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February 23, 2012 at 3:01 pm lucumadesigns Leave a comment

Source: globalexchange.org via Brenda on Pinterest

Pinterest. Have you heard of it? Well, I just became a fan… not the stalker-i-can’t-get-enough-of-this fan like I keep hearing about, but a fan nonetheless. Don’t tell, but the deep secret mission of mine is to pin beautiful fairly-traded handmade things. Then, the world will see – or at least a few people who normally wouldn’t – and maybe come to understand the value of fair trade. Now personally, I couldn’t figure out how to just make an account for this blog, BUT I did manage to create a board called “Fair Trade & Sustainability” on my personal pinterest account. Follow my account “Liz McTeer” – (although, honestly I’m not yet quite sure how to follow someone…). Doing a quick search on pinterest.com I see a small selection of fair trade goods there (mainly from the UK).

So, i have a challenge for you this week. If you don’t have a pinterest account, get one. And then when/if your pinterest account is ready, find one beautiful fairly-traded gift, food, or decor, and pin it! And when you have to say something about the product, make sure you tell your soon-to-be-viewers that it’s fair trade. Maybe do a litle promotional talk on there too… if you’re feeling like an activist.