Category Archives: Fair Trade News

Celebrate World Fair Trade Day!

If you’re new to the concept of fair trade but would love to learn more, you picked a good week to start your research! Fair trade is expanding rapidly across the world, helping talented artisans everywhere to achieve a sustainable income for their families and produce high quality consumer products. Starting tomorrow, May 4, and […]

Fair Trade Supports the Rights of Workers!

Perhaps you’ve heard about the horrific tragedy, which took place in Bangladesh last week when a building collapsed killing over 400 people.  The building, which the day before its collapse showed cracks in its infrastructure, housed several clothing factories.  Many of those clothing factories made items that were sold to customers in Western countries. Yesterday, May […]

Fair Trade & Ethical Date Night!

Ahh! Date night! Whether you’re single or married for 40 years, you have to admit that a date night is always fun!!! Some fun date nights I have had have been while drinking beer at a bowling alley (what can I say, I love to bowl, though I am pretty terrible at it). But I […]

Fair Trade Can Help Prevent Human Trafficking

“If you want to lift yourself up, lift someone else up.” – Booker T. Washington Human trafficking, also known as modern day slavery, isn’t something that is just happening elsewhere.  It is happening everywhere and traces of it can be found in every country, even in the United States. San Diego, where I live and where Seven […]

International Women’s Day

Psst—do you know what today is? Besides March 8 (and Friday, which is always worth a mention)? It’s International Women’s Day! Every year since the early 1900s, this holiday has marked the achievement of women in society and celebrated our diverse heritage as business women, mothers, artists, teachers, and passionate individuals who want to make […]