Posts Tagged ‘Halloween candy’
Fair Trade Mania!
Tuesday, July 20th, 2010Who doesn’t love chocolate? It’s creamy, sweet, melts in your mouth and all-around delicious! Despite our obsession with this product, numerous health concerns have been raised as well as the issue of sustainability and fair trade. So now, companies are trying to find ways to make their sweets and confections appeal to a more eco-aware crowd of consumers. Last year two giants in the candy industry, Cadbury and Mars Incorporated announced they were creating fair trade chocolates.
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Cadbury, a step ahead of Mars, already has fair trade chocolate for sale to the public. They claim that their chocolate bars are all now 100% fair trade certified cocoa. While Mars announced a partnership with The Rainforest Alliance to create sustainable chocolate. This is a very exciting collaboration between the candy giant and a NGO who works hard to “conserve biodiversity and sustainable livelihoods by transforming land-use practices, business practices and consumer behavior.”
With more and more candy companies embracing healthy and sustainable alternatives, the holidays (especially Halloween) are looking sweeter and sweeter!
Make a Halloween goodie bucket with built-in meaning
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Finding just the right Halloween “goodie bag†is a cinch when you make one yourself (with or without your child’s help depending on her age and inclination), from items you have around your home.
This one is special because it’s designed to be used for many Halloweens. The front is decorated and the back is left plain. The idea is that every year it is used, your child can write her name and the year. By the time she grows from tot to teen, she’ll have created an heirloom.
The foundation is a giant can like the ones baked beans come in. You also could recycle a paint can with most of the dried paint scraped off. Paint the can or cover inside and out with paper or fabric.
Use your imagination when decorating the can. Your child’s stamped handprint, items related to her costume etc. can be glued on. Because the bucket will be carried around (hopefully for many years), try to be sure that whatever items you add will not fall off.
I’ve made similar buckets before, and always made a hole in each side with an awl to thread through wire or whatever for the handle. This time, I looked for another solution because I’ve lost my trusty awl. I looked around to see what I had that could hook onto the can. Eureka! I discovered one curtain ring that worked perfectly. It’s teeth held the edge of the can well and I could wind the ribbon and pipe cleaner handle through. Of course, it took me a few minutes to unearth the other one, but I think it was worth the hunt. (Do you agree?)
Have you created a clever goodie “bag†from repurposed items? Tell us about it.
(Orginally posted on www.CelebrateGreen.net/blog)
Cool Green Halloween idea: Trick-or-Treat for TREES!
Saturday, October 3rd, 2009I just received an exciting e-mail from iMa, the founder of a non-profit called Seeing the Earth.
She’s come up with an eek-o-fabulous “treat” idea that your kids and your Mother (Earth) will love: TREES!
Here is how it works:
Adults buy “tree coupons” (bundles of 50 for $6 at .10 a piece) and give away to trick-or-treaters in addition to or instead of conventional treats. For each bundle sold, 50 trees are planted.
Isn’t that sweet?
Here is what the coupon looks like:
Want more ways to celebrate Halloween while doing good? Visit this page and let us know if you have ideas for more.
