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1 (one) 3.5oz bar of Very Dark and 1 (one) 3.5oz bars Dark Chocolate with Almonds

For this BuzzFlash Fair Trade Monday, we are offering two delectable Fair Trade and organic 100 gram chocolate bars from Equal Exchange, one of the pioneering Fair Trade organizations.

First, a little about the very dark chocolate bar from Equal Exchange: "The top seller at our retail web store - a delicious and rich dark chocolate experience. Vegan and gluten-free. May contain traces of nuts. (71% cocoa)."

And now the dark chocolate bare with almonds: "Try this bar to experience the mouth-watering combination of rich dark chocolate with chunks of organic almonds. This bar is made with cocoa from the farmer cooperatives CONACADO, in the Dominican Republic, and CACVRA, in Peru, and the fairly traded organic sugar comes from cooperatives in Paraguay and Costa Rica. Gluten-free. May contain traces of other nuts and milk. (55% cocoa)."

Equal Exchange, located in Massachusetts, writes: "Our organic fairly-traded gourmet chocolate bars are a rich and delicious treat that supports small-scale farmers and their families."

And here's a little more about Equal Exchange: " Equal Exchange currently works with more than 28 small farmer organizations in 14 developing countries. Our trading partners are small farmer cooperatives - businesses owned and governed democratically by the farmers themselves.

Training programs for women in Guatemala, an ecotourism project in Nicaragua, new classrooms in El Salvador - these are all examples of the initiatives that co-ops have taken in their own communities with the income and support of Equal Exchange and other Fair Trade Organizations.

Fair Trade helps build pride, independence and community empowerment for small farmers and their families in poor countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia."

Equal Exchange offers a variety of Fair Trade products we will be posting on BuzzFlash.com, including coffee. As one coffee farmer noted: "Equal Exchange is much more to us than just a buyer of our coffee. We see you as a partner who treats farmers as equals. You share our commitment to growers and to the land, and are helping us to create a better future."- Pedro Haslam, General Manager CECOCAFEN Cooperative, Nicaragua

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