I wanted to pass on a challenge to y'all, Starting February 14th organizations and peeps all across Canada are comitting to purchasing and consuming only Fair trade coffee, teas, and blissfull that oh so seductive cocao. or chocolate as you may know her...
the challenge has been spearheaded by Fair Trade Manitoba, and I am participating with Trans Fair Canada, where i've been volunteering lately, thanks to being in Ottawa.

The challenge is not too hard considering many of us consume that anyway, and it's all accessible in many places.

There is a registration to show the world how many people really care at the end of it all which only takes a minute or two, if you head to :
www.fairtrade.ca and more information can be found at : transfair.ca

It is also inspiring to note that Manitoba has some pretty progressive things happening right now, you may remember that they are home to Leaf Rapids which is the first town to commit to banning the use and sale of plastic bags. And most recently I found out that two towns in Canada have been declared Fair Trade Towns, one of them is in Manitoba. From classrooms to boardrooms people everywhere are acknowledging the right to a fair wage, sustainable way of life, and a prosperous future.

(no i'm not moving to manitoba, but i hope we bc'ers can learn from their happenins)

I am wishing to strengthen the grass roots movement for Canadian farms to become fair trade certified, (which is so much more than a logo and pricey price.) So far we produce and sell many products that are c certified Fair Trade, but no actual produce or fresh food is on the market with the commitments outlined by Trans Fair or FLO (the european branch)

This means that local communities could have even more opportunity towards support and guidencein their lively-hoods towards self sufficiency, and a healthy life. It is apparent that many parts of the world are exploited in unnecessary ways for labour, violence, sex and other things. Canada has it's fair share of exploitation although it may be on a smaller scale compared to workers in Cope Devoir pickin' cocao for nestle,

Spread the word and happy trails on your path to eco-lution.