African American farmers have surmounted all kinds of obstacles in order to keep their family land and make farming profitable. We talked to Shirley Sherrod…
Read more“Bean to Bar” is a concept you may have seen on your favorite chocolate wrapper. But if you live in North America, like I do…
Read moreIf you’re a U.S. consumer, 8 out of 10 times your avocado will come from Michoacán, Mexico. There are various reasons for…
Read moreSince 2011, Equal Exchange has carried organic olive oil from Palestinian farmers. West Bank families produce this special oil from olive trees that have been…
Read moreBy Kim Coburn and Frankie Pondolph, Equal Exchange During the week of April 10th Equal Exchange coffee team hosted 10-20 coffee & cacao producers…
Read moreGet ready for the most exciting episode of The Stories Behind Our Food we’ve done yet. We talked to Joe Maxwell about consolidation…
Read moreLast December, members of Equal Exchange’s chocolate team met with our sugarcane co-op partners, Manduvira. Located in the Southern Hemisphere, Paraguay experiences its…
Read moreIt’s time for The Stories Behind Our Food. We’ve just released a brand-new episode of our interview-style podcast, and…
Read moreIn the lush and isolated highlands of southern Peru, a region known as Incahuasi, meaning “House of the Incas,” one young woman, Habilia Vigoria Oyola…
Read moreHey, it’s another episode of The Stories Behind Our Food, live and ready for you to listen! Here it is! You can hear…
Read moreBy Emily Ambrose, Equal Exchange In early January, I wrote a piece highlighting my experience as a dairy farmer and the path that led to…
Read moreHave you ever tried natural process coffee? If you have, you probably noticed a difference! Known as “naturals” in the specialty coffee industry, these coffees…
Read moreBy Emily Ambrose, Organizer, Equal Exchange Being new at Equal Exchange has been like returning to school. I am constantly learning the intricacies of building…
Read moreThe Stories Behind Our Food has a new episode! Here it is. You can hear #StoriesBehindOurFood on: Stitcher (on both Apple and Android…
Read moreBy: Dana Drugmand, Equal Exchange Barista On Thursday October 11th, a group of activists, teachers, friends and allies gathered in the Equal Exchange cafe for…
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