Have you ever wondered where cashew nuts come from? What do they look like when growing on the tree and how are they processed?
Now you can stop wondering! In this delightful, 3-minute video produced by Emily Buehler at the Weaver Street Market, in Carrboro, North Carolina from a powerpoint presentation we delivered to their staff in August, you can see each step in the process from tree to ready-to-eat nut. The photos were taken at the Aprainores Cashew Co-op in San Vicente, El Salvador by Julia Hechtman. (And a few by Mark DiMaggio and me).
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Small Farmers Big ChangeNovember 7, 2014 -
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Small Farmers Big ChangeNovember 2, 2014
Consumers buy fair trade products because they think they are supporting positive social change with their dollars. We firmly believe that this is the case with many Fair Trade products, at least those which are sourced from small farmer co-operatives. (Such as all Equal Exchange coffee, tea, chocolate, bananas, avocados, olive oil, cashews, dried fruit, and other products.)
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Small Farmers Big ChangeOctober 30, 2014
By Daniel Fireside, Capital Coordinator
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Small Farmers Big ChangeOctober 23, 2014
Cooperation Among Cooperatives
A visit to Mexico brings together three parts of one complete cooperative supply chain—farmer co-op (CIRSA) to worker-owned co-op (Equal Exchange) to consumer co-op (Co-op Food Stores).Learn More here.
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Ruthie OlandOctober 23, 2014Take a look at the ways we’ve streamlined our Fair Trade fundraising program to help your group earn more money in less time.
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Small Farmers Big ChangeOctober 23, 2014
We #SustainUSFWC because our Federation is helping build a #neweconomy. Here’s some of the things the USFWC has done this year for co-ops. Help them grow by becoming a Sustaining Member today!
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Beth Ann CaspersenOctober 14, 2014Share your story.
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Sara FioreOctober 6, 2014October is Fair Trade Month, and there's a lot to celebrate!
You already know that Fair Trade is important to farmers, communities and the planet, and that Equal Exchange's partnerships help improve lives and land around the world. How will you showcase your support of better trade this month?
We have a few ideas to get you inspired and spreading the word about why Fair Trade matters.
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Sara FioreSeptember 30, 2014Halloween is just around the corner, and that means it's time for candy, trick-or-treating, costumes and more candy. Every year, Americans spend over a billion dollars on millions of pounds of Halloween chocolate — enough for every sweet tooth in the country and then some!
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