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Children of the Kuapa Kokoo Cooperative hold up a Fair Trade chocolate bar
Today is the best day of the year for those of us with an unquenchable sweet tooth: Halloween! If you’re too old to go trick-or-treating yourself this year, stay home and hand out Fair Trade Certified Chocolate to trick-or-treaters and explain the significance [...]

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Day 4: Fair Trade Certified Fruit

Did you know that more than 25 million pounds of Fair Trade Certified produce were imported into the United State child.eating.mango_byK.Viemose s last year?

Thanks to your responsible purchases, produce is now the second largest Fair Trade Certified category (by volume) in the United States (after coffee, of course!). This growth in the demand for Fair Trade produce has enabled many communities in Latin America and Africa to afford health care, school for their children, and improvements to their agricultural systems.

Produce with that kind of conscience makes getting your five servings of fruits and veggies a day so easy! Learn More!