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 Get signatures for the petition to First Lady Michelle Obama to Fair Trade the White House!

Melody Meyer, Board member Organic Trade Association and Chair of CDFA Organic Advisory Board is seen in this photo with a cacao producer from Equador.  Ms. Meyer is Director of Procurement for Alberts Organics, who is one of the supporters of Fair Trade the White House.  Get involved!  Sign the petition to First Lady Michelle Obama to get fair trade products into the White House.  Fair Trade month is coming up in October, and this is why the big push is on for signatures.  Tell everyone you know.  Facebook it, Twitter it, MySpace it! 

Below is a copy of the petition to Fair Trade the White House.  You can sign the petition at the official site.  Just click on the picture! 

Dear First Lady Michelle Obama,

As a nonpartisan coalition of Fair Trade organizations, vendors, and consumers, we cordially invite you to help extend the fair trade movement by declaring the White House a “Fair Trade Home.”

For more than sixty years, the Fair Trade movement has strived to create social and economic opportunities for the world’s poorest communities. As you know well, it is the poor who most acutely feel the effects of economic turbulence, climate change, and isolation. Fair Trade combats these issues.

As you may be aware, the movement toward ethical and sustainable consumption has grown to include faith-based centers, college campuses, businesses and individuals. The United States is also home to eleven “Fair Trade Towns/Cities” including Media, PA, Brattleboro, VT, Milwaukee, WI, Amherst, MA, Taos, NM, Northampton, MA, San Francisco, CA, Montclair, NJ, Ballston Spa, NY, Chico, CA, and Bluffton, OH.

Knowing that you and the President share these values, we invite you to extend the Fair Trade movement by making the White House a “Fair Trade Home” and increasing the number of items used by the White House which have been sourced according to Fair Trade principles. By requesting that your staff purchase items like food, body-care, and clothing made or sourced under Fair Trade Principles, your family’s example would show Americans how their purchasing habits can alleviate poverty, reduce inequality, and create opportunities for people to help themselves.

As a coalition of organizations, vendors, and consumers supporting Fair Trade, we represent 69 organizations, account for over $3.8 billion in annual sales and work with approximately 55,310 artisans, farmers and producers around the world.

We look forward to your RSVP. 

   Earth’s Sweet Pleasures is an official supporter of Fair Trading the White House!

  Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Earth’s Sweet Pleasures Fudge Review and Giveaway

One thing I really wanted to bring you all this week was a tasty organic treat. I am a chocoholic, I could eat it all day every day. But I’ve found it difficult to find organic chocolates locally. So I turned to the Internet and found Earth’s Sweet Pleasures.

Earth’s Sweet Pleasures endeavors to make the highest quality organic gourmet fudge in the world while supporting sustainability of the planet and it’s inhabitants. Our fudge is made the old-fashioned way, using an original family recipe that is 25% less sweet than conventional fudge, enhancing the intense flavor of the award winning rich, dark chocolate. Every ingredient in our fudge is all natural certified organic and the delicious dark chocolate is grown by fair trade farmers in Central and South America. By purchasing our fudge you help sustain the rainforest where cacao trees are grown in the shade of the canopy. A portion of our proceeds go to environmental and humanitarian organizations that promote economic fairness for cacao farmers and their families.

At Earth’s Sweet Pleasures you will find Rich Rainforest Dark Fudge, both plain and with walnuts. The fudge with walnuts is their bestseller. All of their fudge is made with organic, fair trade chocolate. They were kind enough to send me a sample of the Rich Rainforest Dark Fudge with Walnuts to taste. I actually received it just the other day and let me tell you, it took a great amount of willpower to not eat the entire piece all at once because it is so delicious. Very rich and creamy and literally melts in your mouth. Not only does it taste great, but its comforting to know that there are no artificial yucky ingredients. The ingredient list on my sample fudge bar reads as follows:

Ingredients (All Organic): Evaporated Cane Juice, Fair-Trade Chocloate - 65% Bittersweet, Marshmallow Creme, Walnuts, contains Dairy (Half & Half), Natural Oil Blend, Vanilla Extract, Love & Gratitude.

Of course the best ingredients are the love and gratitude. There are no substitutes for that!

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