Celebrating Fair Trade Month at Whole Foods Palo Alto

What better way to celebrate Fair Trade Month than at the Whole Foods Store in Palo Alto. Many shoppers dropped by to sample a selection of Whole Foods Fair Trade products from Alter Eco Chocolate with quinoa to Allegro Coffee from Mexico and becoming aware of how purchasing Fair Trade products guarantees small sale growers and artisans a fair price for their products thereby improving their lives and protecting the environment.

Fair Trade Event at Whole Foods Palo Alto

October is Fair Trade Month. What better way to celebrate than
at the Whole Foods Store in Palo Alto. Please drop by and learn
how purchasing Fair Trade products guarantees small sale growers
and artisans a fair price for their harvest and products thereby
improving their lives and protecting the environment. Sample a
selection of Whole Foods Fair Trade products from coffee to
popcorn to quinoa.

Date       Saturday, October 22, 2011 at 11:00am

Address	774 Emerson St, Palo Alto, CA 94062
Phone	650.326.8676

Ten Thousand Villages hosts Fair Trade Faire

Ten Thousand Villages and Lincoln Glen  is hosting the
Fair Trade International Gift Faire on Friday, October
28 and Saturday, October 29. Please attend and
support Fair Trade and these wonderful artisans.

Grounds for Change is CarbonFree Certified

Fair Trade and the Environment

Fair Trade, Shade Grown and Organic Grounds for Change coffee
company has become the first CarbonFree Certified coffee roaster.
To make the every part of their business sustainable, they have
submitted to a formal carbon emissions audit with every step of
their production. The analysis includes the organic cultivation of
coffee plant, the sun drying of coffee beans, the transport of beans
to dry mill for hauling and coffee packaging materials, labels and
shipping boxes.
Please see http://www.groundsforchange.com/learn/carbon_neutral.php
and http://www.carbonfund.org for more information

Silicon Valley Fair Trade Meeting March 2

Join us for an organizational/informational

meeting of Silicon Valley Fair Trade, a 

new organization we hope will bring together 

people interested in advancing social and

economic justice worldwide through fair 

trade practices.

We’re interested in spreading the understanding 

of fair trade issues, encouraging our neighbors

and friends to purchase fair trade items, and 

increasing the stores that sell fair trade items 

in our area.By doing this, we will be helping 

people who work hard for a living and 

sometimes are treated unfairly, paid unjustly, 

or not at all.

We’re looking forward to meeting you and joining

with you!  

Bill Perry and Pat Plant

siliconvalleyfairtrade@gmail.com, pat@sanjosepby.org

Presented for your consideration a great local Fair Trade business.

People and Planet is a certified 'green' business
located in Morgan Hill, California. Erin and Mike
Monroe began their business from their home
in 1994. They have expanded to a store that offers
an extensive range of Fair Trade/Organic foods,
gluten-free foods, biocompostable and earth
friendly home care products.

People and Planet is in the justice and sustainability
business. All of their products and services are
sourced with full consideration for the people
and the environment.

People and Planet is located at
15750 Vineyard Blvd., Suite 170, Morgan Hill, CA 95037
Phone (408)782-2700
E-Mail - fairtradestore@verizon.net.
http://www.peopleandplanetstore.com

Fair Trade at its heart is about building respectful and enduring
relationships with the farmers, cooperatives, roasters, stores
and consumers. Fair pricing for today's laborers, artisans and
farmers is particularly important for products such as coffee and
tea. Prices fluctuate greatly in today's market. Fair Trade
commits to pay producers a fair price for their product.

We at Silicon Valley Fair Trade:

• Educate people about Fair Trade
• Promote the purchase of Fair Trade products
• Encourage vendors to carry Fair Trade products
• Promote new Fair Trade products as they become available
• Make cities in Silicon Valley Fair Trade Towns

What can we do here in Silicon Valley?

As consumers we can make a statement in the economic life
of our world. We can enhance or diminish the economic
opportunities and community life and social justice.

When we go the stores and restaurants, support Fair Trade
products.

Fair trade is an opportunity to respond to this call in a small
but significant way everyday through the choices we make as
consumers.