Archive for the 'Fair Trade Federation' Category

As Katy and I hurry to clear off our desks before heading to the Fair Trade Federation conference, I almost forgot this week is National Farmworker Awareness week. Luckily a new report, Children in the Fields: An American Problem, from my colleagues at the Association of Farmworker Opportunity Programs, jogged my memory and motivated […]

Read the entry: Justice for Farmworkers, in the United States too →

Texas has been in the news a lot with yesterday’s presidential primary, but don’t think the story is over for the Lone Star State. The Fair Trade Federation is hosting a conference from April 4-6 in Austin, and CRS Fair Trade is proud to be a sponsor. The conference will bring together […]

Read the entry: More reasons to talk about Texas: FTF conference →

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 →

Today is the first day of Fair Trade month in the United States and marks the official launch of the Fair Trade Towns campaign for the United States. A key objective of the Fair Trade movement in the United States is to educate consumers about the importance of purchasing Fair Trade products. Already […]

Read the entry: Fair Trade Towns in the US launches today →

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 →

I drink Fair Trade coffee because…well…mostly because our partners sell coffee that is out-of-this-world good! I also drink it because it promotes economic justice and sustainable farming in coffee-growing communities overseas. Recently, however, I have come to discover that the Fair Trade principles that motivate our partners here in the United States have […]

Read the entry: How Green is Your Fair Trade Coffee? →

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 →

Just a quick note to congratulate the good folks at the Cenacle Conference and Retreat Center in Chicago on making the big move to Fair Trade coffee!  No more miserable corporate coffee for its guests — from now on it is all Just Coffee, all the time.
The center is run by the Cenacle sisters, whose […]

Read the entry: Chicago Conference Center Goes Fair Trade! →

The Fair Trade Federation is gathering its membership–those companies and organizations 100% committed to Fair Trade–for a conference coming up June 1-3 at American University. I’m going to be joining some CRS partners, Bob Chase of SERRV International, Bill Harris of Cooperative Coffees, as well as Mirian Ortiz, Coordinator of the wonderful Mayaworks Guatemala for […]

Read the entry: Town Hall Meeting on Transparency: What would you say? →