Fair Trade Ice Cream for Halloween

Celebrate Fair Trade Month with Ben & Jerry's Halloween ice cream. The spookiest month of the year is also the month for getting to know the fair trade offerings at your local grocery store and learning all about how they help farmers all over the world get a fair price for their goods.

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Share the Journey with new socks

Pope Francis' Share the Journey campaign continues during this week. With every step you take in these fair trade organic cotton socks Maggie's Organics, you show love to your neighbor!
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West Elm increases Fair Trade initiatives

West Elm is celebrating Fair Trade month by increasing its social premiums of $3 million towards community development by 2020. They have also partnered with Vietnam’s first Fair Trade furniture factory, bringing its total operating Fair Trade factory count to 11 in countries including Nepal, India and Pakistan. You can visit their Palo Alto store for fair trade rugs and bedding products.
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Del Cabo produce at Whole Foods

Found Del Cabo Fair Trade produce at Whole Foods market. Their company, Jacobs Farm / Del Cabo, founded its first growers’ association in 1985 at the tip of the Baja peninsula. They taught sound organic farming practices, merged hundreds of small-scale farms, grower associations create economic opportunities in rural communities and significantly increase family incomes.

Fair Trade Fleece

October is Fair Trade Month!! 
Patagonia celebrates Fair Trade Fleece where every purchase sends more money back to the workers who made them. Employees at Hirdaramani-CKT Apparel in Sri Lanka voted to use their Fair Trade premium to open a free day-care center and implement a health and hygiene program.
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Santa Teresa Festival Fair Trade Sale

October is Fair Trade Month! Celebrate with a festival! Santa Teresa Church of San Jose is celebrating its 50th anniversary with its annual festival including a Catholic Relief Services Fair Trade sale! You can make an impact in the lives of artisans and farmers around the world by purchasing fair and ethically produced products from around the world. By supporting this work, you bring dignity to their workplace, environmental sustainability, opportunities for children to attend school and make their communities stronger.