A Better World is Blooming: Fair Trade Certified Flowers!
Published January 14, 2008 @ 03:31PM PT
Fair Trade Certified flowers are now available in the US! In addition to buying Fair Trade coffee, tea, chocolate, rice, and other products, you will now be able to make a Fair Trade with flower workers around the world.
The Fair Trade Certified label on your bouquet means that flower workers, most of whom are women, can put food on their tables, send their children to school, invest in community development, and use sustainable farming methods.
We encourage you to learn more about Fair Trade Certified flowers and the people that grow them, then find out where you can buy these very special flowers.
This new category is launching just in time for Valentine's Day 2008. Take our pledge to give a truly loving gift this Valentine's Day by purchasing only Fair Trade Certified flowers and chocolate.
"Things are much different since we became Fair Trade certified. Before, we didn't have the computer center. Through Fair Trade sales, we installed the center. The personnel is much more concerned about the workers. We have a nursery for our children, a doctor on the farm, and all of these benefits are free. They take very good care of us, and for this reason, we want people to buy many Fair Trade flowers."
Martha Vilca, Jardines Paiveri worker
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