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Fair Trade Excursions
When I started working at MOM’s almost 6 years ago, I became instantly infatuated with Equal Exchange and the work they were doing in Fair Trade. The day I received the coveted EE zip up hoodie was a pretty great … Continue reading
Posted in Farmers
Tagged coffee, Equal Exchange, fair trade, farmers, mayorga, Nicaragua
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The Politics of Coffee
When Equal Exchange arranged this trip to Peru I was excited on many levels. I couldn’t wait to see the coffee growing, help with the harvest, taste the product etc. Delving into the political history of coffee growing in Northern … Continue reading
Picking Coffee in Peru – or how I spent my summer vacation!
This July I had the amazing opportunity to visit Coyona, Peru with Equal Exchange to harvest coffee with the Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui Co-op (JGC) and to learn about how Fair Trade works in the most fundamental way. The co-op began … Continue reading
Posted in Climate Change, Ecology
Tagged Cepicafe, co-operatives, co-ops, coffee, coffee cherries, community party, Coyona, Equal Exchange, fair trade, Fiesta de Patrias, Jose Gabriel Condorcanqui Co-op, Ojo de Gallina, Peru, Piura, Roya Amarilla, travel, umbrella organizations, yellow rust
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Shade Grown Coffee is For The Birds
No really, it is. There’s even a certification for it from the Smithsonian. The first sustainable coffee congress was in 1996 and the shade issue emerged out of that meeting as a sustainable alternative to ‘sun-grown’ coffee with two certifications … Continue reading
Posted in Ecology, Fruits, Native plants, Organic Food
Tagged atmosphere, Baltimore Orioles, broca, canopy, certification program, coffee, coffee market, cofffee borer bug, Conservation, crops, ecology, ecosystem, erosion, Fair for Life, flora fauna, foliage, fun facts, gluten free, indigenous species, kosher, Latin America, medicinal herbs, migratory birds, monoculture, native trees, Non-GMO Project, nutrients, organic certification, orioles, parrots, preservation, shade grown. bird friendly, Smithsonian, South America, specialty coffee, sun coffee, tanagers, thrushes, toucans, USDA certification, warblers, whole grain
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