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Fair Trade Cabrini College

Berea College’s Fair Trade University Initiative

Solidifying our dedication to Fair Trade products and global justice. Berea College’s campaign is student-initiated and ran through People Who Care, a student-managed social justice and human rights organization, with the assistance of the full-time staff at the Center for Excellence in Learning Through Service (CELTS).

Fair Trade Assumption College

Winter Park, Florida

One of the finest cities in the United States, Winter Park, Fla., is considered by many to be the premier urban village in the sunshine state. With its rich heritage, strong sense of community, vast parks system, diverse economic base, and beautiful chain of lakes, the city provides a high quality of life to both […]

Taos, New Mexico

In February 2008, town council members in Taos, New Mexico passed a resolution and enacted stringent guidelines for the coveted Fair Trade Towns designation. Taos is the first Fair Trade Town in New Mexico, the first in the Western United States, and the firth nationally.

Santa Rosa, California

Here in Santa Rosa we believe that we can always improve relationships between ourselves, farmers and producers. It’s not just about consumption. It’s about how we think about ourselves in relation to farmers, producers, artisans. As one grain of sand helps build a beach, so a purchase helps improve the quality of life of a […]

San Ramon, California

San Francisco, California

Red Bank, New Jersey

Fair Trade Red Bank is a community based organization created to promote the principles of fair trade to the greater Red Bank area and educate the public about the positive impacts of conscious consumerism. Fair Trade allows artisans, farmers, and workers from around the world to earn a sustainable income and have a better opportunity […]

Princeton, New Jersey

Fair Trade Princeton was founded by Camila Tellez and Yamile Slebi to raise awareness in the Princeton community about the fair trade movement. As native Colombians they know first hand the huge impact for indigenous farmers fair trade products have. Please join us! Email info@fairtradeprinceton.orgThis email address is hidden from email harvesters via JavaScript to […]

Overland Park, Kansas

Fair Trade Overland Park invites consumers, businesses, organizations and faith-based communities to make socially-conscious buying decisions. We support equitable and sustainable trade, both locally and globally, for farmers who grow our food and artisans who produce our goods.

Northampton, Massachusetts

In 2007 Pioneer Valley Local First joined the Northampton Fair Trade Coalition and played a key role in helping Northampton become the 6TH Fair Trade Town in the country. We look forward to continuing to promote Fair Trade Products at local businesses here in the Pioneer Valley. Now we are helping to create and partner […]

Norman, Oklahoma

Norman Fair Trade is an action group dedicated to promoting Fair Trade in Norman, Oklahoma. We aim to raise awareness and increase the availability and demand for Fair Trade products by actively collaborating with local businesses, student organizations, faculty and staff associations, farmers, faith-based organizations, social and environmental justice groups, community leaders, and City Council […]

Montclair, New Jersey

The Montclair Fair Trade Coalition is a group of citizens, local businesses, community and civic groups and houses of worship who work together to promote fair trade in Montclair, New Jersey and it’s neighboring communities. The Coalition was instrumental in helping Montclair become the first town in the Tri-State area in October of 2008.

Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Do you know that Milwaukee is the first major fair trade city in the USA? The Milwaukee Fair Trade Coalition has deep roots in the community and continues to drive the message of the importance of Fair Trade.

Media, Pennsylvania

Media, PA become the first Fair Trade Town in the Americas in 2006 after a 6 month intensive campaign. There was no Fair Trade Campaigns then so we adopted the same guidelines used by Garstang England and self-declared. It spurred the first national Fair Trade Towns conference the following year and ultimately led to the […]

Madison, Wisconsin

The Fair Trade Madison campaign was launched in Fall 2008 as an attempt to increase awareness of Fair Trade on the UW-Madison campus and begin steps towards making Madison a Fair Trade City. Throughout the first year, WISPIRG’s Fair Trade Campaign held educational events for the Madison community and university students with over 800 people […]

La Mesa, California

La Mesa CA is a city located in San Diego County. It borders the Eastern edge of the city of San Diego . Nicknamed “Jewel of the Hills”, La Mesa is distinct for its village atmosphere and surrounding foothills. The population is 60,000. Many of the residents have lived in La Mesa for years and […]