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Fair Trade. It's been a hot topic and buzz for quite awhile And what better way to gift this holiday season .. What is fair, is that October is Fair Trade Month . From the passing comment to the big party, here are seven ways to introduce your friends and family to the benefits of Fair Trade, not to mention the gift to the planet... A win-win all the way around.
1. Grab a cup of Fair Trade coffee, tea, hot cocoa or wine especially since it's coming up holiday season. Cheers
2. Give a Fair Trade gift
3. Bring some Fair Trade coffee to your office, school, church or social gathering with some information on Fair Trade.
4. Join Co-op America’s Fair Trade Alliance.
4. Go green instead of orange this Halloween Trick or treat with this Fair Trade Trick or Treat Action Kit. In addition to the 42 pieces of equal exchange fair trade chocolate candy included, all kinds offair trade chachkas , goodies Also included are postcards with information about fair trade products. Be the coolest house on the block.
5. Make a Fair Trade goodie: from banana bread to chocolate cake, there are plenty of delicious recipes to incorporate Fair Trade products. Check out recipes from Transfair, the Divine Chocolate, or Equal Exchange. Great holiday goodies for that office party, or holiday soiree. Have a .Fair Trade Party and choose from many different types of products.
6. Learn more with others. Use resources as foundation to open conversations.
7 . Start a Fair Trade campaign using OxFam’s toolkit, with action ranging from letter and email writing to hosting events and media coverage. Back in New York, our catering company planned all kinds of fund raising soirees for Oxfam and other organizations like The Hunger Project and World Runners... Very gratifying .
And in all fairness, October is also Vegetarian Awareness Month Still more ways to have fun and make the world a better place.
