Color of the day: Brown Incense of the day: Rue This is Fair Trade Day. Fair trade aims to support success for all by ensuring that farmers, crafters, and other small producers make a living wage for their hard work. As part of that, this worthy cause also fights against poverty, exploitation, and climate change. You can support this endeavor by buying fair trade certified products or shopping at fair trade certified stores. To celebrate Fair Trade Day, you'll need a fair trade chocolate bar (or other decadent food if you don't eat chocolate). Hold the chocolate in your hands and smell its rich scent. Visualize all the work that went into growing the cacao beans, processing them, and shipping the finished bar to you. Then say: Eat the chocolate and savor its complex flavors. A higher price often means farmers can take better care of their crop, which improves quality. |