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Spread
the Fair Trade Word: Boston & DC Area Campaigns
Get involved in Fair Trade! If you live in the Boston/New
England or Washington D.C. areas and would like to volunteer
this fall, TransFair is looking for help at the grassroots
level turning people on to the Fair Trade difference at
bookstore, cafe and in-store events. Please contact Nathan
Beers at nathan@transfairusa.org. |
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Refreshing
Fair Trade
in a Bottle!
Look for Honest Tea’s Fair Trade Certified™
Peach Oo-la-long bottled iced tea on the shelves of your local
grocery store. Every bottle you enjoy means a better life
for tea workers at Makaibari, the renowned Darjeeling garden
in India where the tea is grown. |
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Calling
all Fair Trade Bakers
The same high quality organic cocoa that's in
the popular Equal Exchange Hot Cocoa Mix is now available for
baking. This delicious organic Fair Trade Certified™ cocoa
baking powder is perfect for brownies, cakes, cookies and countless
desserts. The small scale growers of the CONOCADO cooperative
in the Dominican Republic cultivate their cacao trees with gentle,
shade-grown, chemical-free farming methods. Click
here for more info on this new product. |
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Newman's
Own Coffee Now in Harris Teeter Stores Near You
Harris Teeter Supermarkets announced this summer that it will
place a selection of Newman’s Own Fair Trade Certified™
organic coffees in all 143 of its stores throughout the Southeast.
Andrea Brewer, Category Manager for Harris Teeter, said in a
press release, "We know that our customers will appreciate
the high quality of these coffees in the cup, and will feel
great knowing the difference they are making in the quality
of life for the coffee-farming families who grow these flavorful
beans." Newman’s Own coffees are roasted by Green
Mountain Coffee Roasters. |
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Treat
Yourself to Fair Trade Inside and Out
Did you know that Fair Trade Certified™ coffee not only
tastes good, but can also soften and nourish your skin? Find
Fair Trade coffee in Coffee, Tea & Me’s line of lotions,
cleansers, bath salts and scrubs for men and women. Body care
products like Espresso Body Scrub and creamy Vanilla Coffee
Lotion are sure to please the senses. Click
here to visit Coffee, Tea & Me’s online store
and purchase or learn more about these products. |
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Frontline’s
“Coffee Country” on PBS
Fair Trade was covered on PBS’ Frontline/WORLD in a compelling
story told by Sam Quiñones. Visit the PBS website to
find out how the coffee crisis has affected Central America
and how Fair Trade farms are partnering with industry pioneers.
Click here to learn more: Fair
Trade and Central America |
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Fair
Trade Radio Play
National Public Radio listeners in the Midwest tuned in to
Fair Trade in August when TransFair’s Haven Bourque
spoke with noted host Kathleen Dunn about the positive impact
of Fair Trade around the world. The show, distributed to over
27 stations throughout Wisconsin, reaches 366,000 listeners
per week. |
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Coffee
Talk on Capitol Hill
Members of Congress and other government employees have been
enjoying Fair Trade Certified™ coffee in coffee shops
on Capitol Hill for the past year. This year, we're excited
to report that Rep. Pete Stark (D-CA) is leading an initiative
to introduce legislation that would make delicious Fair Trade
Certified™ brews even more widely available. In a recent
press release, Stark emphasized: “It is time that Congress
recognized that Fair Trade coffee is one step in solving the
humanitarian emergency that has been caused by the coffee crisis.”
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Thank
You for Fair Trade’s Continued Success
TransFair would like to thank the following funders for their
support this year: Ford Foundation; Rudolf Steiner Foundation
Global Community Fund; Tinker Foundation; Ashoka: Innovators
for the Public; AVINA Foundation; Adrian Dominican Ministry
Trust; DOEN Foundation; Presbyterian Hunger Program; Small Planet
Fund; Give Something Back; Furthur Foundation; Gordon-Lovejoy
Foundation; Caroline Thayer Bland 1990 Revocable Trust.
We'd also like to thank all of our individual donors and faith-based
investors. To find out how to vote for economic justice and
a healthy environment with a donation to TransFair, please visit
the "Support
Our Work" section of our website, under "About
Us" or give TransFair’s Development department a
call at 510-663-5260 to make your donation. |
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It's
a Moveable Feast: TransFair Goes on the Road
Be a part of the Fair Trade movement by visiting the TransFair
USA booth at the following events: Rocky Mountain Sustainable
Living Fair in Colorado this September and GreenFest in San
Francisco in November. For more information on these exciting
events visit our Events
section online. |
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remember, look for the Fair Trade Certified™ label on
your favorite products at your local café and grocery
store. And if they are not there, by all means, request it! |
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