In an April 2004 Times of London article, British television chef and food critic Hugh Fearnley-Whittingsall gave Fair Trade Certified pineapples five out of five stars, calling them “the pick of the crop.”
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Fruits & Vegetables
Fair Trade farmers nurture fruits and vegetables to ensure that the freshest and sweetest crops make their way to your kitchen from our global farmer's market. Social responsibility is joining health and environmental concerns as a significant factor in our purchasing decisions. Fair Trade Certified™ produce brings the best of both worlds together — creating healthy, happy farming communities and ecosystems, and delivering the healthiest, most flavorful produce.
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Featured Producer
Collin Street Bakery
Collin Street Bakery has been baking fruitcakes for over a century in Corsicana, Texas. Always looking for ways to improve their product, they aligned with producers in Costa Rica to start an organic pineapple farm in 1991. The farm, named Finca Corsicana (Corsicana Farm), is located in the fertile slopes of the Mount Poas volcano, in the northern Sarapiqui region of Costa Rica.
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- Bell Peppers
- Haitian Mangoes
- Organic Bananas
