Becky's Lists for Fairly Traded Food & Natural Ingredient Products: June 2012

Monday, June 11, 2012

Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages

Made in Maine with organic Fair Trade sugar.

http://maineroot.com/about/fair-trade-certified/

Sarsparilla
Rootbeer
Ginger Brew
Blueberry
Mexican Cola
Mandarin Orange
Pumpkin Pie
Lemon Lime

Lemonade
Ginger Lemon Grass Lemonade
Maple Lemonade

Sold at Cambridge Food Co-op, Four Seasons, and Hannaford.

Buying Certified Products Is Only One Tool In Promoting Fair Exchange

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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Sunday, June 17, 2012

Divine Summer Spice Recipe

Monday, June 11, 2012

Maine Root Handcrafted Beverages