Have I mentioned the Convention?
So the Democratic National Convention has just ended with a splendid speech by John Kerry, and while I bask in the warm glow of political optimism, let's look back at this convention's food.
Oh yes, there was food. Delegates have to fuel all their sign-waving with something, you know.
No food or drink was allowed on the floor, hence the lack of turkey legs and corndogs during the speeches, but elsewhere ... check out this food station at the 15,000-person media party which featured home-grown food from local Massachusetts farms.And in keeping with the greenest convention goals (which also showcased biodegradable balloons , lots of recycling, electricity all from from renewable sources, and hybrid gas-electric buses), the food waste was taken to a composting facility to make fertilizer. Unused food was rescued for local hunger-relief agencies.
And what do they drink? Let's just say many of these events were open bar.
And, is that ...? It is! Hillary's drinking Dunkin' Donuts coffee! Dunkin' Donuts was the first national brand to sell espresso beverages that are made exclusively with Fair Trade Certified coffee.
I found one of Britney, though. 
Instead I leave you with a picture of Nicole Kidman from her prom. Which has nothing to do with anything, but really, is anyone keeping track?
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Even activists sometimes just want to play a game ... but you know, a socially conscious, equitable game. Maybe they'll like this game, 
Remind me to finally read 
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Here's a whole catalog of fair trade clothes from 
One of the few times that Foodgoat went to Mass with my family and I, we went to a church we don't usually go to, and the Irish priest, a reedy little man with a most annoying voice, sermonized fiercely against the "
Notice that there aren't any Mosquito bars or Pigeon bars or Anthrax bars or Smallpox bars. You can, however, buy yourself a 
It's always hard when you realize the largest companies, the ones with products that you just can't seem to escape, are also Giant Corporations Who Care Only About Profit. Or at least that they have practices that, shall we say, aren't-quite-nice.
Not a lot of beauty and personal care companies do the fair trade thing. Frankly, not a lot of those companies do the socially conscious thing. But apparently 
from the 
I'm sorry to say, but there were no fair trade items in the package I sent to 