Fair Trade Edmonton
By Andrew Lam, Fair Trade Edmonton MemberWe had the pleasure of interviewing Amy Johnson, herbalist and creator of PLANTiful. Amy’s journey began in search of products to help address a chronic health issue. Unfortunately, most skin-care products found in ...
By Hope Salim, Fair Trade Edmonton Member This month we’ve curated online sources to help you learn more about Fairtrade, our mission and values, and news and events. You can also see how countries around the world are supporting the movement! All of the ...
This Valentine's Day will be a colder one but you can warm the heart of your loved one by one of the fair trade goods below! You can buy the listed fair trade goods from local businesses in Edmonton or Canada. Support Canadian and fair trade at the same t ...
By Diana Le, Fair Trade Edmonton MemberFor this post in our FairTrade series, I had the pleasure of interviewing Heidi Ellis, the produce purchaser for The Organic Box! Prior to taking on this role, Heidi worked on a local farm in Alberta which gave her i ...
Fair Trade Edmonton Council (FTEC) loves the holidays, whether you celebrate a particular holiday or you just want to share some joy with your loved ones. Our council came up with 10 fair trade items you can buy this holiday season for yourself or people ...
By Naomi Caufield, Fair Trade Edmonton MemberAs part of our effort at Fair Trade Edmonton to support local businesses during the Covid-19 pandemic, I had the pleasure of interviewing Michael Kalmanovitch, the founder and owner of Earth’s General Store.Aft ...
By Diana Le, Fair Trade Edmonton MemberCOVID-19 has challenged small Fair Trade businesses to innovate and reinvent themselves. At Fair Trade Edmonton, we wanted to show our support for local Fair Trade establishments by producing a series of interviews t ...
In the past few months, supporting the black community has never been more important than now due to the events that have happened in the United States. As a way to show our support for the community we have found a few Canadian black-owned businesses tha ...
Ah, Edmonton. Why do we love thee, let us count the ways... your river valley, your warm cafes, your kind people, and the fact that you value fairtrade and all that it embodies! Edmonton has held “Fair Trade Town status” since 2013, which means that throu ...
