New products from Canaan

Canaan is a member of the Palestine Fair Trade Association, a group of over 1700 small farmers joined in fair trade collectives and cooperatives. Farmers are paid a living wage. Purchasing their products helps Palestinian families survive and maintain their connection to their land and their ancient olive trees.

Nabali Tree olive oil: Medium fruity with peppery finish. Made from olives from the native olive tree of Palestine. Certified organic, extra virgin, cold pressed.

Rumi Tree olive oil: Complex, sweet aroma, buttery finish. The Rumi tree has been cultivated in Palestine since the Roman Empire. Certified organic, extra virgin, cold pressed.

Za'atar: organic thyme is gathered, dried and blended with roasted sesame seeds, ground sumac and a touch of salt. Prepared by women-owned cooperatives. Use za'atar on tomatoes, bread, meat, fish, eggs and cheese.

Maftoul is an organic couscous: whole grain organic wheat that is cracked, hand rolled and sun-dried by a women-owned cooperative. Wholesome flavor, firm texture.

Sun-dried tomatoes: Tomatoes selected and sun-dried by women-owned cooperatives are pickled in organic olive oil. Add a deep flavor to sauces and other recipes.

Olive oil soap: crafted by women-owned cooperatives from organic olive oil and coconut oil. Natural olive scent, no added perfume.

new fair trade organic chocolates

I'm pretty excited about this. Our friends at Equal Exchange, a fellow worker owned cooperative, have launched two new chocolate bars that I'm sure you or someone you know will soon fall in love with.

The first combines three amazing concepts: organic fair trade

chocolate, caramel and sea salt. The crunchiness of the caramel and salt give the bar body, while the creamy chocolate forms a pool of love in your mouth. Seriously. LOVE. Even the salt comes from a cool salt marsh producers co-op in France!

The second new bar embodies the mission of Just Local Food fairly well. Of course not everything we eat is LOCAL. It could be, but it isn't. We do, however, crave the knowledge and wisdom of where our food comes from - that's the heart. And your heart will love this single origin 65% chocolate that comes from farmer cooperatives in Ecuador. Fair trade to your soul.

fair trade SALE

We are proud to sell products from Equal Exchange, they help us keep the JUST in just local food. As in justice, for the farmers and workers that bring us tea & chocolates from around the world. To celebrate this relationship, and highlight our commitment at Just Local Food to global organic and fair trade practices, we're offering their full line of products at 20% off this month. Chocolate bars that were fairly priced at $3.99 are now only $3.19. Stock up and save!

"Fair Trade requires farmers to organize themselves democratically and to promote participation and transparency. At Equal Exchange, we hold ourselves, as U.S. business people, to those same principles." - Lynsey Miller, Worker-owner since 4-7-03

* Please use this sale as an opportunity to try their amazing "pyramid teas" in the square boxes, you won't regret it!

How to Run the Place Where You Work - Michael Moore's 'Capitalism: A Love Story'

A more in-depth look at worker owned co-ops that includes Michael interviewing Tom Webb, a worker co-op expert from Canada. They talk about how to bring DEMOCRACY to the workplace and to our economy and about the rise of worker-owned co-ops worldwide (1 billion people are members of co-ops and 3 billion have some or most of their needs met by cooperatives). Webb also lays out how capitalism feeds our worst problems including environmental destruction and why cooperatives are better at social and environmental justice.

http://www.michaelmoore.com/books-films/capitalism-love-story/press/dvd-extras#extra-4

worker-owned co-ops... sustainability as a gift to our communities this holiday season

friends have me reading about worker-owned co-ops again... discuss amungst yourselves... then with others, this is barely scratching the surface in our communities. http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1947313,00.html and http://www.justpeace.org/mondragon.htm thanks tom and eric!