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Arbor Day Coffee

Fair Trade Arbor Day Coffee is served at every event, including Sunday mornings, at UCOP

Karen Marie

University of Albany

The University of Albany offers some fair trade options in their dining hall.

Mayan Hands

Mayan Hands is a nonprofit organization partnering with communities of weavers to help the weavers sell their goods.

District Donuts Sliders Brew -Lower Garden District

Coffee & Tea, Donuts, Burgers Awesome sliders. Awesome iced coffee (very strong and full of flavor)! Awesome gourmet type donuts!

Cafe Rose Nicaud

Breakfast/Brunch/Cafe The environment is great, it really fits in with the laid-back/ bohemian style area of Frenchman Street. It’s more of a modern, jazzy feel.

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Albany School of Humanities

Albany School of Humanities is in the process of becoming a Fair Trade certified school and hosts a Global Fair Trade Market on World Fair Trade Day. They bring in a host of different vendors to sell products and educate about the principles of Fair Trade.

The First Church in Albany

The First Church in Albany has developed a relationship with the Kibera Bone Jewelry Project and sell products from their organization.

Common Ground Grocery

Local grocery store with local, fair trade and organic items.

Unitarian Universalist Church of Bloomington Normal

Church that offers fair trade coffee after Sunday services.

Fair Trade Apparel

Major brands that we work with are: Port Authority – Supply Chain Details: They have a local distributor in Emeryville, they are anti-human trafficking and anti-slavery, and seek to have a Fair Labor Associated supply chain (some of their factories are FLA). – O’Dowd Apparel Examples: All O’Dowd polos, and the majority of our Dragon […]

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Fair Trade Coffee

Bishop O’Dowd has a Fair Trade Policy for purchasing coffee that is served in the faculty/staff lounges, and cafeteria. Throughout the campus all coffee (caffeinated and decaffeinated) is 100% Fair Trade Certified.