Chocolates For Your Valentine Sweetie? Make it Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate!
Written by Helga
Friday, 4 February 2011 11:47
NOTE: This giveaway is officially closed – congrats to Huma! - but you can still take advantage of the coupon code below until February 28, 2011!
Valentines Day is coming! Are you trying to figure out what to get your sweetie? I have a suggestion for you that won’t break the bank, you can feel good about, and unlike a piece of jewelry can be shared.
My favorite! Chocolate Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt
How about Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Chocolates?
If you hear words like “fair trade” and “equal exchange” and wonder what exactly that is, let me tell you. As defined by Etica Fair Trade.com, “Fair Trade is responsible commerce that takes into consideration the value of all people, from the producer to the consumer.The producer group agrees to provide good working conditions, safety procedures and adequate health standards for all workers.” That means that all the way from the workers in the fields picking those coffee & cacao beans to the producer bagging the beans, to everyone else involved in the production of that product until it gets to you. By choosing Equal Exchange fairly traded products, you help provide small-scale farmers the resources and opportunities they need to build a better future for their families and communities.
Fair trade helps these communities to:
- build wells for safe drinking water
- repair schools & health centers
- invest in pre-harvest financing & replanting of trees,
- education
- training
- infrastructure.
What you might assume should be basic rights for these people, they consider a privilege.
Why not support them by eating more Equal Exchange Chocolates? Oh, it will be tough, I know, but if you need some help I’m here
Smooth and dark, perfect with my morning coffee
for you. I’ve eaten more than my share of Equal Exchange, and I buy their unsweetened baking cocoa for my homemade chocolate syrup recipe (yummy! easy! organic! no chemicals! My most popular post to date!) They have two new bars for you to delight in with your sweetheart, the dark chocolate Ecuador, and the new chocolate caramel crunch with sea salt is my favorite.
Hey, you know what’s better than buying fair trade Equal Exchange organic
Enough for everyone to share!
chocolate for your honey? WINNING a gift box of six organic bars of chocolate! Just comment to enter, the winner will be decided at random on February 7, 2011.
If you would like to order a case of Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded chocolate bars, use this coupon code chocolate5 at checkout for $5 off your order, good until February 28, 2011.
(No one paid me or twisted my arm to say these things about Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate. I did receive the two new bars to try, but I purchase this brand of products on my own anyway.)
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Chocolates For Your Valentine Sweetie? Make it Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate! – http://bit.ly/hxczyN
Free chocolate you say??? How can I resist? The chocolate caramel crunch with sea salt sound mouthwatering!!! Sending hubby a link now…hint hint
I would love some organic chocolate! I would love to win it even more!!
I just love chocolate.
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Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate! http://bit.ly/ij5VGv Giveaway – gift box of 6 bars, just comment to enter!
Win some1 Enter just by commenting! Until midnight tonight – Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate! http://bit.ly/ij5VGv
What girl doesn’t love chocolate?!!
I would love to try these Chocolates!
janetfaye (at) gmail (dot) com
Yum! I am a total chocolaholic, and would love to try these!
Ooh, sounds yummy. I’d love to try!
RT @LiveGreenMom Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate http://bit.ly/ij5VGv Giveaway – gift box of 6 bars, just comment to enter!
I’d love to try this chocolate. Dark organic chocolate, movie with hubbie… perfect date!
If you’re taking international entries, I’d love to enter.
I did ask and unfortunately, this contest is for USA residents only. I should have posted that, my apologies! Thanks for stopping by, though.
Equal Exchange Organic & Fairly Traded Chocolate! http://bit.ly/ij5VGv Giveaway – gift box of 6 bars, just comment to enter!!
Would love some chocolate for Valentines !
I would love to enter, please, if this is open to Canadians!
I did ask and unfortunately, this contest is for USA residents only. I should have asked before and posted that information as well, my apologies! Thanks for stopping by, though.
Thank you for the chance
Hi! I’d love to win, and I’m spreading the word here:
http://suchfuntogive.blogspot.com/2011/02/fair-trade-chocholate-giveaways.html
Gale, thanks for spreading the word!! Winner to be announced soon!
It is really hard to force myself to never buy non fair-trade chocolate, but I am vowing from this minute on to be better. I have boycotted Nestle for a couple of years, so it’s time to take an even stronger stance. Thank you for the timely reminder. I would love to taste Equal Exchange chocolates. Thank you for the chance to win!
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Would love to give it a try. Thanks for the chance to win.
@bctripletmom
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Thanks for stopping by & entering! I will announce a winner on February 7, 2011
I’m all for buying less chocolate and paying more for it to ensure that farmers are paid fairly. (But I’d rather win it, of course!)
Thanks for entering!