This weekend, celebrate Mother’s Day the Fair Trade way. When you buy your mom chocolate, coffee, or flowers be sure to look for the Fair Trade Certified logo… you’ll be helping mothers and families in developing countries earn livable wages and ensure safe working conditions.
Read the stories of Fair Trade moms all over the world (click)
Why & where to buy Fair Trade flowers? (click)
What is Fair Trade?
Fair Trade is a global movement to alleviate poverty in the developing world, while ensuring consumers quality products that improve lives and protect the environment. Everyday purchases that bear the Fair Trade Certified™ logo come from farmers and workers in the developing world who are justly compensated, allowing them to build sustainable businesses that positively influence their communities.
And now the giveaway!
Fair Trade is sending one lucky winner a box of goodies, many of which were made by women-only cooperatives. The box includes: Choice Tea, Allegro Coffee, Alter Eco Thai Sticky Purple Rice, a Chocolove Chocolate bar, a bag of Larabars, and a coupon for Iced Bhakti Chai tea.
This giveaway is now closed, thank you for all the lovely comments…
My mom is always there – no matter what may happen.
My mom is a selfless, strong woman. She is my best friend.
My mom is the one person I can count on to drop everything and be there for me under any circumstances. She has supported me and been my rock in everything I’ve done thus far, and owe all of my successes to her <3
My mom inspired me to sew and to cook. She was cooking dinner up to the last days of her life.
Well, my mom has won Best Mom Ever 28 years in a row, so, you can be sure she really is the best.
My mom showed me how important it is to eat healthy.
I’m adopted and my mother never made me feel any less than 100% hers.
My mom has shown me what it takes to be a woman and a mother myself- strength, courage, independence, love, faith, and wine!
my mother has shown me a lot about independence, standing on your own two feet, laughing, helping others and being there for them as well – and cooking 🙂
My mom is so supportive of me, and I think it’s because of her that I adore food so much. We share our love of food together by exploring, creating, and tweaking recipes, discovering new restaurants, and of course, eating and savoring all of the deliciousness (the best part!).
I gave birth to our first child, Adam on 30 April. My mom came to stay with us for a while to give a helping hand. I can’t thank her enough how much she does for us. She is absolutely amazing!!!
My mom is my best friend and absolutely wonderful. She’s an incredible baker, used to run a catering business, loves food and art and books. She sends me care packages at college with rancho gordo beans, fleur de sel, Green and Black chocolate, and dried persimmons. We’re going to Sons and Daughters in SF for Mother’s Day and I can’t wait.
My mom taught me how to never apologize for who I am. She’s constantly learning new things and improving herself, and I love that about her!
My mother is the smartest, and most caring woman I have ever met. I found the perfect Mother’s Day card this year: Mom, I hope to be half as brilliant, beautiful, and generous as you are but twice as good at using the Internet.
My mom is a room-brightener. She makes everyone she’s around happy!
My mother is so full of energy and so thoughtful. She is constantly thinking of and putting others ahead of herself. I’m constantly impressed by her depth of knowledge and her innate duty to serve the community.
My mom is the sweetest and most caring person. She puts others before herself always and never hesitates to help those in need. She is a true role model for me and one my closest and dearest friends. I love her so much and feel so lucky to have her in my life. 🙂
My mom organized 9 moves for our family of 4 between the time I was born and when I got out of high school. Each time, she made us a wonderful home in our new locale and dived right into the community, schools, etc. As a grown-up myself who has moved a few times, I have the utmost admiration and respect for how hard that was for her (and in the pre-internet and pre-email/texting days, much harder than now) and how gracefully she handled it all.
My mom is always here for me no matter what!
My mom is the most compassionate and selfless person I have ever known! She is amazing and I’m so thankful I have her in my life!