Though she denies it, my wife got me drinking coffee. Now I have a cup everyday. Just one. Two and I get jittery.

I live in LA. It's hot here. Too hot for a Pacific Northwesterner like me. But it's not hot enough to grow coffee. So my coffee has to come from Colombia, or Indonesia, or Africa. You know, the tropics. Unfortunately, these areas are not exactly known as employee-friendly.

Luckily many companies carry Fair Trade lines and labels. Fair Trade practices are designed to ensure that the little guys are being treated and compensated properly.

Check these out for more info:

reference link: http://www.fairtradefederation.org/, http://www.transfairusa.org/

The Creative Citizen Network: