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Short Film Contest for Students

Your chance to win a $1000 cash prize and to spend a week with a Fair Trade documentary team in Latin America! Produce a creative, inspiring and memorable short film that explains Fair Trade and encourages students to take action on campus. THE PRIZES Grand Prize Trip to Latin America with a Fair Trade documentary […]

Go Bananas Case Study: Mankato, MN Gets Fair Trade Bananas in Local Supermarket

Are you trying to rally the local supermarket you patron to carry Fair Trade bananas, but need some help with tactics?  Mankato Fair Trade Town Initiative in Minnesota is one campaign that has successfully gotten Fair Trade bananas in to a local supermarket.  As part of the Go Bananas for Fair Trade Initiative we interviewed […]

Friends of Forsythe NWR

Wildlife refuge with a lovely vistor center and gift shop

Noyes Museum of Art

Part of Stockton College,the gift shop has Fair Trade baskets,clothing, jewelry

Yoga Nine Studio

a wonderful eclectic shop that provides yoga classes and organic boutique with FairTrade gifts, jewelry, coffee, chocolate and a lot more.

Unitarian Universalist Congregation

ShopRite of Galloway

Fairest of them ALL

a quaint little shop with Fair Trade jewelry,clothing,soaps, lotions, local artists bags and wallets

House

A wonderful and small restaurant owned by husband and wife, Jen and Michael. These caring folks are committed to Fair Trade and local ingredients.

Coffee Beanery

Cafe with many fine coffees, teas and cold beverages. Also some sandwiches, salads and baked goods. Free wifi and computers!

Earth and State

Beautiful craft shop specializing in local and fair trade artisans. Also Fair Trade chocolate and cocoa! Ask owner, Drew Arata, anything about Media and Fair Trade.

La Belle Epoque Wine Bistro

Excellent French Fusion. Superb service.

Seven Stones Cafe

All kinds of delicious homemade goodies served with love. Outdoor seating and music on the weekends. Fair Trade beverages, coffee, chocolate and tea.

Lucy and Mei

Banana Spotlight: interrupcion* Fair Trade

  By Guest Blogger: Nikki Holzberg interrupcion* Fair Trade was established in 2000 in Buenos Aires, Argentina as a global stakeholder community committed to building a sustainable future through responsible consumption, sustainable development, organic farming and Fair Trade. We work directly with approximately 2,000 producer groups in Latin America, financing Fair Trade and organic certifications, […]

Organizer Spotlight: Nicole Main – Bloomington, IN

Here is a blog written by Fair Trade Bloomington’s Nicole Main.  Read on to discover where Bloomington is at in the process to becoming a Fair Trade Town and what kind of relationships have fueled their success!   My name is Nicole Main, and I work with the Fair Trade Bloomington campaign. Our committee’s main […]

RECORDING: Fair Trade Month Event Planning Webinar

On August 15, Fair Trade Towns USA hosted a webinar called Fair Trade Month Planning.  With the help of two of our local lead organizers, Lisa Dunaway (Fair Trade Winter Park) and Ryan Midden (Fair Trade Boston), this webinar gave an overview of the Go Bananas for Fair Trade initiative, and provided tips on how […]

Campaign Spotlight: Winter Park, Florida

Guest Blogger:  Jennifer Shroeder, Co-Manager at Ten Thousand Villages-Winter Park and Steering Committee Member with Fair Trade Winter Park   Here is a blog post from the small, but mighty team in Winter Park/Orlando, Florida.  Winter Park recently became the 27th Fair Trade Town in the USA and here you’ll discover their path to becoming […]