Fair Trade Month!
Newest Inductee to Fair Trade Federation celebrates
Changing Seasons, Changing Colors
October is a jam-packed (albeit wholesome) month. Autum has bestowed upon us a new season with changing colors, different sporting events and a peek at the holidays that are just around the corner.
October also encompasses a few special causes. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. If you’re in Austin, you may see our Pink Raspberry liso scarf around town at local businesses and events. Check out our Facebook Page to find us!
October is also host to Fair Trade Month. As one of the newest members of the Fair Trade Federation, we are excited to help spread the word about fair trade and its impact on the world.
So what is Fair Trade exactly?
Essentially, fair trade is trade in which fair prices are paid to producers in developing countries. Fair trade is also often referred to a social movement where the payment of fair prices to producers is promoted as much as it is practiced.
The reason behind fair trade as a social movement is the all-prevailing model of supply and demand. Once consumers become educated on where their products come from, hopefully they will come to demand that the products they buy be ethically sourced.
The growth in US and Canadian sales for Fair Trade between 2004 and 2007 was 102%! Click here to find more facts like this.
Fair trade goes a step further with a strategic intent to work with marginalized producers and workers in order to help them move towards economic self-sufficiency and stability.
As fair trade becomes more mainstream, organizations such as the Fair Trade Federation and the Fair Trade Foundation (based in the UK), will continue to provide accurate information and facts.
For instance, fair trade does not mean that developed world wages will be paid in developing countries.
To learn more about Fair Trade and how you can get involved this month click here
~Cheyenne
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