Photo courtesy Farmer Direct by Luke Zigovits. The idea of Fair Trad e coffee, tea, and bananas is a fairly easy sell to the eco-initiated. Who, after all, doesn’t want Costa Rican coffee growers, for example, to stay in business and make a decent living for their labors? But if you have ever wondered why there wasn’t Fair Trade for struggling farmers right in your backyard, wonder no more. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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