Why “local” and “Equal Exchange Fair Trade” are two sides of the same coin
Suddenly everyone’s talking about local: “Local is the new organic,” we’re told. Farmers’ markets are springing up in food co-operative and church parking lots and on Main Streets throughout the...
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Karisa Centanni, education coordinator at the Honest Weight Food Co-op, a member owned and operated natural foods grocery store on Central Avenue in Albany travelled with Equal Exchange to visit...
View ArticleLocal and Fair Trade at the Crossroads: are we building a movement or...
Despite my first blog entry, Why “local” and “Equal Exchange Fair Trade” are two sides of the same coin, I must admit that I’m becoming a little confused by some of the Buy Local messaging I’ve been...
View ArticleLocal and Fair: Are the Underlying Values Complimentary?
I’m on vacation this week! So it might be quiet on the blog, but I wanted to leave you all with this question: do you think the goals of the Buy Local movement and the Fair Trade movement are more...
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