A fast and funny video from the hipsters at ViroPOP featuring our new eco-certified Fair Trade basketball. I’m going to find an empty water bottle and make my Flock of Seagulls sunglasses right now…
Archive for October, 2007
Health care & micro-credit programs
October 24, 2007Mohammand Riaz is content. His four children are healthy and well. The winter wheat, which he is cultivating on his two hectares, is looking good. Last season, his main crop of rice yielded an exceptional five tons, which he could sell for a profit to the rice mill. Mr. Riaz is 45 years of age, [...]
Eco Soccer Balls for Blog Action Day
October 15, 2007Today is Blog Action Day, when we are attempting to get every blogger on the planet talking about the same thing…the planet. So what are we doing about lessening our impact on the planet with our business? Spending *lots* of effort bringing out the first line of eco-friendly sports balls in North America. Our certified [...]
Fair Trade Towns in the US
October 9, 2007Fair Trade Towns USA is a new campaign organized by local and national Fair Trade advocates to encourage and support the Fair Trade Movement in the US. Following the example of the Fair Trade movement in Europe, the campaign supports local “grassroots” groups by offering tools and resources to become a Fair Trade town or [...]
Just Lives Festival in LA
October 8, 2007We kicked off Fair Trade Month a day early in Los Angeles at the Just Lives Festival in theHollywood Farmer’s Market. This wonderful event is organized by Fair Trade LA,Catholic Relief Services, and the Progressive Jewish Alliance. What fun to smell delicious Fair Trade coffee wafting through the air while listening to a few inspired acoustic [...]
Green October in the PNW
October 6, 2007For our Northwest neighbors… October is not just Fair Trade month, it’s also Green October here in the Pacific Northwest. GO is a new, growing collaboration among groups around the Puget Sound that is producing community events focused on sustainability. We’d love to see you at one of these great events!
Fair Trade soccer balls at ExpoEast
October 5, 2007After spending two days holed up in my hotel room with a 48-hour flu bug that I picked up in the Denver airport, I finally made it to the third (and final) day of ExpoEast last weekend. How ironic that I catch a nasty bug going to a tradeshow where 50% of the vendors are [...]
Celebrating Fair Trade month
October 3, 2007Join us as we celebrate October as Fair Trade month! What is Fair Trade? Glad you asked. Our friend Siel in Los Angeles (aka Green LA Girl) has a great primer on the subject. When you are out in your local marketplace this month, please consider whether a Fair Trade version of the product you [...]
