Buy Better Candy
Conventional Halloween candy is a serious trick. Chock full of food dyes linked to allergic reactions and behavioral problems in children, the chocolate is typically cultivated in Africa by children who are virtually enslaved. But with a little effort, you can get good treats to give away. First off, make sure your Halloween candy is food […]
Make Sweets Fair Trade
Shopping for Valentine’s Day sweets? Here’s the dirty little secret behind mass-produced candy: As many as 200,000 children work the cocoa fields of Africa’s Ivory Coast, many against their will. On the sugar side, massive amounts of herbicides and pesticides are routinely sprayed on sugar cane crops, which are burned after harvest, leading to ground, […]
