KEEP IT GREEN

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No Tricks w ith Or ganic Treats
October is here and that means one very
important thing: candy! When you are
stocking your shelves with ample
sweets for the decked-out and
fabulous trick-or-treaters, don?t
forget all those fun adult Halloween
parties you?ll be attending this
season. Satisfy that ever-growing
sweet tooth with these tasty
desserts that are eco-friendly and
organic. That way, if you overdo it on
the sugar, at least you know it?s for a great
cause, which makes it relatively guilt-free!
Divine Chocolate, divinechocolateusa.com
If you have a chocolate fix, enjoy your favorite dessert in a
responsible way. Fair trade chocolates are those that are made
by cacao purchased ethically, which allows farming
communities to thrive. Divine chocolate is
one such brand with a mission to raise
awareness about fair trade issues
and to build relationships with
the cacao producers?ensuring
there are safe working
conditions, and farmers
are not exploited. Plus
its chocolate bars taste
amazing; it?s called divine for
a reason!
Dagoba Chocolate, dagobachocolate.com
This tasty and socially responsible fair trade chocolate company
believes, ?You can deprive the body, but the soul needs chocolate?
and we completely agree! Its tasty organic chocolates are made
with attention to ?quality, ecology, equity and community? and work
to keep the rain forest in existence (an area that has been depleted
by cacao production).
Organic Confections, organicconfections.net
Organic Confections is a company, that doesn?t take green living
lightly?they go all the way. Not only are their sugary delights
made with organic ingredients, there are no
preservatives, and the packaging, which
is eco-friendly, can be recycled. Indulge in
their array of delicious barks with flavors like
hazelnut and chai cream, banana pudding, pink
peppermint, milk and cookies and more!
Natural Candy Store,
naturalcandystore.com
To find a wide variety of responsible candies, visit
the Natural Candy Store?its selection will blow
your mind, or at least your taste buds. You?ll find
sweet fixes from jelly beans and marshmallows to fudge
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and caramels?plus you can search by organic, vegan, gluten-free,
allergen-free, Feingold, kosher and corn-syrup free, which
makes finding specialty sweets for picky eaters a synch.
Beautiful Sweets Organic Bakery,
beautifulsweets.com
Your mouth is certain to water just
looking at these colorful confections.
All-natural ingredients, sourced from
small family farms and organic co-ops
supporting sustainable farms, are a top
reason to order these custom-designed,
hand-crafted and aptly themed cookies.
Halloween cookies include
eyes, pumpkins, vampires,
cats and ghosts, just to
name a few?and ecologically
sound, recyclable gift packaging is a plus.
Sweet Botanicals,
sweetbotanicals.com
This brand takes ?good-for-you?
candy to the next level with
natural and organic sweets made
with healing herbs. You?ll not only
feel healthier than usual when
snacking on these tasty candies with
flavors like cinnamon and clove, ginger
and orange, and liquorice and anise, these
babies are certain to wow your palate.
YummyEarth, yummyearth.com
You won?t find any chemical colors, artificial flavors or corn syrup
in YummyEarth products, which makes them guilty-free pleasures
in our book. This organic candy company is known for their tasty
lollipops, but the candy drops, tart pucker treats and unique
artisanal candies are also
great suck-on snacks.

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