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The Guatemalan Federacion de Cooperativas Agricolas is a producer and exporter organization made up of about 54 smaller coffee cooperatives. Founded in 1969,...
Fair Trade USA is excited to announce a new partnership with LevelUp. Not only can you get your morning cup of coffee fast and easy while earning rewards at your...
This guest blog post comes to us from Jim Pellegrini, Founder, CEO & Director of Coffee at Muddy Dog Roasting Company. Jim travelled to Chiapas, Mexico on...
This guest blog post comes to us from Brook Eddy, founder of Bhakti Chai. Brook travelled to India to discover how Fair Trade empowers women and their families....
This guest blog post comes to us from Christy Thorns, Director of Sourcing and Quality Control for Allegro Coffee. Christy works to empower women in coffee and...
As we leap into 2008, I thought it worthwhile to take one last look back at 2007, a year of amazing progress for the Fair Trade movement in the United States. While TransFair is most often thought of as a certifier of Fair Trade products, a large part of our focus is also on growing the market, raising awareness, and building bridges between farmer groups and industry. Here are a few of the highlights from the year that was:
As you may have noticed when cruising the aisles of your local store, the holiday season has officially started, with Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Valentine’s Day in rapid succession. More and more, the holidays are associated with shopping.
For several years, TransFair USA's ambition has been to see Fair Trade principals benefit a larger pool of farmers and farm workers, both by expanding the amount of Fair Trade coffee