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!
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.
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LUSCIOUS CHAOS: I haven’t mentioned this yet, but my mom and I sell fair trade... -
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.
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Partners for Just Trade: PJT and Fair Trade: Fair Trade Principles -
As a member of the Fair Trade Federation (FTF), PJT is committed to the following principles and practices:
Fair Wages in the local Context
Producers receive fair compensation for their products, which means that workers are paid at least that country’s minimum wage. Since the minimum…
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”.” —
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.
I made a Tumblr for my internship! -
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…
