World Fair Trade Day

This year's World Fair Trade Day is Saturday, May 14th. In celebration and support for fair pricing and better work conditions all over the world, here are some of the fair trade companies you can support through Green Earth Organics:

Bos Salitral Fair Trade Bananas: Composed of nearly 400 small family farms in Peru, BOS has been direct exporting their bananas to Canada since 2009. In addition to receiving the fair trade price, for each box shipped, the co-op received $1 US for community development projects, like a member mortuary fund, scholarships, and a traditional dance group for their children.

Camino sugar, chocolate, and juice: Fair trade sugar, cocoa, and chocolate chips for your baking, fair trade hot chocolate for those cold nights, and now fair trade juice. Camino presents the first line of organic and fair trade juices in Canada. The juices are prepared and packaged in Canada with fruit harvested from organic and fair trade family farmers in Central and South America and the Caribbean. The new product line comes naturally to Camino as the beans used for the making of their chocolate and coffee are grown under the shade of trees. These shade-providing trees, most often fruit trees, serve as the natural habit for birds that take care of pest protection. This fruit is harvested to make the new Camino juice line, enhancing both the biodiversity and economic stability of the region. Green Earth Organics currently carries the Tropical Juice; the other flavours currently available from Camino are Mango, Limeade, and Orange-Mango; please let us know if you are interested in trying any of these!

Ethical Bean Coffee: Ethical Bean's certified organic and fair trade coffee is arguably the best known of the fair trade coffee brands. We carry their most popular whole bean coffees: Bold, Classic, Lush, Rocket Fuel, Sweet Espresso, and Decaf.

Chai Company Chai Concentrate: For those who prefer their hot or cold beverages as spiced tea instead of coffee, this is a delicious fair trade option.

Crofter's premium spreads: The new Crofter's labels show that they are now using certified fair trade sugar in all their delicious fruit and berry spreads. We do have some of the old label in stock, but soon we will be entirely switched over.

Dr. Bronner's soaps: Both the castile liquid soap and castile bar soap contain certified fair trade ingredients.

From skin care to your morning wake-up to decadent treats, there are fair trade products for some many purposes. Green Earth Organics is thrilled to be able to carry more and more fair trade products that are also certified organic.