Green Home Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2012

With this growing marketplace comes a responsibility to educate ourselves and to be aware of our impact worldwide, and Fair Trade policies aim to make it easier for us to do just that. What does it mean to be Fair Trade? The idea of Fair Trade encompasses a range of goals, but the most of important of these is the welfare of those producing the good we purchase. Fair Trade is not about charity, though. How does Fair Trade certification work?

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Eco Friendly Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

The term “Fair Trade” is getting more familiar to many consumers. The Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO) is part of a global network trying to change international trading conventions. Environment Green Tips certification Fair trade logo standards

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Green (Living) Review

OCTOBER 29, 2014

2011 marked a flashpoint for many small farmers and fair trade producers. Fair trade producers from Mexico and Colombia to Ghana and Indonesia experienced a record number of climate change influenced disasters, including landslides, severe floods and crop failure.

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Elephant Journal

MARCH 5, 2016

Although Fair Trade USA still adamantly markets the small-scale farmers as the “face” of fair trade, the reality is.

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Hug a Tree with Me

JUNE 10, 2013

We found alternatives such as buying fair-trade , handmade and local, and although big business and unethical still dominates the marketplace, we are buying more ethically today than ever before which is highly encouraging for a sustainable future.

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Elephant Journal

OCTOBER 18, 2015

My latest wardrobe craze is fair trade and ethically produced clothing from developing countries. Arts & Culture Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Ecofashion Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) benefits eco fashion ethical buying ethnic fashion fair trade purchasing power sustainable fashion

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Wend Magazine

MARCH 30, 2011

This is a question asked by prAna, one of the world’s first companies to actively support Fair Trade apparel. In purchasing a Soul T, you not only support Fair Trade as a movement, but you also directly support an organization that is helping humankind.

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Green Prophet

JULY 24, 2012

MADE is encouraging Muslims to embrace ethical living this Ramadan and to break their fast with Fair-trade. A UK-based organisation called MADE is asking Muslims to look again at the way that their food is traded and to consider going Fair-trade this Ramadan.

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Green Earth Journey

SEPTEMBER 19, 2009

This is part of a comment left on my post last week explaining Fair Trade over on Extraordinary Mothers. In America, over 1,500 companies and retailers offer fair trade goods, there are 12 fair trade towns, and over 300 college campuses that support fair trade.

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Eco Friendly Daily

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Tomorrow, Saturday May 12th, is World Fair Trade Day. The fair trade movement attempts to return a greater portion of the proceeds of any sale to the farmers, artisans, or workers who produced the product being sold.

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Green Earth Journey

DECEMBER 2, 2008

So in the interest to sound hip and cool , they throw around words like "fair trade" and "organic". So here is a Wikipedia 101 on the phrases "fair trade", "locally grown", and "organic".

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Green (Living) Review

AUGUST 8, 2014

This infographic, created by Chuck Patton of Bird Rock Coffee Roasters, hopes to clear up any mysteries between the two styles of coffee trading.

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Green (Living) Review

MARCH 1, 2012

Firefly Accessories adds new line of Fair Trade products to their ecommerce shop. Glasgow, UK, March 1, 2012 : Firefly Accessories announces the addition of new Fair Trade fashion accessories from Cambodia to their online product catalogue.

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Hug a Tree with Me

MAY 6, 2013

Novica is a wonderful fair-trade eStore that serves as a portal for artisans all over the world to share their creations with the world. Mothers are absolutely amazing! Seriously, and I am not just saying that because I am one.

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Elephant Journal

MARCH 14, 2014

Waylon talks about the new trend of direct trade, how it is different from fair-trade, and why we should ask a few more questions before we down that cup of coffee. Who doesn''t love a good cup coffee?

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Green Prophet

MAY 2, 2011

Come sun or more sun, Sabeen Ahmed intends to keep growing the Middle East’s first fair trade store. Along with other vendors, Sabeen Ahmed set up her little eco-booth for the first time at Masdar City’s Street Fair and Organic Market last Friday.

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Green Prophet

DECEMBER 9, 2011

Made by artisans who receive fair wages while upcycling metal products, this bike chain menorah is sustainable for people and the environment. ” :: JTA. :: Fair Trade Judaica. SAHA’s Fairly Local Trade. Image via: Fair Trade Judaica.

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Green (Living) Review

DECEMBER 13, 2011

Reflective Images, a pioneer in the ethical sourcing and production of jewelry, is among the first in the United States to be sourcing their fair trade gold from two mining cooperatives certified under the Fair Labeling Organization: Sotrami in Peru and Cotapata in Bolivia.

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Eco-Vegan Girl

MAY 8, 2014

All the chocolate this company produces is vegan, a nd bonus it''s organic and fair trade. Product review by EvG team member Amanda Shea: I am somewhat of a chocolate aficionado. I love chocolate, so of course I was excited to review PASCHA.

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Green Living Ideas

DECEMBER 16, 2014

The post Green Gift Guide 2014: Fair-Trade World Teas from Tealet appeared first on Green Living Ideas. Green Lifestyle companies we love Fair Trade gift guide holiday organic startup Tea Tealet falls into the category of companies we love.

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Environmental Economics

AUGUST 16, 2012

Export-led growth:  Kentucky coal producers have reached an agreement to export 9 million tons of coal annually to India for the next 25 years in a $7 billion deal that is a boost to the region’s sagging mining industry. The deal, which would equate to about 8 percent of Kentucky’s annual coal production, could help India avert power outages like the one last week that left more than 600 million people without electricity, India officials said. via www.courier-journal.com.

