PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Perfect for baking and cooking. A soft, moist light brown sugar with a wonderful creamy flavor. It adds warm honey tomes to baking and is perfect for cakes, cookies, crumble toppings and sauces. Use as a 1-for-1 organic replacement for refined light sugar. The Fair Trade label guarantees the consumer a fair price is paid directly to the farmer for the sugar cane they grow. Returning real value to the primary agricultural producers means they can compete with factory farms whilst protecting sustainable farming practices. It also means they can enjoy higher living standards and develop thriving communities. A spoonful of Fair Trade Sugar really does make the world a sweeter place! Fair Trade, organic and kosher certified. Suitable for vegan, vegetarian, halal and plant-based diets. ABOUT THE BRAND Wholesome Sweeteners brings the very best of nature's sweetness to you and your family every day. Wholesome believes in traditional ways, artisanal products and a very light environmental footprint. After searching the world for the best products, Wholesome has focused on the tropics, where the climate and conditions are just right for growing organic sweeteners. With Fair Trade Certified organic and natural sweeteners from Central and South America and Africa, Wholesome is committed to making the world a sweeter place, one spoonful at a time. Company Overview * Founded in 1995 in Sugar Land, Texas, Wholesome Sweeteners supplies the American market the highest quality natural and organic sweeteners from around the world. * Wholesome Sweeteners pioneered efforts to bring sugar and honey into the Fair Trade movement and was the first to bring Fair Trade Certified sweeteners to American markets. Wholesome Sweeteners now offers a wide range of Fair Trade Certified, organic and natural sweeteners produced by traditional methods from natures best resources. .caption font-family: Verdana, Helvetica neue, Arial, serif font-size: 10px font-weight: bold font-style: italic ul.indent list-style: inside disc text-indent: 20px table.callout font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, serif margin: 10px width: 250 td.callout height: 100 percent background: #9DC4D8 url(https://images-na.ssl-images-/images/G/01/electronics/detail-page/callout-bg.png) repeat-x border-left: 1px solid #999999 border-right: 1px solid #999999 padding: 10px width: 250px ul.callout list-style: inside disc text-indent: -12px font-size: 12px line-height: 1.5em h5.callout text-align: center Fair Trade Certification is a promise that: * Farmers cooperatives are paid directly (no middlemen). * The members receive a fair and reliable set price for their crops. * The cooperative has access to loans and additional premiums for community and business development. * Its trade, not aid. Cooperatives decide how the money is invested the only stipulation is that every member has a vote in how the invesent is made. Social Responsibility The Fair Trade Certified logo represents Wholesome's commient to consumers that a fair premium price is paid to the farmers cooperatives that supply Wholesomes Fair Trade products. Since initiating the Fair Trade Certified program in 2005, Wholesome Sweeteners has paid more than $800,000 directly to Fair Trade cooperative partners in Costa Rica, Malawi, Mexico and Paraguay. Fair Trade means that farmers can send their kids to school, keep their land, develop the quality of their harvest and build thriving communities. Beyond the parameters of Fair Trade Certification, Wholesome selects suppliers based on a demonstrated commient to social responsibility and community outreach. Environmental Responsibility Wholesome Sweeteners' ethos is shaped by a deep concern for the long-term health of the planet and all of its inhabitants. The USDA Organic logo is Wholesome's promise that we hold every product to the highest environmental standard. Each product bearing the USDA Organic logo has been grown and milled to USDA Organic standards, without the aid of synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides or chemicals. Wholesome uses traditional methods: * Fair Trade certification includes a commient to sustainable agriculture. In recent years, unprecedented acreage has been converted from conventional agriculture to organic cultivation, reducing exposure to pesticides, herbicides and fungicides. * From the seed stock to harvest, our sugar cane is cultivated and harvested by hand and grown without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides or herbicides. * Wholesomes cane fields are never burned. During the harvest, trimmings are allowed to stay where they fall, decomposing naturally, returning nutrients to the soil, helping protect topsoil and ground water and providing habitat for wildlife. * At the small mills in Costa Rica, Malawi and Paraguay, our sweeteners are made simply and the spent sugar cane, called bagasse, is often recycled as fuel to generate electricity for the mill and nearby villages. * Deep in Southern Mexicos jungles, honeybees browse on lush wildflowers without exposure to antibiotics or chemicals.