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   World NOT OKé
   19:48  2008-05-09
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Posted by     19:48 Friday 2008-05-09  |  Permalink |  Comments( 2 )

NOT OKé

Welcome to the world of NOT OKé

If only everything was OKé. There’d be one less blog in the world and we wouldn’t be witnessing the deepening crisis in our environment and among the people who produce our food.

Conventional thinking has lead to the felling of rainforest for large scale plantations dependent on toxic chemicals, the pollution of waterways, the dumping of vast quantities of plastic wrap and inadequate safety for people paid a pittance to pick fruit, in places where there are no other jobs. Long time banana workers are known to suffer horribly. And for what?  So businesses make more money, power is maintained in the trading relationship and we lucky people don’t have to think about the food we eat.

The wonderful banana has been transformed from a rare exotic fruit and a thing of iconic beauty, to an unsung convenience food with no questions asked. Where the banana continues to make a huge impact is in countries across Central and South America. Both regional and national economies have become dependent on banana and the US for their survival and the inevitable consequences; violence and corruption.

This may all be news to you, but if you’re a farmer, a trader or a politician, you know the banana’s legacy is not a good one. It’s time to change. Climate change and poverty are definitely NOT OKé.
Fair Trade Bananas in the Fair Trade Coffee Shop -
by Bob Chase   05:37 Mon , 2008-05-26
my local fair trade coffee shops don't seem to think their fair trade principles extend to the bananas they sell...how can we change that in Madison, Wisconsin..
Amazing bananas!
by Robin   16:32 Fri , 2008-06-06
After nearly 20 years in Fair Trade, I don't mind telling you that Oké feels like a breath of fresh air - it's amazing how destructive a banana is in the wrong hands but it's just as amazing that you guys are challenging the way it is, the way you are. (Love the T shirt). Robin