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A Better World is Blooming

The Fair Trade Certified label on bouquets empowers workers on flower farms around the world to put nutritious food on their tables, send their children to school and invest in community development. Fair Trade Certified growers are careful stewards of the land, increasing the use of natural pest controls and reducing water and energy use.
Look for this Label

The Fair Trade Certified label represents products brought to you under socially, economically, and environmentally sustainable conditions. This label represents a better way of life for the farmers and workers around the world who produce these flowers.
True Sustainability

Fair Trade certification supports sustainable environmental, economic and social development. A portion of each purchase goes directly to a community development fund for workers, who collectively decide how to use the funds. Projects include scholarships for children, housing, or micro-enterprises. Beautiful flowers for you Fair Trade Certified flower farmers produce some of the best flowers in the world. A bouquet of Fair Trade Certified roses brightens a room, puts a smile on your face and makes the world a better place, too.
Caring for Women Worldwide

Women represent the majority of flower workers around the world. In addition to fair wages, Fair Trade certification supports the funding of basic employee benefits such as paid maternity leave and childcare.
Behind the Label

TransFair USA is the only independent, non-profit certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States. In addition to flowers, we certify coffee, tea, herbs, cocoa, sugar, vanilla, rice and fruit. Ask your favorite shop to carry Fair Trade Certified flowers today!
 
Visit Fair Trade Online: http://www.transfairusa.org/
 


 
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