Where To Buy Fair Trade Chocolate

by Janet Ritz

Given chocolate's status as a conflict substance, it's important to know that ethical (and tasty!) chocolate is readily available. 

Why is this important? 

With Fair Trade chocolate:

•  Forced and abusive child labor practices are prohibited

•  Farmers earn a price that is adequate to meet their basic human needs

•  Environmentally sustainable production methods are required

Where to buy fair trade chocolate and other fair trade goods?

• List of Fair Trade and Organic Chocolate (slave free)

• Fair Trade Chocolate (Global Exchange)

• Fair Trade Certified

• Fair Trade Labeling Organization International

• Fair Trade Federation

• Fair Trade Resource Network (Fair trade flowers)

• Fair Trade Foundation, London

For more links to healthy foods, see resources.

State of the World 2011 Symposium in Washington DC and Live Streaming Online

by Border Jumpers

Today is the Worldwatch Institute’s 15th Annual State of the World Symposium, hosted at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Washington, DC. It is being live streamed on the Nourishing the Planet blog at 1:15PM (EST) for those unable to join the event in person. Bringing together leading thinkers in agricultural development, hunger, and poverty alleviation, the symposium takes place following the release of Worldwatch's flagship publication, State of the World 2011: Innovations that Nourish the Planet. Continued...

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