5/21/2019
If you’re a U.S. consumer, 8 out of 10 times your avocado will come from Michoacán, Mexico. There are various reasons for…
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5/14/2019
Since 2011, Equal Exchange has carried organic olive oil from Palestinian farmers. West Bank families produce this special oil from olive trees that have been…
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5/13/2019
By Kim Coburn and Frankie Pondolph, Equal Exchange During the week of April 10th Equal Exchange coffee team hosted 10-20 coffee & cacao producers…
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4/22/2019
Get ready for the most exciting episode of The Stories Behind Our Food we’ve done yet. We talked to Joe Maxwell about consolidation…
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3/28/2019
Last December, members of Equal Exchange’s chocolate team met with our sugarcane co-op partners, Manduvira. Located in the Southern Hemisphere, Paraguay experiences its…
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3/19/2019
It’s time for The Stories Behind Our Food. We’ve just released a brand-new episode of our interview-style podcast, and…
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3/1/2019
In the lush and isolated highlands of southern Peru, a region known as Incahuasi, meaning “House of the Incas,” one young woman, Habilia Vigoria Oyola…
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2/26/2019
Hey, it’s another episode of The Stories Behind Our Food, live and ready for you to listen! Here it is! You can hear…
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2/7/2019
By Emily Ambrose, Equal Exchange In early January, I wrote a piece highlighting my experience as a dairy farmer and the path that led to…
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2/1/2019
Have you ever tried natural process coffee? If you have, you probably noticed a difference! Known as “naturals” in the specialty coffee industry, these coffees…
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1/3/2019
By Emily Ambrose, Organizer, Equal Exchange Being new at Equal Exchange has been like returning to school. I am constantly learning the intricacies of building…
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12/11/2018
The Stories Behind Our Food has a new episode! Here it is. You can hear #StoriesBehindOurFood on: Stitcher (on both Apple and Android…
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11/1/2018
A closer look at the U.S. role in creating refugees from Latin America November 16th marks the 29th anniversary of the slaying of six…
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10/15/2018
You probably already know that cacao is the crop from which cocoa and chocolate are made. West African countries like Ghana and Côte d…
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10/8/2018
We recently interviewed Cristina Liberati, who administers grants that support farmer cooperatives in Latin America as they improve their quality, productivity, and financial stability. Because…
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