Archive for the '100% Fair Trade' Category

During the opening ceremony of the 2008 SCAA in Minneapolis, MN, Bill Fishbein, owner of CRS coffee partner Coffee Exchange and founder of Coffee Kids, made a presentation on the 20th anniversary of Coffee Kids, an organization which helps coffee-growing families improve the quality of their lives. He made the simple but challenging statement that […]

Read the entry: Specialty Coffee’s Return to Its Roots →

So often we receive great questions in our inboxes that are blog-worthy. This question appears every so often, but with this one I was reminded of the significance of the Fair Trade labels we see everyday, as well as the purpose of all the regulations and processes behind them. Now that I reread the email […]

Read the entry: Providing the Fair Trade Proof →

Our friends and allies at the Fair Trade Federation and the Fair Trade Resource Network have ended the year with valuable new resources to support your efforts to live a Fair Trade life in 2008! The new website from information hub, FTRN, is designed to help you participate in a marketplace that values the […]

Read the entry: New Web Resources for the New Year →

One of the best parts of a social justice movement is when you take time to sit back, reflect on your efforts, and CELEBRATE the successes. October, deemed Fair Trade month by TransFair, the U.S. third party certifier of Fair Trade products, gives you 31 opportunities to do just that. There are […]

Read the entry: Fair Trade Month is Just Days Away! →

If you have been touched by the CRS Fair Trade program–enjoyed its products like yummy Divine chocolate, experienced the fun of shopping at a Work of Human Hands sale, or learned how your cup of Fair Trade coffee helps you live out your faith on a daily basis, then you have been touched by […]

Read the entry: Buena suerte Michael →

 
 
 
 
Great news!  Equal Exchange will be joining our Coffee Program on October 1! 
For those of you who don’t know “EE,” it is our pleasure to help acquaint you.  EE is a:

Worker-owned cooperative.
Fair Trade pioneer.  The coop was established in 1986 when few people in the United States were talking about Fair Trade, developed an innovative  Interfaith Program that partners […]

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As time touring CRS programs across Ghana wrapped up, our delegation got noticeably excited about meeting the cocoa farmers of Kuapa Kokoo. Although everyone was enthusiastic about all they had seen and learned in the upper west, upper east, and northern regions of Ghana, as we turned toward the Ashanti region, one person summed it […]

Read the entry: What about the Chocolate? →

The View from Montevideo: Day One.
Hola!  I am writing this from Montevideo, capital of Uruguay, where I am participating in a three-day workshop on Solidarity-Based Economics.  The event was convened by the Justice and Solidarity unit of CELAM, an organization that supports the work of 22 national conferences of Catholic bishops throughout Latin America and the Caribbean.  […]

Read the entry: Another Economy is Happening. →

The Fair Trade Federation conference last weekend brought dozens of Fair Trade companies and organizations to Washington, D.C. to focus especially on doing the work of Fair Trade. Lots of inspiration and information was passed around, including opening remarks from Fair Trade guru, Paul Myers, new Chair of the International Fair Trade Association. […]

Read the entry: Excuse me, Your Business Practices are Showing →

As Jackie wrote in a recent post, she will be participating next weekend in the Fair Trade Federation (FTF) conference, which runs from June 1-3 at American University in Washington, DC. Unfortunately, this year’s event is a members-only affair. Since folks won’t be able to wander in and get to know the remarkable […]

Read the entry: Celebrating FTF Values →