Fair Trade And My Wife
Today is Kristin’s day to blog for the 40 Day Fast. Today she has blogged about Fair Trade, and the amazing things that simply buying Fair Trade products is doing. There’s also a video on the post that is full of information on what Fair Trade is doing.
One of the many amazing things about Kristin is that she really digs in when she is doing something. She never does anything half-way. Recently I have noticed things around the house with the Fair Trade Logo on them and I have noticed very conscious decisions made by Kristin over the last few months to change the way we do things as a household. Ever since we have been married we have tried to be environmentally and globally focussed, and in a consumerist America that can be a hard thing. The awesome thing about Kristin, is her persistence to make a difference in the world in spite of what others think, feel or say.
Check out Kristin’s blog on Fair Trade today and also check out Alex’s blog about focussing locally on community resource centers in your own neighborhood.
Here’s a project today. In your outings today, whether it’s the grocery store or the coffee shop, find something today to purchase that is labeled “Fair Trade”. Then head to Kristin’s blog and comment what is is that you found with the Fair Trade logo on it. Sounds easy right?
Done…
darn good coffee too
I always wonder about Fair Trade.
When the “Red” items came out a year or so ago, it was revealed that you’d do a lot better to buy a regular item at discount & give the difference to a relevant (and accountable) charity.
I bought some cheap (but decent) coffee at Big Lots for about $3.50 for 20 oz. If I gave the difference to a group like Compassion, I could probably benefit some coffee farmers’ children more.
(We do give to Compassion, and even a child in Kenya, a coffee-growing country, but I haven’t done it in such a direct manner like this.)
I appreciated Kristin’s practical application to helping the world become a better place. It’s easier than a lot of people realize.
I think I will give that a shot this weekend! Going grocery shopping today/tomorrow and it is indeed a challenge to find those fair trade items…but so worth the effort.
Thank you for sharing, Brody!