What is Fair Trade?

Fair Trade is...

- The practice of buying products directly from producers in
developing nations and developing parts of our own country.

- About helping people to become self-supporting and
self-suffiicent regardless of race, gender, or religion.

- Buying goods bought directly from producers, artists, and families, NOT from sweatshops, slaveholders, or big businesses.

- Guaranteeing fair prices and fair pay to both women and men.

- An investment to improve social, educational, and medical conditions in the producers' home communities.

- When producers are paid for their products up-front to ensure long-term success.

- Environmentally safe which ensures sustainable production methods that protect the environment and cultivate healthy communities here and abroad.

- Guarenteeing no forced child labor was used in production. Many of the children once forced to work in clothing and carpet mills are now in school.

Want to learn more?
Starting in June, Global Hands will host its annual discussion series in-store on Sundays from noon until 5 p.m. to educate interested consumers about the Fair Trade market. An educator will be available to answer questions, facilitate the discussion and convey information based on academic research with the sources available on-demand.

Among many other things, interested folks can learn about what Fair Trade is, why it exists, which companies have been certified and the critical analysis of Fair Trade.

Stop by to hear a quick ten minute explanation or stay and participate in an in depth discussion!