Comments on: Fair Trade primer http://greenlagirl.com/fair-trade-primer/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:36:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/fair-trade-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-438923 Siel Fri, 15 May 2009 22:21:55 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/05/24/fair-trade-primer/#comment-438923 Good luck with your biz, Mark. And congrats on the award, Hannah! Good luck with your biz, Mark. And congrats on the award, Hannah!

]]> By: Hannah D http://greenlagirl.com/fair-trade-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-436906 Hannah D Thu, 07 May 2009 05:12:03 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/05/24/fair-trade-primer/#comment-436906 my school started this awesome fair-trade coffee business, called Higher Grounds Cafe, which has gone on to win numerous awards and recognitions, including Junior Achievement's Best Company of the Year. They even sell the coffee online now! http://highergroundscafe.org/ my school started this awesome fair-trade coffee business, called Higher Grounds Cafe, which has gone on to win numerous awards and recognitions, including Junior Achievement’s Best Company of the Year. They even sell the coffee online now!
http://highergroundscafe.org/

]]> By: David Zetland http://greenlagirl.com/fair-trade-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-353834 David Zetland Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:46:54 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/05/24/fair-trade-primer/#comment-353834 IMO, "fair trade" is more of a marketing scam than solution to rural poverty. Most of the additional $$ paid does NOT end up with farmers, and existing trade flows are pretty "fair". What's needed is more free trade. More: http://www.kysq.org/pubs/freefair_NC.pdf IMO, “fair trade” is more of a marketing scam than solution to rural poverty. Most of the additional $$ paid does NOT end up with farmers, and existing trade flows are pretty “fair”. What’s needed is more free trade.

More: http://www.kysq.org/pubs/freefair_NC.pdf

]]> By: Mark, Fair Trade Guy http://greenlagirl.com/fair-trade-primer/comment-page-1/#comment-326337 Mark, Fair Trade Guy Fri, 15 Aug 2008 22:35:38 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/05/24/fair-trade-primer/#comment-326337 Fair Trade isn't just about coffee! I work for a small importer of Fair Trade products, and we are counting on the green and fair trade movement to spread the word about buying ethical bags, jewelry, and home decor. Every product we sell helps provide a livelihood to artisans in small villages in India, so every dollar you spend on fair trade hand-made goods makes a difference. We've put up some information on Fair Trade from our perspective, check it out: http://www.handmadeexpressions.net/pages/about-fair-trade Fair Trade isn’t just about coffee! I work for a small importer of Fair Trade products, and we are counting on the green and fair trade movement to spread the word about buying ethical bags, jewelry, and home decor. Every product we sell helps provide a livelihood to artisans in small villages in India, so every dollar you spend on fair trade hand-made goods makes a difference. We’ve put up some information on Fair Trade from our perspective, check it out:
http://www.handmadeexpressions.net/pages/about-fair-trade

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