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Be the Change...Educate Yourself!Check out some of our favorite Fair Trade sites Fair Trade Federation The Fair Trade Federation is an association of Fair Trade businesses and organizations who are fully committed to Fair Trade. They have a wealth of information on all aspects of Fair Trade, along with a listing of all of it's members - these are the folks who make Fair Trade what it is! www.fairtradefederation.org Transfair USA Transfair is one of twenty members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations Interntational (FLO), and the only third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. Check out their site to see the rigorous screening process for items to be Certified Fair Trade and what label to look for on the products you purchase. www.transfairusa.org Fair Trade Resource Network This site is an information hub designed to grow the Fair Trade movement. Lots of info on how to get involved and a nice supply of books and other reference materials available for purchase. www.fairtraderesource.org Global Exchange Global Exchange is a membership-based international human rights organization dedicated to promoting social, economic and environmental justice around the world. This site has information on all the important issues facing our world and tools to help you make a difference. www.globalexchange.org And here are some of our friends - some Fair Traders, some doing their part in other ways.... Higher Grounds Trading Co. - Fellow Northern Michiganders. The best cup of coffee around with a healthy dollup of activism - yum. Fair Trade Sports - Respect....that's the name of the game. Fair Trade sports balls for any socially conscious player and an informative blog - check it out. Light of Day Organics - Another Leelanau County do-gooder. Fair Trade and Organic teas and tisanes blended with locally grown organic and byodynamic fruits and herbs. Earthwork Music - A collective of Michigan musicians on a mission to make the world a better place while making some of the world's finest music. Well worth a listen. Food For Thought - makers of the first Fair Trade Certified fruit preserves and lots of other amazing organic goodies. Yes, they are also from Northern Michigan - are we great up here or what? Devorah Naturals - Natual Pleasures for Bath and Body. Organic skin care products for babies and adults handcrafted in small batches. Optimal Environments - Alisa Rose is a Certified Green Building Professional and Graceful Lifestyles Designer/Consultant. Transform your work or living space with EcoHarmony Feng Shui! TomatoDesign.Net - a full-service Design and Development firm with a Green Mission! Holy Creations - organic olive oil, hancrafted olive wood carvings and more from the hands of Palestinian crafters and farmers. Soylar Candles - handcrafted in Long Beach, California. 100% soy wax candles created with solar energy! e3living.com - everything you could ever need to green your home, office or lifestyle! Whole World Botanicals - Certified Organic, Bio-Energetic and Wildcrafted herbs from South America. Tilonia - The Tilonia Home collection, featuring handcrafted decorative pillows, bedding and home textiles from rural artisans of India, brings the color and spice of India to the modern home. Mother Tongues T-shirts - Wear Words, Celebrate Cultures. Amazingly cool t-shirts printed with meaningful words from other cultures spreading positive messages. World changing t-shirts to be sure! Onesta Organics - Onesta Organics provides certified organic, human-grade, raw, whole food-based pet food products. Only the best for our furry friends! A World of Green - a green consulting company offering Green seminars, Green audits and consulting for government agencies, commercial/industrial businesses, builders/developers, schools and homeowners on ways to save money, lowering their environmental impact, enhance their home/work life along with improving health and safety. Change.org - Changing the world through social networking, blogging, & educating readers about what issues we face as a global society and how we can tackle them. Greenpeople.org - World's largest directory of eco-friendly and holistic health products. GenGreenLife - Extensive green directory where you can browse green businesses, events and articles in your area and around the country. TreeHugger.com - An interactive green forum spanning just about any everyday green topic you can think of. Absolute Michigan - Absolute Michigan is "All Michigan, All the Time" - a collection of links, features, news and information about the state of Michigan made better every day by real folks. EcoMall - Search hundreds of sites with green products. A place to help save the earth! Green-Kits.com - Offering earth friendly goods including household cleaning kits, organic reusable grocery bags & sacks, and green baby care. The Green Providers Directory is the UK's leading resource for finding green, organic & fair trade goods and services. 
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