October is Fair Trade Month

It is hard to believe another year has passed and it is Fair Trade Month again! As wonderful as Fair Trade Month is, it just seems like yesterday that I was writing a blog post about it.

Fair Trade is

...a system of exchange that honors producers, communities, consumers, and the environment. It is a model for the global economy rooted in people-to-people connections, justice, and sustainability.

When you make Fair Trade purchases you are supporting a fair price for products, investing in people and communities here in the USA and abroad. You are also supporting environmental sustainability, economic empowerment of small scale producers, direct trade and fair trade practices such as fair labor conditions.

(source: GreenAmerica.org)
Won't you support Fair Trade Month by purchasing from businesses who are Fair Trade Certified? Just look for these logos below shop: