Fair Trade is Boo-tiful
October 31st is nearing and you know what that means – Halloween! It is my favourite holiday - dressing up in costume, carving pumpkins, decorating your home with creepy crawlies and candy! But when it comes to Halloween candy, there is nothing scarier than impoverished cocoa farmers and child labourers. Halloween is one of those holidays when children (in particular but not exclusively) are free to be creative, imaginative and have fun. Let’s help to ensure that all children around the world are afforded the same opportunity. Go fair trade this Halloween! Global Exchange can get you started with their Fair Trade is Boo-tiful Kit. The kits will be shipped this week so get your order in now!
If you are searching for retailers of fair trade bite-sized chocolate to hand out on All Hallows’ Eve here are a few options.
In Winnipeg, you can buy: Cocoa Camino minis (25 cents ea) at Organza Market. Eat It on Wall Street also stocks Cocoa Camino minis (30 cents ea or 200pc box for $51.00). Aviva sells EccoBella squares (50pc for $19.95). If you are into insects, Caulfield’s Organic Market (Humboldt’s Legacy) sells Endangered Species Bug Bites (79 cents ea) or buy Ladybugs at Organic Planet Worker Co-op (50 cents ea). They also have Cocoa Camino minis (30 cents ea).
In Toronto, you can buy: Bug Bites and Chimp Mints from the Endangered Species brand (59 cents ea) at Noah’s Natural Foods, Organics on Bloor and Karma Co-op. Ten percent of profits go to animal and conservation causes. Green & Black’s organic mini-chocolates are available (29 cents ea) as are organic lollipops (19 cents ea) at Big Carrot on Danforth.
Happy Halloween!
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