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Make Every Cup Fair

2.06.13

This year, we’re asking you to take a stand.

Can you pledge to make every cup of coffee or tea that you drink a Fair Trade Certified cup?

Fair Trade Your Valentine’s Day

2.05.13

Share the Love 2013

It’s OK to Eat (Fair Trade Certified) Quinoa

2.01.13

Guest post from Edouard Rollet, Co-Founder and COO of Alter Eco

This guest blog post comes to us from Edouard Rollet, Co-Founder and COO of Alter Eco, in response to recent concerns about quinoa. Read on to learn how Alter Eco is working to make a positive impact in the lives of quinoa farmers and why Fair Trade is an integral part of their mission.

Individual Capacity Building in Capucas, Honduras

1.31.13

Jose Isidro Lara grows some of the highest quality Fair Trade Certified coffee around

Meet Jose Isidro Lara, member of COCAFCAL in Honduras. He started coffee farming on one acre that was given to him by his father. With the Fair Trade prices he receives, he has been able to invest in 9 more acres throughout the area.

New Opportunities for Independent Small-Scale Farmers in Sumatra

1.17.13

Guest blog from Miguel Zamora, the Director of Coffee Innovation and Producer Relations

This guest blog post comes to us from our very own Miguel Zamora, the Director of Coffee Innovation and Producer Relations at Fair Trade USA. Miguel is focused on creating opportunities between buyers and coffee-growing communities around the world. Last week you read about his visit with small scale coffee farmers in the Lake Toba region of Sumatra.