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…
Read moreIt was the early 2000s at Equal Exchange when it became clear that the company was growing fast. We had many opportunities — like looking…
Read moreBy Jennifer Pruess, Equal Exchange Equal Exchange has been operating in the Portland, Oregon area since the mid 1990’s. As a worker-owner of…
Read moreWritten by Rose Smith, Megan Straughen and Frankie Pondolph On June 22-24th workers-owners of Equal Exchange Frankie Pondolph and Rose Smith along with…
Read moreBy Frankie Pondolph, Action Forum Organizer Building off of the success of our June Summit, the Action Forum hosted our second summit of the year…
Read moreBy Frankie Pondolph and Danielle Robidoux, Action Forum Organizers Since the creation of Equal Exchange 32 years ago, people and relationships have always been at…
Read moreWelcome to the Food Revolution. Happy May Day! International Workers’ Day is near to our hearts here at Equal Exchange. After all, we’re one…
Read moreLast year, Deepak Khandelwal wrote critically about fair trade certification and the contradictions of its apparent success. I would like to dive deeper into that…
Read moreBy Dee Walls, Food Safety Coordinator Each January, against my own better judgement, I sit down and write out my resolutions for the coming year…
Read moreSugar. It seems like such a simple thing. The essential ingredient we so often buy in the U.S. that ends up in something delicious…
Read moreWhat does democracy mean to you? Do you believe that you are an active citizen in a democracy? How about in your food system? To…
Read moreYou can be a part of changing the food system! For over 30 years, Equal Exchange has worked together with farmers and consumers to change…
Read moreI started at Equal Exchange almost two years ago, as a sales rep in Philadelphia. The path that led me here to our co-op…
Read moreHow do your fellow parishioners react when you propose fairly traded coffee for sale or fellowship hour? Do you get a yawn, or a pat…
Read moreBy Rob Everts, President In The Citizen-Consumer Dilemma, Part One and Part Two, we discussed many of the challenges facing consumers, and many other…
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