Lutheran World Relief offers fair trade “eco-palms” at http://lwr.org/site/c.dmJXKiOYJgI6G/b.7522021/k.C95C/EcoPalms.htm
Here’s why. This year we’ll purchase $4.5 million in palms. Most of them will be harvested in Latin America. Very little of this money reaches the actual farmers. This program gives $.05/palm back to the community and pays farmers fairly, eliminating the large corporations that pocket the profits and underpay workers. Creating a steady market in communities means they will care for and keep up their palms, rather than devastating the forest.
