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World Fair Trade Day Deals + Sweepstakes

 

By Elizabeth Leader Smith, May 7, 2013  |  Meet the Blogger  |  More Posts by Elizabeth Leader

Hip hip hurray, Saturday is World Fair Trade Day! Our US stores are celebrating by stretching the festivities from Friday to Sunday with a three-day sale on hundreds of fairly traded products. From Guayakí and Theo Chocolate to Nature’s Path and Traditional Medicinals, we’re highlighting fair trade products and making it easy to bring the celebration home with you.

Sale valid in US stores only. Availability and prices may vary by region, so you can contact your store for details. While supplies last.

We applaud our vendor partners who have created or shifted to supply chains with a commitment to ethical trade. They’re making a big difference in the lives of several thousand farmers and workers around the globe. Of the hundreds of their products on sale this weekend, here’s a sample of what’s in store for you:

1. Alter Eco. For their chocolate bars, rice, quinoa and sugars, they work with small-scale farms in the developing world aiming to celebrate specific regions and their traditions.
2. Dr. Bronner’s. Try Magic “All-One!” Fair Trade & Organic Fresh-Pressed Virgin Coconut Oil in your favorite recipes.
3. Simply Organic. From banana bread to carrot cake, these convenient organic Fair Trade baking mixes are just the thing for any occasion and anyone. 
4. Divine Chocolate. These chocolate bars taste even more divine when you know that you’re making a difference in the world with every bite.
5. Equal Exchange. Find baking cocoa, chocolate bars and organic tea on sale from this worker-owned cooperative.
6. Theo Chocolate. Two words. Chocolate. Bars. (Lots of flavors.)
7. Guayakí. Drink to tradition with a twist with their convenient ready-to-drink bottled yerba mate and energy shots.
8. Traditional Medicinals. Boxed tea on sale means teatime anytime!
9. Nature’s All Foods. These organic freeze-dried fruit snacks are kid and parent favorites with choices like strawberry, mango or banana.
10. Nature’s Path. Rise and shine with their Organic Fair Trade Toaster Pastries; they’re Non-GMO Project verified to boot.

World Fair Trade Day Sweepstakes

Want to see Fair Trade in action? Fair Trade Project is offering a chance to win a nine-day adventure for two to Peruthis October. You’ll visit cacao and coffee farmers who supply Alter Eco and Equal Exchange, walk in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, and explore Cusco and majestic Machu Picchu. Visit the Fair Trade Project website to watch a video and register to win at the end of the video.

Do you shop with ethical trade in mind? Let me know in the comments below and don’t forget to stop by one of our US stores this weekend to take advantage of a great sale.