Every Banana Matters: Fair Trade Difference in Southern Ecuador

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Guest blog post by Melody Meyer, VP of Global Initiatives at Albert's Organics
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Every Banana Matters

This guest blog post comes to us from Melody Meyer, VP of Global Initiatives at Albert's Organics.  She specializes in importing fresh organic and Fair Trade Certified produce into the United States. 

Fruits & Vegetables

Good World Solutions: A New Use for Cell Phones

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Guest blog from Heather Franzese, Director of Good World Solutions
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Fair Trade USA is proud to introduce a new partnership with Good World Solutions.

Fair Trade Empowers Indigenous Communities

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Colombian Coffee Cooperative Stays Strong with Fair Trade On Its Side
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Meet Yuri Pillimue, International Commercial Manager of the Fair Trade Certified coffee cooperative Asociación Fondo Paez. Not only is Yuri a dedicated mother and member of the largest indigenous group in Colombia, the Paez, she is also a brilliant business woman who originally joined the cooperative to help secure indigenous land rights.

Coffee

Fair Trade USA's Donors Support Sustainable Community Development

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Fair Trade USA depends on people like you to support our work in farming communities around the world, helping producer groups invest in the future of their land, business, and community through Fair Trade.

Fair Trade for All: Join Us

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Fair Trade USA asks for your support in bringing a bold vision to life
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Fair Trade in the United States stands at a crossroads. Over the past 50 years, the Fair Trade movement has empowered farmers around the world to improve their lives, protect the land and develop their communities. We are proud of what we have accomplished – hardworking farmers, responsible companies, NGOs and conscious consumers – all working together.

Fair Trade USA Helps Small Farmers Build Better Businesses

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Ben Schmerler of Fair Trade USA shares his experience training Latin American coffee producers in Price Risk Management
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This guest blog comes to us from our very own Ben Schmerler, Senior Manager of Coffee Supply Chains at Fair Trade USA. You may remember Ben from his work on Haitian mangos, recertifying producer groups whose lives and businesses were devastated by the 2010 earthquake.

Coffee

Sustainable Harvest's ‘Let’s Talk Coffee’ Event

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Hosted by Sustainable Harvest, ‘Let’s Talk Coffee 2011’ brought together members of the specialty coffee industry
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Each year, Sustainable Harvest, a specialty coffee importer, hosts Let’s Talk Coffee, a 3-day event that brings the specialty coffee industry together to engage in conversations around sustainable production and supply chains, from seed to cup.

Coffee

Making the World a Sweeter Place….One Spoonful at a Time

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Fair Trade Month Sponsor, Wholesome Sweeteners, Impacts Fair Trade Cooperatives in a Big Way
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Fair Trade Month Sponsor, Wholesome Sweeteners, has made great positive impact in Malawi. Read their story to learn what this impact looks like for the members of the Kasinthula Cane Growers cooperative.

Sugar

Fair Trade Makes It Easy To Be A Responsible Consumer

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Guest Blogger: Tom Lynch, Founder of Worthwhile Wine Company in Atlanta, GA
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Guest blogger Tom Lynch, Founder of Worthwhile Wine Company, shares why he believes that buying Fair Trade Certified wine is so important to farmers and workers in the South African wine industry.

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Happy Food Day

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Fair Trade: Connecting us with the people and places that grow our food
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Today is National Food Day, a time to come together and think about the food-related choices we make every day. Throughout our busy lives it's easy to forget that our food had a long history before it arrived on the sheves of our local supermarket, that it was grown and harvested by people with rich cultural histories in countries all across the globe.

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