As you are doing your holiday shopping this year, look for fair trade gifts that support the goodness of green all year long. Fair trade gifts can be identified by their logo with a sky-blue and grass green half swirled surrounding a black swirl and dot in the middle. According to the official Fairtrade foundation, this mark was adopted in 2002. There is a level of certification that goes into using the fair trade logo as well.
Fair trade gifts support developing and third world countries by providing not only financial assistance, but also support of agricultural goods and products. Most major retailers like Costco, Kroger, Trader Joe’s, and Giant Eagle. Coffee was one of the first to offer fair trade from developing countries such as Mexico. Fair trade gifts of coffee and tea from Caribou Coffee, Einstein Bagels, Peet’s Coffee and Tea, Seattle’s Best Coffee (SBC) and Starbucks all offer at least one kind of fair trade brew, be sure to ask for it specifically.
Other fair trade gift retailers include Sam’s Club, Target, Fred Meyer, Safeway, and Whole Foods Market which include coffee, tea, rice, wine, fruit, sugar and flowers.
Give the gift of green with fair trade gifts this year, support developing countries and peace of mind.
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