Fair Trade Month 2004 Photo Album

Welcome to the Fair Trade Month 2004 photo album. Click on the thumbail to enlarge a photo.

Alterra Coffee Roasters, Milwaukee Owner of Richi Tea, Joshua Kaiser, talks to a crowd of anxious reporters at a Fair Trade gourmet food tasting with Cesar Gonzalez from coffee cooperative CECOCAFEN, Nicaragua. Madison High School, Portland Arminda Trochez of the PRODECOOP coffee cooperative in Nicaragua and Jovanny Coronel from El Guabo banana farm in Ecuador, talk about their lives to interested teens.

Harvest Co-op Markets, Boston Rodney North from Equal Exchange, Ivan Ramon from the Ecuadorian banana farm Cerro Azul, P.Flynn, Harvest customer, Chris Durkin from Harvest Co-Op Markets, and Edmundo Lopez from PRODECOOP coffee co-op in Nicaragua - making friends. Chez Alexander-Mohr, Portland Arminda joins newly arrived Ingrid, her mother Shauna, and Duane Sorenson from Stumptown Roasters. Thanks to the Alexander-Mohrs, Arminda and Kristan had a place to rest their heads during their Oregon tour.

Central co-op-Madison Market, Seattle Caple Melton, other staff, and co-op customers gather to meet Arminda and find out how Fair Trade works at her coffee co-op. MIT University, Boston Miguel Paz from CECOVASA coffee cooperative in Peru dazzles a group of students about his country the MIT way – with power point.

St. Mark’s Cathedral, Seattle Over Pura Vida Bishop’s Blend, members of the church gave Arminda, Kristan, and Kendra a warm welcome on St. Bernard Day. PCC Natural Markets, Seattle Arminda Trochez and Diane Crane of PCC speak to the press about their market’s commitment to Fair Trade by offering the range of products from coffee to mangoes. Please contact TransFair USA for permission to use any of the photos above.