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Celebrate International Women's Day
International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year to recognize the economic, political and social achievements of women around the world. Equal Exchange is proud to support women-cen… more →
Small Farmers. Big Change.
Celebrate International Women's Day
Ashley Symons wrote 8 months ago: International Women’s Day is celebrated on March 8 every year to recognize the economic, polit … more →
From Oromia to Minnesota, With Love and Coffee
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: In July, the Twin Cities Daily Planet published an article by Doug McGill about the exciting work ou … more →
Conventional or Organic Almonds: Which would you choose?
Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: Bi … more →
Join our Reverse Trick-or-Treating Campaign
Ashley Symons wrote 1 year ago: “When I am there [on the farm] I like to feel the fresh air, and when we are harvesting and cu … more →
Growing Pains: Keeping Fair Trade Fair
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: The following article, written by Patty Kupfer, was printed in the September/October 2008 issue of S … more →
Fair Trade as a Tool for Transformation: Can plantations play that role?
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: The following post is offered by Nicholas Reid, Sales Representative of the Natural Foods Department … more →
Food co-op buyers travel to Chiapas to learn about Fair Trade, free trade and small farmer initiatives to protect the fragile eco-system of El Triunfo Biosphere
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: On World Fair Trade Day, we posted a few links to an article and a blog post written by Karisa Cente … more →
World Fair Trade Day
Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: Karisa Centanni, education coordinator at the Honest Weight Food Co-op, a member owned and operated … more →
Happy Earth Day!
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: Can we even say that anymore? In honor of Earth Day, I’ve decided to work from home and avoid … more →
"Who's the fairest of them all?" The trials and tribulations of choosing a cup of coffee.
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: “We’re better than fair trade.” “We’re beyond fair trade.” … more →
Small-scale coffee farmers: trading partners or suppliers?
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: As a result of a reader’s comment to the previous story, I’ve decided to write a new ent … more →
Small Farmers. Big Change: A David and Goliath story of small farmer perseverance, co-operative spirit and pride, and willingness to take risks
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Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: What on earth is this Big Change that Equal Exchange keeps alluding to when we talk about small farm … more →
Heavy rains and flooding in Peru
Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: As if there weren’t enough happening in Peru, the country has been experiencing torrential rai … more →
Fair Trade coffee co-operative in solidarity with unemployed farm workers
Phyllis Robinson wrote 1 year ago: I would like to share a highly inspiring story from Nicaragua of solidarity between unemployed farm … more →
