. You don’t need to make big changes to any of your buying habits to become an active participant in changing the world. Fair-Trade allows you to play an influential role in international commerce simply by being conscientious about the kind of products you buy. 

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 Fairtrade is when everybody involved in a product makes a fair, sustainable living from the product.  When you buy Fair-Trade products, you are purchasing products that pay a fair price to the craftsmen.
 

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You may sometimes find Fair-Trade products to be a little more expensive than their counterparts. This is where your conscience and your purchasing power come into play, by choosing in favor of the artisans and producers, and paying a little more to do so, you are acting to make the marketplace more equitable. 

 

Don’t undervalue the fact that by purchasing Fair-Trade products, you are playing a crucial role in improving others lives and helping to preserve age old skills.