Fair Trade for us?

Something from today's Washington Post might give us something to think about in and for Indiana:

Which is why Massachusetts-based Equal Exchange, a pioneer of the fair-trade concept, is betting you'll feel good -- maybe even better -- as you dip into a snack bag of organic California almonds, Georgia pecans or Cape Cod and Wisconsin cranberries. The products, the first to be developed by a coalition called the Domestic Free Trade Working Group, hit Washington area shelves this month (see box below for locations). The products come from family farms or small co-ops, which are paid a price that both buyer and seller deem fair and that is typically higher than the cheapest available. Every pack has a unique "best by" date that customers can plug into a Web site to track where their snack came from.

I say another way to save the family farm. Read the whole article here: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/17/AR2007071700313.html?referrer=email