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Eccorazzi

JUNE 10, 2015

Fair Trade coffee has gotten a powerful and vocal advocate on its side, as actor and activist Hugh Jackman is championing better tasting and more equal brew. He stars in Read More The post Hugh Jackman Advocates Fair-Trade Coffee in Doc ‘Dukale’s Dream’ appeared first on Ecorazzi. Causes Environment Film/TV News Top News

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Elephant Journal

MAY 6, 2013

Sanjay Rawal, director of Food Chains (Executive produced by Eva Longoria | produced by Smriti Keshari) shares with us in the first episode of “SRO Conversations” why we should be able to have fair labor rights for the farmworkers in the U.S.

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Eco Chic

MAY 21, 2015

The awesomely print, is “handwoven and dyed through the art of resist dying,” and these are Designed in New Orleans, and made in India by Fair Trade workers. The post Passion Lilie’s Fair-Trade Print Fabulousness: How I Wear Eco Fashion appeared first on Eco-Chick.

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Eco Chic

OCTOBER 26, 2010

Call me crazy, but for me, that’s why Fair Trade Certified foods taste even better than food made with the same exact ingredients but produced in a way that screws over the environment, workers and community that created it.

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Green (Living) Review

JUNE 4, 2011

By Michael Smith (Veshengro) London, June 4, 2011 : London, the world's largest Fairtrade City, has been part of the international event to celebrate 1,000 Fair Trade Towns worldwide. At 1400 hours local time on Saturday, June 4, 2011, towns and cities across the world formally declared their Fair Trade status from East to Wets as the movement celebrates an incredible 1,000 Fair Trade Towns across the globe.

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Eco Chic

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Now the owner at her own studio, she creates affordable, modern wedding dresses from Fair Trade materials that are made at a mill in India where she knows the workers are paid well and treated fairly, using materials that are dyed with natural colors.

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Celsias

MAY 6, 2011

Before I get too carried away, I’d like to define the principle of fair trade products, whether retail goods, produce, coffee, or even chocolate, by using the Fairtrade Foundation definition.

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Elephant Journal

MARCH 16, 2015

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: The NCAA (HBO) Mirror: https://vid.me/DrQ8 DrQ8 NCAA Corruption! John Oliver takes March Madness to task. The NCAA doesn’t pay athletes because they consider them amateurs. The NCAA considers them amateurs because they don’t get paid. “Schooled: The Price of College Sports is an interesting documentary on the subject currently […]. Homepages (Gold Tabs)* Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good

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Green Life Smart Life

MARCH 10, 2009

Fair Trade Java: What’s the “Buzz&# ? It’s overwhelming to imagine, but it inspires Robert and Elizabeth Thompson, owners of Fair Grinds Coffeehouse on New Orleans’ tree-lined Ponce De Leon Street. Mr. Thompson is passionate about the business of fair trade coffee because he believes in preserving the age-old practice of careful coffee growing. A popular Crescent City cafe, Fair Grinds is fair trade in every sense, he explained.

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Elephant Journal

OCTOBER 1, 2016

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Elephant Journal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Animal Rights Conscious Consumerism Enlightened Society Equal Rights Food Green Health & Wellness WAYLON: Today Only Z ADMIN Green Featured Today agriculture bees climate change coffee coffee beans fair trade global warming latin americaIf the planet continues heating up at its current rate, the coffee growers could be out of business.

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Elephant Journal

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Z ADMIN Green Featured Today autumn awareness candles change clean eco eco-friendly environment fair trade fall fall season family farmer's market green Halloween healing life live better mindfulness organic pesticides scented candles season sustainable thanksgiving toxicI live in Georgia, so the season is always a little shorter than I like cooler temperatures starting later and then plunging before I'm done enjoying it.

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Hug a Tree with Me

NOVEMBER 25, 2013

Founded 12 years ago, Novica.com is a beautiful online fair trade marketplace that gives artisans all over the world a portal in which to share their handcrafted crafts with the world while making a sustainable income. giveaway fair trade Normal. false. false. false.

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Green Living Ideas

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

We all need versatile, comfy, adorable clothes – why not source them from a company that offers a range of gorgeous patterns and styles while supporting communities and investing in fair-trade practices.

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Elephant Journal

MAY 21, 2016

Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Green Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) WAYLON: Today Only economies of scale environmental destruction ethical purchasing factory farming fair trade industrial agriculture industrial capitalism product lifecycle true costsSustainable/ethically produced products often seem more expensive than their counterparts here's why.

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Elephant Journal

DECEMBER 7, 2015

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Elephant Journal

JANUARY 10, 2014

Animal Rights (Vegan, Pets, Wildlife) Blog (always click 4 all blogs) Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Food chocolate dairy-free delicious dessert fair trade food gluten free organic vegan Book review: Vegan Chocolate by Fran Costigan.

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Elephant Journal

JANUARY 27, 2016

Conscious Consumerism (Sustainable Business) Enlightened Society (Politics, Active Citizenship, Social Good) Family, Youth, Enlightened Education Sustainability (Business, Entrepreneurship, Livelihood) Z ADMIN Enlightened Society Featured Today dalit freedom network ethical fair trade human rights abuse human trafficking know what you are buying stop the traffik untouchablesAbout 50 percent of the world’s trafficked people are in India, and the majority of them are Dalits.

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Elephant Journal

MAY 10, 2016

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