One of the biggest ways that you CAN effect change in corporate globalization greed and human rights violations by buying Fair Trade products!! You will directly impact the workers and make a strong statement to corporations when you use your purchasing power!

Identifying these symbols is an easy way to be assured you are purchasing Fair Trade goods or a retailer supports fair trade.

WHAT THESE LABELS MEAN:
The Fair Trade label program is a social responsibility label. The standards aim to ensure that the farmers receive a fair price for their product. At the present time, TransFair USA (TFUSA) has been certifying coffee and in 2002, began certifying tea. To bear the label, coffee must be grown by small farmers who belong to cooperatives and who are paid a fair minimum price. In addition, in order to use the Fair Trade label, the buyer must pay a fair price and be willing to pay up to 60% of the purchase in advance. In these ways, TFUSA hopes to reduce the vulnerability of small farmers to the volatility of the coffee market.

TransFair describes fair trade as a powerful, dynamic, alternate economic model that strives to protect the market over the long term including the self reliance of small-scale farmers and protecting vital eco-systems throughout the developing world thereby strengthening rural communities. (www.eco-labels.org)

Fair Trade Retailers

Grand Rapids Area Local Fair Trade Retailers

Global Gifts	3010 Shaffer SE Grand Rapids, MI	Phone: 956-0173
Global Infusion, LLC	143 Diamond SE (corner near Lake Dr) Grand Rapids, MI	Phone: 776-9720
Harvest Health Foods	1944 Eastern Ave (at Burton St) 6807 Cascade Rd (at 28th St) Cascade 4150 32nd Ave (South of 196 exit) Hudsonville	Phone: 245-6268 Phone: 975-7555 Phone: 896-6630
Clothing Matters	415 Norwood St SE (Lake Dr and Wealthy) Grand Rapids ("Eastown")	Phone: 742-2818 hempgoodsetc.com
	A Mark on the World Importers of Original Handicrafts by Village Women Phil and Karen Schilling	Phone: 719.528.8776 A Mark On The World.com
	BrightHope International 2060 Stonington Avenue Hoffman Estates, IL 60195	BrightHope.org
	Fair Trade Resource Network P.O. Box 3372 Washington, DC 20033-3772	cell: 202.302.0976 desk: 202.234.6797
	lucema 1144 Tallevast Road, Suite 107 Sarasota, FL 34243	Phone: 877.858.2862 local: 941.360.8087
	World Of Good	WorldOfGood.com
	Third World Craft Development Center 239 Narayan Gopal Sadak Lazimpat, Lathmandu P.O. Box 1542, pc 334	Phone: 2090500 / 4414670 ThirdWorldCraft.com

For Coffee

To purchase through Higher Grounds Trading Company, a Michigan Fair Trade roaster just click on the link!

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