Beautiful Fair Trade items were for sale at the La Mesa Fair Trade Gift Faire! Supporting the logo: " Buy Local, Buy Fair", vendors in the La Mesa and San Diego area brought handmade items from artisians and growers in developing countries. The event was a great success. We thank Mayor Art Madrid who spoke to many of our vendors & the Fair Trade Town Steering Committee. Mayor Madrid has signed a Commendation for La Mesa as a Fair Trade Town. We thank him, and are waiting for the final declaration from Fair Trade Towns USA.
The demand for products that make a difference is growing. We thank the vendors who participated and those who shopped!
KUSI 51 stopped by for short info bits for the news. We are excited that they feel Fair Trade is news worthy..... (like we do!)
Fair Trade bananas are a big deal! Sold at Whole Foods in Hillcrest, these bananas are organic and Fair Trade. Bananas are the most popular fruit in the world. Bananas are produced around the world on both small and large-scale farms. The unfortunate reality of many banana growing communities is that they are often plagued by inadequate wages; low levels of education; lack of social and labor protections or health benefits. Let's not even mention the pesticides. With the goal of helping to alleviate these conditions, Fair Trade certification of bananas began to develop in the US in 2004. Since then, Fair Trade has been supporting improved living situations and promoting tremendous social, economic, and environmental development for banana framers, workers and their communities.
