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Swanton Berry Farm Promotes Labor Rights and Fair Trade
After years of pioneering organic production methods for strawberries, Swanton Berry Farm founder Jim Cochran turned his attention to the farm labor question, becoming the first organic grower in the country to sign a contract with...
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INEZA: A Family of Hope
Turn off one of the bustling streets in Kigali, Rwanda and onto a rut-filled dirt alleyway, follow the buzz of sewing machines augmented by the sounds of laughter, singing and an occasional disagreement, and you will reach the entrance to the...
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Quinoa: Alter Eco's Story
More than ten years ago, a group of friends banded together with a shared passion for economic and social justice in developing areas of the world, who were also passionate about food. Out of this shared interest, Alter Eco took shape...
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Voices from the Field: Breaking New Ground with Organic Fair Trade Alcohol in Ecuador
Cocoa beans – the central character of the long story of chocolate – are actually not beans at all but seeds of the cocoa fruit. Cocoa trees grow in equatorial regions of the Caribbean, West Africa, Southeast Asia and Central...
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The True Cost of Bananase
Usually, I buy Equal Exchange organic, Fair Trade bananas. I work there. I looked for a bunch the other day at my neighborhood coop, but they were out of stock. A month earlier, I might have reached for Dole's organic bananas. But I'd just returned...
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Certifying for Ethics: Leading Fair Trade Certifiers Break Down their Standards
When we purchase certified products, we expect them to meet a standard we both desire and understand. We want the label to be meaningful...
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The Challenges of Certification for Fair Trade Crafts
There is increasing consumer demand for products in mainstream stores and supermarkets that are produced without exploiting workers, children and the environment. This is consistent with the principles of fair trade (FT)...
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- News Alert N. America Fair Trade Stakeholder Council Forms to Clarify Direction of Fair Trade. With Fair Trade experiencing monumental change in the past few months, some committed stakeholders in North America started a dialogue initiative in December 2011 to clarify the direction for the Fair Trade movement in North America.
- Press Release: Dedicated Fair Trade Brands Announce Major Campaign for World Fair Trade Day 2012 Fair World Project (FWP), a campaign of the Organic Consumers Association, the nation's largest network of green and ethical consumers announced today that it will coordinate more than 500 retail store events on World Fair Trade Day, May 12, 2012.
- Action Alert: Support Small Coffee Farmers! Stop “fair trade” coffee plantations. Fair Trade USA (formerly TransFair USA) and its new initiative, Fair Trade For All, aims to expand fair trade certification to include coffee plantations. “Fair Trade for All” has been a major point of contention in Fair Trade USA’s split from Fairtrade International (FLO).
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