Fair Trade Christmas

There's a lot of money and energy that goes into that $2 cup of joe you drink each morning. There's the marketing that makes you want a certain brand, there's the fancy packaging that it comes in, there's the transportation of the beans from where they are harvested and then there's the cost of employment of the barista that serves it to you. When all is said and done that cup of coffee costs the Starbucks, the Folgers and the Millstones of the world a pretty penny, so in order to offset these costs many companies skimp on the money they pay to the people who make your cappuccino possible...the Farmers. When you buy a $2 cup of coffee the individual farmers will make 2 pennies. This unfortunately leads to a cycle of poverty that can easily be avoided if you take the time this Christmas Season and beyond to research and make your purchases from companies that encourage Fair Trade and subscribe to Fair Trade Agreements.