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…
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…
Read moreA closer look at the U.S. role in creating refugees from Latin America November 16th marks the 29th anniversary of the slaying of six…
Read moreYou probably already know that cacao is the crop from which cocoa and chocolate are made. West African countries like Ghana and Côte d…
Read moreWe 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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