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"Before you've finished your breakfast this morning, you'll have relied on half the world"
- Martin Luther King
An interesting thought. And a depressing one, when you realise that those people you've relied on for your coffee and muesli are almost certainly being exploited and oppressed by the unfair power balance in world trade.
- from maketradefair.com
Fair Trade is a trading partnership, based on dialogue, transparency and respect, that seeks greater equity in international trade.
Green Company Highlight: Fair Trade Sports
Although I do not play a lot of (okay, I play none) sports myself, I know that Fair Trade Sports' equipment would sure have been nice when I was younger, since my brother went through quite a few conventional balls every year. Fair Trade Sports is run by Teamsugar user FairTradeSports. The company offers fair-trade sports balls and other equipment (like frisbees and water bottles) as well as sweatshop-free athletic clothing.My Eco-Favorites! Fair Trade Coffee
Ethical Bean is a great coffee roaster: A bit about the company from their website:
We believe in global responsibility. Ethical Bean purchases only Certified Fair Trade and Certified Organic coffees. It is important to us that coffee farmers are paid a living wage for their efforts, and that they can afford the basic necessities of life, like food, shelter, education and health care.
Fair Trade Furniture
Soft Furnishings: Tableware: Kilim Chair Pad- Buy Tableware at Myakka UK Guatemalan Embroidered Patchwork Tapestries Rust/Red: Taraluna Tapestry - Rust Terracotta: Taraluna Asha Handicrafts Round Floral Tablecloth | Ten Thousand Villages Tara Projects Carved Stone Candleholder | Ten Thousand Villages Great fair trade furniture, mostly from tenthousandvillages.com (or .ca).Mostly Fair Trade/Environmentally Friendly Decor For the Kitchen
Quite an eclectic mix of patterns, materials and colors in this list! Most of these are from fair trade suppliers or from IKEA which has great environmental and social policies.Fair Trade Finds
There are a lot of great products over at The Rainforest Site's Store. Here are few of my favorites:
1) The
Green Company Highlight: Fair Trade Sports
Fair Trade Sports -- Women's Fitted Crewneck Tee Shirt: Whit.. Fair Trade Sports -- Fair Trade Soccer Balls Fair Trade Sports -- Fair Trade Footballs Fair Trade Sports -- Ultimate Disc Fair Trade Sports -- Unisex Ballcap - $19.99Fair Trade makeup bags
Ganesha fair trade shop online -washbags and cosmetic bags Etica - Fair Trade Products - Bath - Small Make-up Bag Karma Market - fair trade and handmade gifts and jewelry : Cosmetic Bag w/liner - stripes Dyed in Good Cosmetic Bag - Fair Trade Gifts, Green Gifts, Eco Friendly GiftsFab's fair trade flea market look
Free People Clothing Boutique > Poolside Floral Crinkle Headband BU jeans from The Green Apple - Comfort Vegan Flat - Vegan women's casual shoes eco-friendly sunglasses Bohemian Wedding Organic Perfume - Rich Hippie Sienna & Lemon Slim Bracelet - fair trade GreenKnickers jasmine flower necklace and earring set fair trade jewelry from people tree kimono teeGreen With Glamour. Go Green. Stay Stylish.
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