This week, I'm really excited about writing a post to talk about Fair Trade. In case you are not familiar with it, Fair Trade is a global movement to alleviate poverty in the developing world, while ensuring consumers quality products that improve lives and protect the environment. Everyday purchases that bear the Fair Trade Certified™ logo come from farmers and workers in the developing world who are justly compensated, allowing them to build sustainable businesses that positively influence their communities.
With Mother's Day just around the corner, I thought I would help spread the word about these wonderful Fair Trade moms. Fair Trade Moms are strong, determined, and the heart of their families. Every coffee bean, cacao pod, and rose they harvest is filled with love. This love fuels their drive for a better future for their kids and their communities.
Coming from Honduras, I personally have seen the hard work some of these strong woman endure every day in order to support their families. What amazes me the most is the dedication and passion they put into whatever they are working on, always with a smile on their face and a great attitude.
Meet Maria Cera, She harvests coffee cherries from her plot, which her community sells as women’s coffee. She is currently passing her coffee knowledge down to her 13-year-old niece, Maria Edith, who enjoys helping her aunt plant seedlings on the farm. The Aprocassi Coffee Cooperative in Northern Peru, where Maria has been a member since 2009, has put a large emphasis on education, gender equality and economic stability, encouraging its members to diversify their income through microloans and training.
Giveaway
One lucky winner will get the chance to sample some of these amazing products. Enter this giveaway for a chance to win a box of Fair Trade Certified products that include:
Rishi Tea: Rishi’s Jasmine Tea is an organic green tea blended with jasmine blossoms, using a traditional tea-scenting process.
Allegro Coffee: This medium bodied coffee is balanced, sweet & chocolaty.
Alter Eco Cane Sugar: This sugar has all the versatility of everyday granulated sugar, plus an amazing depth of flavor that makes it the ultimate secret ingredient.
Alter Eco Rainbow Quinoa: Choosing Fair Trade Certified quinoa is one of the best ways to support quinoa farming communities.
TCHO Chocolate: Is serious about chocolate: from knowing where their Fair Trade Certified cacao comes from to re-imagining what it means to taste chocolate.
LARABAR: The cocoa and coffee used in LARABAR is Fair Trade Certified, meaning your afternoon snack or treat not only tastes good, but does good too!
Bhakti Chai: Don’t miss the coupon for a FREE 16 oz Iced Bhakti Chai inside your box of goodies.
CONTEST CLOSED
Winner Announced!
Congratulations Annazed
"On Mother's Day I do as little as possible. Sweetie cooks (this is such a are thing, it's very cute) and we go see his mom (whom I love!) then movies at home"
Rules to enter the giveaway:
"On Mother's Day I do as little as possible. Sweetie cooks (this is such a are thing, it's very cute) and we go see his mom (whom I love!) then movies at home"
Rules to enter the giveaway:
1. Answer the following question on the comment section of this post:
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Open to US residents only. One lucky winner will be chosen randomly and announced on this post. I will email the winner who will have up to two days to claim the prize, otherwise, another winner will be selected.
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS GIVEAWAY.
Disclosure: This giveaway is being provided by Fair Trade USA but all opinions are my own.
This contest closes on Sunday May 12, 2013 at 12 pm. The winner will be announced that same day sometime in the afternoon.
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