Oliver’s Market: The View From A Fair Trade Shopper

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Oliver’s is a market with three storefronts in the Sonoma County area. I recently visited the store and cataloged the items the store carries that are Certified Fair Trade. While these items are stocked on the shelves at Oliver’s they are available in other markets as well such as Whole Foods and Trader Joe’s. The purpose of this post is to give you a visual to assist you in finding these products at a market near you.

As for Oliver’s Market, it is one that seems to be concerned with high quality products and support of the local community. It boast a wide variety of Fair Trade products and a giant selection of local goods. The company website declares, “Our mission is to provide the communities we serve with the finest grocery store in the marketplace.To this end, we seek out our customers’ specific needs and tailor our products and services to meet those needs.We carry the largest possible selection of natural, conventional and gourmet products. We carry only the highest quality meat, produce and deli products, buying locally whenever possible.”

Here is a list of the Certified Fair Trade Products that I found… See All Products and Continue Reading Here!

A Little Piece of Heaven

It usually only happens once a year. I find myself longing for it and remembering how long it has been since the last time. It’s special. It’s magical. It’s one of the sweetest things I have ever had the pleasure of tasting and there is nothing that I can think of that compares to its goodness. It’s my wife’s Christmas Fudge and it is “a little piece of heaven”.

It’s made from a Westbrook family recipe and I for one am very grateful for this tradition of passing down recipes. But this year the fudge turned out a little different; it tasted a little sweeter. Continue reading