History And Terms
Organic coffee is coffee grown primarily without the use of pesticides, herbicides and artificial fertilizers. Packages will display one of several logos depending on where they are packaged. To the left are the logos for Canada and the U.S. Fair trade coffee producers are required to farm with sustainable farming techniques. The rules are intended [...]
Below is a chart comparing some of the major differences between Fair Trade Certification and Rainforest Alliance Certification. The basic primary difference is Fair Trade is based more on the economics of the farmer whereas Rainforest Alliance is based primarily on the sustainability. However, even given that I just said that, the Fair Trade certified producers [...]
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This is a brief description of what fair trade and fair trade certification are.
Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace. Fair Trade is much more than a fair price though!
I’m not one for long boring history lessons, sorry to say, history was always one of my weakest subjects, but the following is a brief history of fair trade coffee. In the first half of the 1900′s there were many small movements and discussions about providing fair wages and working conditions for workers in some [...]