Comments on: Festival of Fair Trade http://spovangelist.com/festival-of-fair-trade/ You are not alone. Tue, 15 May 2012 00:26:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: jon http://spovangelist.com/festival-of-fair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-269 jon Tue, 11 Nov 2008 03:25:43 +0000 http://spovangelist.com/?p=103#comment-269 Also, the Jubilee International Market will be this coming weekend (14-15th) at First Presbyterian Church. Jubilee is celebrating their 20th year of fair trade in Spokane: http://www.spokanefpc.org/CityConnections/JubileeInternationalMarketplace/tabid/2417/Default.aspx Also, the Jubilee International Market will be this coming weekend (14-15th) at First Presbyterian Church.

Jubilee is celebrating their 20th year of fair trade in Spokane:

http://www.spokanefpc.org/CityConnections/JubileeInternationalMarketplace/tabid/2417/Default.aspx

]]> By: linkster http://spovangelist.com/festival-of-fair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-239 linkster Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:58:32 +0000 http://spovangelist.com/?p=103#comment-239 Check out your shout out here: http://www.downtoearthnw.com/blogs/down-earth/2008/nov/06/spovangelist-spreading-good-word-city/ Check out your shout out here:

http://www.downtoearthnw.com/blogs/down-earth/2008/nov/06/spovangelist-spreading-good-word-city/

]]> By: Joe http://spovangelist.com/festival-of-fair-trade/comment-page-1/#comment-238 Joe Thu, 06 Nov 2008 18:50:52 +0000 http://spovangelist.com/?p=103#comment-238 I agree that people are more familiar with "Buy Organic" because of a personal health craze. What worries me about it, or angers me, is that as a market developed for such products we began to see organic on labels everywhere when the products themselves couldn't be further from the real thing. There is no regulation against using the word organic on your genetically modified "wild" rice. I'm aware of the certified stamps of approval, but that doesn't prevent the use of the word as a marketing tool. We see the word organic and instantly assume, "Oh, this is good for me." Well that may or may not be the case. But because we want what is good for us, and organics have developed a market with a pretty solid growth we are very familiar it. People are more likely purchase things that they believe to be good for them, rather than buying something they feel is good for everyone. I wonder if fair trade got more of hold in the marketplace would it be raped by advertising and false promotion? Could we buy some product at a "fair trade store" and with a prepackaged background story? Anyways, I guess what I'm saying is when you are trying to buy organic make sure that's what you are getting. Oh, and the festival of fair trade will be sweet! I agree that people are more familiar with “Buy Organic” because of a personal health craze. What worries me about it, or angers me, is that as a market developed for such products we began to see organic on labels everywhere when the products themselves couldn’t be further from the real thing. There is no regulation against using the word organic on your genetically modified “wild” rice. I’m aware of the certified stamps of approval, but that doesn’t prevent the use of the word as a marketing tool. We see the word organic and instantly assume, “Oh, this is good for me.” Well that may or may not be the case. But because we want what is good for us, and organics have developed a market with a pretty solid growth we are very familiar it. People are more likely purchase things that they believe to be good for them, rather than buying something they feel is good for everyone. I wonder if fair trade got more of hold in the marketplace would it be raped by advertising and false promotion? Could we buy some product at a “fair trade store” and with a prepackaged background story? Anyways, I guess what I’m saying is when you are trying to buy organic make sure that’s what you are getting. Oh, and the festival of fair trade will be sweet!

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