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You can buy fair trade ice cream from Ben & Jerry’s. Several Ben & Jerry’s ice cream flavors have received the fair trade certified label because ingredients include fair trade chocolate, fair trade coffee, fair trade vanilla, and ethically sourced macadamia nuts. Some of the fair trade certified flavors are Chocolate – Fair Trade Cocoa Vanilla – Fair Trade Vanilla Beans Coffee Heath Bar – Fair Trade Certified Coffee extract Chocolate Macadamia (my favorite so far)- Fair Trade Certified Cocoa … Continue reading
Many of the products we use in our homes and businesses have been grown, harvested, or manufactured in other countries or at least far from home. How familiar are you with how these products are created? Do the employees have safe working conditions? Are they treated fairly? Do they follow international labor laws? In 2009, the US Department of Labor released a report that listing 122 products imported into America that have a history of forced and child labor. Every … Continue reading
My eight year old son loves blueberries! The blueberries don’t need to be in a pie or dessert, he just tosses them into his mouth by the handfuls. Blueberries are not only immensely good for him, but have been able to teach him about slave labor. In May, we were shopping at the local grocery store. He saw a pint of blueberries and asked if we could buy them. After looking at the label, I said no. The Department of … Continue reading
