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Buy Fair Trade Flowers?
As a consumer
of fair trade goods this means you can rest easy knowing you
are helping to improve the income of regular people - usually
independent farmers as opposed to putting more money in the
pockets of big corporations.
The primary reason people choose
to buy fair trade goods such as fair trade coffee or in this
case fair trade flowers is because they feel an ethical obligation
not to benefit from the exploitation of other human beings
or because they don't wish to be a part of the consumer process
that is built on the backs of exploited workers in other less
well off countries.
In the case of
fair trade flowers there may also be a desire to ensure that
the growing practices of the growers are environmentally friendly
and do not use harmful fertilizers. As well, a fair trade
model typically ensures that more of the money that the end
consumer is paying for products goes directly to the producers
and less of it goes to the "middle men."
Buying fair trade
goods, such as fair trade flowers, enables the producers to
create an environment where their products are produced in
socially and environmentally sound ways. Workers who help
to grow and harvest fair trade flowers are paid a fair and
competitive wage, and the working conditions meet basic standards
of decency.
If you want to
contribute to the fair trade movement, call ahead and inquire
about whether the florist sells fair trade flowers. Though
it may be true that fair trade goods can cost a little more
for the average consumer at a typical flower retail shop,
an extra little bit of money is a small price to pay for the
knowledge that you are not contributing to the exploitation
of workers in developing countries.
When you send
fair trade flowers you are making a socially and environmentally
responsible choice.
Sources
http://www.cbc.ca/news/background/fair-trade/
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