An introduction to Fair Trade An introduction to Fair Trade.
Fair trade fortnight_poem[1]
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Fair tradeIt could be chocolate
It could be bananas
It could be something you wear
It could be the s-t-i-t-c-h-e-r or farmer
Is trapped in a trade that’s not fair
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Our lives are dictated by prices.
When we get a bargain we’re pleased
But there could well be a hidden cost
As the producer is pressured and squeezed.
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Think of a square of milk chocolate
Imagine its sweet, sumptuous flavour.
Melting, magnificent, truly majestic
You have one last piece left to savour.
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It tastes rather nice
(It’s a popular vice)
And it may even help lift your mood
But lives depend on this consumer choice
Have you given some thought to your food?
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For those unfair wages
Low payments, in stages
Have knock on effects, I should think.
Consider the child who can’t go to school
For he’s searching for water to drink.
His parents can’t pay his school fees.
Instead, he must pay his way.
By tending to crops, tilling the fields
Surely there’s some other way?
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When you’re ready to part with your money
You can come to their aid
By backing the one with the logo
Commonly known as ‘Fair trade’.
The chocolate is just as sumptuous.
In fact, it’s that little more sweet.
For you’re building lives, supporting others
And helping them onto their feet.
M F Cowan 2010
www.poemsforgeography.blogspot.com