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Raising the Bar for Fair Trade Chocolate
April 28, 2011 – 4:25 am | No Comment
Raising the Bar for Fair Trade Chocolate

Everyone loves chocolates. We consume more than 3 million tons a year. Many holidays throughout the year provide a spike in sales of the delicious treat, including Valentine’s Day, Mother’s Day, Halloween and Christmas. Most, however, don’t consider the fact that 200,000 children in West Africa work under forced labor conditions on cocoa farms to help produce those chocolates we enjoy, according to the United Nation’s Children’s Fund.

One Love video by Playing for Change
October 23, 2010 – 9:15 am | No Comment

Few people have made the kind of lasting, universal impact that Bob Marley has made with his music. In his short 36 years, Marley managed not only to introduce hundreds of millions to reggae but also spread powerful messages of peace, love, human rights and acceptance.

Jimmy Fallon gives shout out to Fair Trade & Ben & Jerry’s
October 11, 2010 – 4:06 am | No Comment

Jimmy Fallon & Ladysmith Black Mambazo sing about Ben & Jerry’s ice cream while getting the Fair Trade message out!