• Fair Trade for Farmers and Soil

    Small-scale organic farming and regenerative agricultural practices combat our climate crisis and help feed the world. Here are just a few of the ways that fair trade producers and their brand partners are collaborating to grow ethical supply chains through regenerative organic agricultural methods, and producing goods that we can all feel good about.

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  • The Hidden History Made at Sakuma Brothers Farms

    History was made on September 12, 2016 with the election of Familias Unidas por la Justicia to be the union representing berry pickers at Sakuma Brothers Farms in Washington state. Three perspectives on what that means for farmworkers, farmers, and our food system.

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  • Food Waste, Hunger and Climate Change

    As a child, you likely heard some variation of the cliché, "Eat all your food; there are starving people in the world." While hunger remains one of humanity’s greatest challenges, the underlying causes are not as clear as one might think.

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  • The Need for Labor Protection in America's Fastest-Growing Agricultural Sector

    For decades, workers have flocked to Northern California and Southern Oregon to work the fall cannabis harvest. Some are migrants on their seasonal tour. Others are driven by an interest in cannabis culture, or by the promise of lucrative pay. While some "trimmers" have had pleasant, safe and profitable experiences, many have not.

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  • Sustainable Public Procurement: An Understated and Effective Way to Grow Fair Trade

    Sales of fair trade products have grown in leaps and bounds, especially in Europe. While this growth is encouraging, supply from producers in the Global South is well ahead of demand from consumers in the North. How do we close this gap? Here’s a practical guide to building sustainable procurement systems.

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  • Trading Down: How Unfair Trade Hurts Farmers

    United States farm incomes sharply declined in 2016 for the third year in a row. Prices for wheat and corn are currently at ten-year lows, and in many cases U.S. farmers are paid below the cost of production for what they produce. While these low prices hurt U.S. farmers, when the crops are exported by global grain companies, the collateral damage is felt by farmers around the world.

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  • Grow Ahead: Crowdfunding Climate Resilience

    Fair World Project is launching Grow Ahead, an online crowdfunding platform. For the first time, individual consumers can forge an intimate link with front-line farmer groups, directly funding farmer initiatives and supporting the global effort to address climate change on the farm.

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