Think Before You Buy
May 1st, 2008 by April
We live in an age of conscious consumerism, which I think is a very good thing. Yes, there is still a lot wrong with the corporate world, but at least such issues are out in the open and most people (depending on their financial state) are able to make their own decisions on who they purchase from and what they support with their dollars.
Speaking of which, I am trying to find a good brand of Fair Trade decaf coffee. Can anyone help me out? I had a major adventure in the supermarket the other day 
I wound up buying Yuban, which is, from what the Internet tells me, Fair Trade Light? Fair Trade Sort-Of? Better than Starbucks? I don’t know - CoffeeHabitat.com had some interesting thoughts on this. Regardless, I enjoyed the 30 Ways to Make a Difference list on the Yuban website.
I have this in my head today because: a) I struggled with the coffee purchase yesterday and b) I saw an article in the New York Times this morning about more child slave labor in China. It just makes you think about where your products come from, and who was potentially harmed in the process.
And then I thought to myself that I could never write for a t-shirt company that exploits people, so I am really glad that 302designs is 100% sweatshop free.
You were looking for recommendations on decaf fare trade coffee. You might try asking Chris: http://www.arizona-coffee.com/
indeed April. I would not be able to sleep at night if 302 was exploiting people. hopefully we’ll reach a time when things are a bit more fair in the world. until then, though, the best thing we can do is make sure we support those who are already trying to be the change. 302 will always and forever be sweatshop-free. it’s something dear to my heart—I owe it to the strong convictions of my good friend (and fellow co-founder) John-Michael Torres.