Join La Mesa Fair Trade as we celebrate our 4th annual Fair Trade Gift Fair.   La Mesa is one of 32 town who have the distinction of being a Fair Trade Town.  Peruse the aisles for a variety of Fair Trade gifts from around the world.  Enjoy free samples of Fair Trade coffee, tea, ice-cream and chocolate.  Shop Local! Shop Fair!  Our vendors are from La Mesa and San Diego. 

Our Choices Matter!  Make a difference with your purchases this season.   Come and experience a different shopping experience! 

Registration Open for Southern California Gathering

Fair Trade Campaigns is hosting two Regional Gatherings this Fall in Southern California & New England and you’re invited!

Fair Trade Town and Fair Trade College & University campaign organizers and supporters will come together to establish regional support networks, build and grow our campaigns, 

and learn from our peers.

 

Southern California Regional Gathering -

REGISTER HERE

Saturday October 5th, 2013 from 10am-5pm

Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA

Hope you will consider attending! 

The Sustain La Mesa Environmental Festival on September 7th was a great opportunity to meet with people and spread the word about Fair Trade. 

Lots of people stopped by to learn about Fair Trade. All were delighted that La Mesa is a Fair Trade Town.

We teamed up with All the Perks Expresso Cafe to promote their Fair Trade Coffee.  Owner Silvana gave out samples to everyone that asked to try it.

Mayor Art Madrid stopped by to show his continued support.  Teen La Mesa, Sabrina M. also learned about the city designation of being a "Fair Trade Town" and was delighted that her school also had some Fair Trade ties. 

 

Join La Mesa Fair Trade at the Sustain La Mesa Environmental Festival this Saturday!  

Our booth will feature Fair Trade crafts & women's accessories - including recycled jewelry, t-shirts and lots more.  Here is an opportunity to join the many thousands of today’s consumers who are inspired to add “socially responsible” to their shopping list. To purchase a Fair Trade certified product is to make a difference. The designation signifies that artisans and farmers in the poorest areas of the world have received fair, livable wages for their product or ingredients.

In addition, certain standards must be met in the production process.  These include protecting the environment, building economic sustainability, and providing opportunities for education and health care for families.  Young children are protected from forced labor.

Awareness of Fair Trade is growing in San Diego County and well as in La Mesa.  Stop by our booth and see why La Mesa is a Fair Trade Town and why SDSU is fast becoming a Fair Trade University following UCSD, USD and Pt. Loma Nazarene University.