3/18/2021
The 2021 board of directors for AVACH posing in front of the warehouse in Querecotillo, Piura, Peru Equal Exchange Produce strives to maintain long-term…
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6/12/2020
In this update from Eunice Jijon Jarquin and Alyssa Melendez, learn about Equal Exchange’s fair trade avocado partnership with La Grama in Peru…
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5/11/2020
As people across the world adjust to staying home, the physical distance we are experiencing is a true test to the social networks that we…
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3/13/2020
In Part One of this series on Latin American banana production in the shadow of TR4, we shared an introduction to Fusarium Wilt Tropical Race…
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2/24/2020
Looking for travel tips from the experts? We love traveling – and it’s a big part of what we do. Products like coffee, bananas, chocolate…
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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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3/14/2019
The U.S. market tends to treat bananas as commodities, as in unspecialized products that are virtually interchangeable, regardless of origin. Following a century of…
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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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12/17/2018
As the days get shorter in the northern hemisphere and the winter solstice draws near, people all over are gathering close to share food, burn…
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11/28/2018
By: 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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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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2/6/2018
We’re pretty sure that chocolate made under fair conditions tastes the best! That’s why we only buy cacao and sugar from democratically…
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6/6/2016
It’s bad enough that small coffee farmers get peanuts for their beans, and face natural and human disasters like unusual hurricanes or gang violence…
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10/13/2015
Bring the story of small farmers to life with kid-friendly treats made with fairly traded ingredients. These special snacks can be the starting point…
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