from Guatemala, you’re making a difference in the lives of farmers and their children.
Thank you for supporting Pedro Hu Ortega and millions of farmers like him!
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We can sponsor as many kids as we want, but if we continue, knowingly or unknowingly, to purchase coffee (or other commodities) from their communities at oppressive prices, those communities will never be able to grow out of their poverty.
“The American consumer is the most powerful force for good in history. If we all voted with our dollars we could change the world.” - Paul Rice
Thanks for supporting Fair Trade and for using your purchasing power for good!
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Here’s a look at a few shots from the new Good & Fair Clothing website. Check it out at http://goodandfairclothing.com.
Props to Dallas Peters for the website design. Check him out here.
Props to Esther Havens for her beautiful photography. Check her out here.
I haven’t mentioned this yet, but my mom and I sell fair trade products. My mom started maybe two or three months ago by just setting up a table at local farmers markets, but this month we’ve expanded a bit by selling at legit craft/vendor shows.
It’s all very exciting. Fair trade isn’t common…
Reminds me of Connie words, “Fair Trade is a relationship.” See my earlier post about that for further explanation. This is a wonderful post by the way, I love hearing critical and personal thought surrounding Fair Trade. We can only improve the system when we create and encourage dialogue.
Today, Nuandao wants to share with a tiny find in Taipei that values fair trade products. The store was first established in the creative hub of Shanghai’s Tian Zi Fang, an old neighborhood now full of culture and art. Down the line, the store owner decided to leave Taipei to be with her husband, hence giving us the opportunity for us Taipei folks to experience the store. The store is currently located in a small space in the Yongkang Lane; although not much room for much, architecture and decoration has created a simple, natural atmosphere for the browsing experience. What we particularly like is the recycled wood furniture throughout the space - how green!
In Taiwan, fair trade and design rarely come together. Twine here, is one of those rare operations.
In many situations, fair trade or organic products tend to be more expensive, but the owner is trying to partner with manufacturers and creators from around the world to make fair trade products within reach of all people. Twine believes that the goods sold only will enhance a person’s life from both vendor and consumer side.
Within the store, products are almost all unique handmade creations with the majority of these commodities, mostly from Africa, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and Cambodia and other countries who are affiliated with the World Fair Trade Organization. At Twine, you can also find some works from Taiwanese designers, and the store also creates its own collection of clothing and accessories made from felt and wool.
If one day, you were stranded on an island what 3 things would you want to bring?
TWINE: scissors, knitting equipment, wire
Thank you Francis and Chloe for the reporting efforts！
For more information, visit:
www.twinestudio.net / facebook: www.facebook.com/twinestudio
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As a member of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), PJT is committed to the following principles and practices:
Fair Wages in the local Context
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Handcrafted, Fair Trade shoes made in Ethiopia!
"Fairtrade small producers in the South are faithfully committed to the environment, which requires global commitment as well”."
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Carlos Eugenio Vargas of COOPETRABASUR, a banana producer in Costa Rica, and CLAC Board Member (via fairtrade)
I find this quote to be very true from a first hand perspective. When we visited the coffee cooperative in the Sontule community, located in the mountains of Nicaragua, I was very impressed by how aware and proactive the farmers were in growing/ harvesting their product in a sustainable manner. They are so resourceful with their water and agriculture waste that it completely blew my mind. I also fully agree with the latter half of this quote, acknowledging global commitment.
Internship with a Fair Trade organization?
I. Am. So. Jealous. & great idea on the whole Tumblr thing ;)
Guys check this out. I’ve been interning with a Fair Trade organization and offered to make a Tumblr for them, since Tumblr is my one worthy job skill. So click and follow and learn about our organization (which works with Artisan groups in Peru, giving them fair wages for the products they make for us) and if you have to do any shopping anytime soon…y’know…
