Ian on October 2nd, 2009

Here are some quick stats to chew on with your morning fair trade coffee.
In 2008, the U.S. imported about 87 million pounds of fair trade coffee. Global imports total about 150 million pounds. Considering Starbucks, the world’s largest bean purchaser, purchases about 380 million pounds of beans a year (of which only 18 million pounds [...]

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Ian on October 1st, 2009

October is fair trade month according to Transfair USA.

Today is Spread the Word!
 
Make sure that all of your friends and family members know that it’s Fair Trade Month:

Post “Happy Fair Trade Month! Learn more at www.fairtrademonth.org” in your Twitter status or Facebook status.

Also:

Become a fan of Fair Trade Certified on Facebook
Follow @FairTradeUSA on Twitter
Add www.Fair-trade-coffee-review.com [...]

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