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Heifer is great!

nobody@43things.com (hacesol) — Wed, 22 Aug 2007 16:03:27 GMT

hacesol commented on an entry by erik33 titled "Seattle is ripe to help support Heifer" regarding help make Seattle a hot bed of Heifer supporters:

Bravo to you for spreading the word…the gifting of heifer usually does it for me …my giftees become gifters . keep up the good work! Bill

Heifer.org is a great one to give to

nobody@43things.com (erik33) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:35:14 GMT

erik33 commented on an entry by srmcdermott titled "donate to groups trying to end world hunger" regarding donate to groups aiming toward this goal:

It’s fun to buy animals for your friends and family!

go UUs

nobody@43things.com (erik33) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 11:57:03 GMT

erik33 commented on an entry by lightning52 titled "Dusty Quarters Help Who?" regarding Stop collecting state quarters: put them in the "Guest at Your Table Box" instead:

great idea

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nobody@43things.com (erik33) — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 10:42:16 GMT

erik33 commented on an entry by Rachel titled "ideas?" regarding give meaningful gifts this holiday season:

I know this is a little late, but check out Heifer.org and buy an animal or trees to help a family in need as a gift. My family loved this!

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nobody@43things.com (meherkhan) — Sat, 26 May 2007 20:27:40 GMT

meherkhan commented on an entry by mikemurrow titled "Overwhelmed" regarding i want to do my part, but i find myself overwhelmed and i don't know what i can do:

i totally agree!but i guess showing up at a soup kitchen is a start.it feels like nothing but it would be better than nothing.start with that and then start doing bigger stuff…thats what i have decided to do even though i feel as helpless as u.

Where to find fair trade fruit

nobody@43things.com (abartlet) — Mon, 11 Sep 2006 16:35:18 GMT

abartlet commented on an entry by rachelfecho titled "Help me find it!" regarding find fair trade fruit. . .where????:

Rachel,

If you are lucky enough to have a Wild Oats natural foods grocery store near you, they are one of the only national chains I know of that carry fair trade fruit. Depending on the season, I have found FT bananas, FT mangoes, and FT pineapples.

As for FT sugar, Equal Exchange www.equalexchange.org now sells it. They are the first FT business in the U.S. and are still 100% fair trade.

And remember, if you go to a farmers market or buy your produce from a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farmer, everything you buy will likely be fair trade—meaning, fair compensation for the producer.

Best, andrew

Farmer's markets are growing more prevelant

nobody@43things.com (mleta) — Fri, 07 Oct 2005 19:36:25 GMT

mleta commented on an entry by mleta titled "Buying Local Helps" regarding buy produce at the local farmer's market:

Maybe its just me, but it seems I’ve seen more and more farmer’s markets springing up in my area. I think its great that small farmers here seem to have more and more opportunities to sell their products.

However, on the downside is that these markets seem to be primarily in the affluent areas of town. Sure would be nice if everyone had equal access to a farmer’s market.