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How a bruised banana can save the world

The Mujeres Emprendedoras Delicias Tengueleñas share recipes created from bananas at different stages of ripeness. Over the past year, we have had to adjust…

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Have a Contact-Free Fair Trade Sale

Offering fairly traded and organic coffee, tea, chocolate and cocoa to your community provides an opportunity to buy meaningful, high quality gifts and can even…

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Fighting TR4 at Your Grocery Store: A Consumer Action Guide

This is part 3 of a series from the Equal Exchange banana team, exploring the threat of Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race 4 to banana production…

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Ready… set… chocolate sale! 5 steps to hosting a great one

Do you really need another reason to include more chocolate in your life? Hosting a chocolate sale can help you earn money for your group…

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Sustainable Gifts You Can DIY for Coffee Lovers

Have you ever worried about giving gifts that aren’t quite right? No one wants to hand out presents that recipients don’t…

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Plan a fair trade sale using these 5 tips

Selling fairly traded coffee, tea, chocolate, cocoa and snacks to your community is a way to give them an opportunity to buy high-quality, fairly…

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A smiling woman holds a gift basket of 3 fair trade coffees

Personalized fair trade gifts for foodies

Consumable gifts like coffee, tea and chocolate are wonderful because they won’t collect dust on a shelf and are perfect for that person…

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Choose the Right Products for Your Equal Exchange Sale

Hosting a fair trade sale, holiday fair or gift market is a great way to introduce your community to ethically-sourced products or make a…

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Encourage a switch to Equal Exchange

You believe in paying fair prices to the farmers who produce your food. You support organic agriculture and sustainability. You want to contribute to an…

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A jug of iced coffee next to a glass on a table

How to Make Iced Coffee

Iced coffee is a gift on a hot summer day, cool and delicious. And really, there’s no need to buy it at a…

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Coffee Scrub for Face and Body

Why pay for a fancy scrub when you can make one at home using fair trade ingredients? Time for a DIY facial! To make this…

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Sun Tea

Here comes the sun! On a hot day, it’s easy to make a refreshing beverage from fair trade and organic tea without turning on…

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A cup of coffee with a cozy sweater, a chocolate bar, some cocoa beans and a houseplant.

Pairing New Chocolate with Coffee

Pairing flavors is an art. Which coffees taste best with Equal Exchange’s newest chocolate bars? We went to an expert to find out…

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A Fundraising Tip with Excellent Taste

Fundraising with fairly traded, organic, and delicious products? Here’s an excellent tip to help you raise more money… let them taste it! As the…

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Groups Sharing Cases of Equal Exchange Products

Why share cases? Groups buying and sharing cases of products together is an alternative way of purchasing food and other goods, instead of buying individually…

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