Becky's Lists for Fairly Traded Food & Natural Ingredient Products: African Market Baskets

Saturday, May 26, 2012

African Market Baskets

Ok it's not food. But they are for carrying food.

These baskets are made by artisans from Bolgatanga, Ghana. They can be washed and reshaped.

Fair Trade African Market Baskets

Mango Tree Imports and Cambridge Food Co-op carry them locally.

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If we are able, it is also important to
1) call, email,facebook, petition, etc to communicate with corporate leaders
2) find ways to support exploited workers outside the certification system without supporting unethical corporate practices
3) participate in events and activities suggested by advocacy groups
4) stay informed and monitor the promises of global food corporations

In this time of transition, wealthy corporations need to hear that it is not acceptable to abandon those they have exploited. Farmers in the Ivory Coast who have historically produced more than 40% of the cocoa to make our chocolate are in danger at this time. Earning less than $2 per day they have been unable to reinvest in soil and trees. Instead of investing in new farms in new regions, the chocolate industry owes it to those farmers to invest in rehabilitating the existing farms which have helped chocolate corporations make billions.

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Saturday, May 26, 2012

African Market Baskets

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