JoggingwithJewelz: ♚Why Whole/Fair Trade is Better!♚

♚Why Whole/Fair Trade is Better!♚

[] Fair Trade is "fair". Via sustainable agriculture, products you consume when you buy Whole/Fair Trade stem from independently run farms.
{{{Personal Touch!: A large portion of my international friends, particularly from Satima, Japan and Pernambuco and Mina Gerais, Brazil, come to study abroad at my university as it is a Land-Grant university. They study forestry-engineering and sustainable-agricultural engineering. This strengthened my previously established passion for Fair-Trade.}}}

[] If you ever wondered if Fair Trade is safe and adequate to consume, worry no more. Farmers and workers "are paid fair prices and wages, work in safe conditions, protect the environment and receive community development funds to empower and uplift their communities" (Fair Trade USA, 2015). Fair Trade USA's slogan is "every purchase matters", and it's true.

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[]Whole Foods is a big advocate for organic and whole trade products. For instance, I enjoy their fair-trade coffee. Give it a try sometime. It's a drink you can indulge in and feel good about! My favorite vegan and soy-free chocolate brand is Theo, from Whole Foods. Their chocolate is made from cacao, and is Fair Trade! [Theo PB Cups and Banana Monkey Crunch bars are bomb.] You can now follow them on their newly-made snapchat, "WholeFoods".

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[]Fair Trade also uses NO GMO's!!! GMO stands for Genetically Modified Organisms. Listen to this. "In the U.S., GMO's are in as much as 80% of conventional processed foods" (Non-GMO-Project, 2015). Still not convinced? "GMO's are living organisms whose genetic material has been artificially manipulated in a laboratory through genetic engineering...Virtually all GMO's are engineered to withstand direct application of herbicide and/or to produce insecticide" (Non-GMO-Project, 2015). Gross!

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[]ORGANIC. Let's talk organic via fair trade. "Nearly half of all Fair Trade Certified imports [are] also organic" (Fair Trade USA, 2015). "Organic production reduces health risks...organic farms respect our water resources...build healthy soil...[it's] a method that emphasizes the use of renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to enhance environmentally equality...organic producers are lead in innovative research...[they] work in harmony with nature...organic farming helps keep rural communities healthy" (Whole Foods, 2015). Whether you reside in a rural community or very urban population, "organic" is taking over as the popular trend in clean and healthy eating. No genetically engineered crop or seeds, synthetic preservatives, herbicides or fungicides are in organic foods. Organic foods taste scrumptious too!

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[]Nino Salvaggio's International Marketplace sells barkThins, which are a Fair Trade and Non-GMO certified snack. They have dark-chocolate pretzel with sea salt and a dark chocolate and almond mixture that are super tasty (and come on, there are multiple healthful benefits to consuming dark chocolate!) They also have a pumpkin seed, blueberry crunch and coconut almond variety. Needless to say, Fair Trade products are almost everywhere!

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[] When I first wrote this article, Fresh Thyme had not become popular. Fresh Thyme is very similar to Whole Foods. They have popped up quite a bit around the mid-west. Check out their Fair Trade products, too!

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[] [] [] I hope this has inspired you to change up your regular dietary patterns. You have now become further advanced in your knowledge and educated on the significance of choosing Fair Trade.

Why not do something beneficial for both you, and the world? GO GREEN! [] [] []