by guest blogger Lisa Bronner, writer of the blog Going Green with a Bronner Mom Fair Trade is a good thing. Authentic Fair Trade includes such principles as direct buying from growers; fair prices; benefit to communities where products are grown; no child labor, forced labor, or otherwise exploited labor; transparency and traceability; and environmental sustainability, […]
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Why Fair Trade Matters
by guest blogger Toni Becker, member of the Rodale’s editorial team According to a report by the American Apparel and Footwear Association (AAFA), in 2013, Americans spent $361 billion on apparel and footwear, and 97 percent of that clothing was imported from other countries. This clothing is made by real people in factories that are, […]
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Raised on America’s first organic farm, Scratch author Maria Rodale learned how to make everyday favorites from, yes, scratch — the way you remember them; the way they turn out best.
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Drawing on findings from leading health researchers as well as conversations with both chemical and organic farmers from coast to coast, Maria Rodale irrefutably outlines the unacceptably high cost of chemical farming on our health and our environment.
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