The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy
Yes! Magazine, February 19, 2013
2013
- Equal Exchange: Made from the Heart - Ecozine, April 15, 2013
- Why Workers are Embracing the Co-op Movement - Brian Van Slyke, April 9, 2013
- Eco-Friendly Eating - Better Nutrition Magazine, April 2013
- A Challenge Like No Other - Fresh Cup, April 2013
- Food for Thought: The Slippery Story of the Banana - Huffington Post, April 1, 2013
- Meet Your Maker - Heritage Radio Network, March 28, 2013
- HRN Community Sessions: Rodney North of Equal Exchange - Heritage Radio Network, March 28, 2013
- The Farm Report: Beyond the Peel, Fair Trade Banana - Heritage Radio Network, March 14, 2013
- The Farm Report: Fair Trade Coffee with Equal Exchange - Heritage Radio Network, March 7, 2013
- Boston Sunday Review Interview with Rodney North (27Mb mp3) - WBZ FM Boston, February 23, 2013
- Straight From the Source: Equal Exchange - Heritage Radio Network, February 20, 2013
- Lenten Journey in the Sonoran - Huffington Post, February 21, 2013
- Whither fair trade? Iconic Vermont firms in center of debate - Burlington Free Press, Jan 31, 2013
- Honest Pint: El Triunfo Coffee Porter - Dig Boston, January 3, 2013
2012
- ’Tis the Season: 5 'Food, Inc.'-Approved Foods That Give Back - Take Part, November 28, 2012
- What's Up With Fair Trade? (pdf)- Buffalo Bullsheet, Fall 2012
- Co-operatives: The Heart and Soul of the Fair Trade Movement (pdf)- Fair World Project, Fall 2012
- Is it Curtains for Fair Trade? - New Internationalist Blog, September 12, 2012
- The Brawl Over Fair Trade Coffee - The Nation., September 10, 2012
- Is This the Dawning of the Age of the Co-op? Co-operative Businesses Are Booming in Tough Times - Good, September 6, 2012
- Green Mountain coffee faces fair trade choice - Burlington Free Press, July 5, 2012
- A kiss is just a kiss - Live Trading News, June 17, 2012
- Equal Exchange finds a new way to sell its Joe on the go - The Boston Phoenix, June 1, 2012
- The Splintered State of Fair-Trade Coffee - Fresh Cup Magazine, June 2012
- Co-ops Embrace Democracy (pdf)- Cooperative Business Journal, May/June, 2012
- A Well Rounded Palate - Roast Magazine, May/June 2012
- Too much caffeine? Fair trade coffees fighting - Bloomberg Businessweek, May 22, 2012
- Does Fair Trade USA's expansion plan threaten its purpose? - GreenBiz, May 15, 2012
- Fair Trade Day finds movement struggling with success - Latitude News, May 14, 2012
- A schism over Fair Trade - Marc Gunther, May 13, 2012
- Fair Is Fair - Sea Change Radio, May 8th, 2012
- Fair Trade USA's Coffee Policy Comes Under Fire - East Bay Express, April 25, 2012
- Fair Trade Trade-Off (PDF)- Tufts Nutrition Magazine, Winter 2012
2011
- Free, Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate - What's Not to Love? - Yoga for Breakfast, December 12, 2011
- Chocolate-Covered Paradise - GO: Airtran Magazine, November, 2011
- Fair Trade Labeling May Confuse Coffee Drinkers - NPR, November 30, 2011
- Should Fair Trade Certify Giants Like Nestle and Folgers? - Mother Jones, November 29, 2011
- A Question of Fairness - The New York Times, November 23, 2011
- Small Businesses Making a Big Social Impact - Forbes, November 8, 2011
- U.S. Rebel's Split Riles $6 Billion World of Ethical Commerce - Bloomberg, November 3, 2011
- 12 Small Gifts Better Than Sweets - fitbie, 2011
- Scare trade: Halloween candy you can feel good about - Grist, October 25, 2011
- Sick of Corporations? Co-Op Evangelists Want You on Their Side - Good, October 12, 2011
- Fair Trade-certified bananas gain ground - The Packer, October 11, 2011
- Debra Atlas: Reverse trick-or-treating brings child labor plight to light - redding.com, October 9, 2011
- Does Fair Trade Have a Future? - Cooperative Grocer, October 2011
- The True Cost of Bananas - Fair World Project, Fall 2011
- Oddly, soaring coffee prices may hurt peasant growers - Chicago Tribune, August 31, 2011
- Economy, Jobs and Morality - The Huffington Post, August 23, 2011
- Getting good coffee is as easy as riding a bike - Metro, July 20, 2011
- Equal Exchange Helps Kids Raise Money and Learn About the World - Parents.com, May 18, 2011
- Co-ops work to build a sustainable economy (PDF)- Cooperative Business Journal, May/June 2011
- Left Forum 2011: Interview with Rodney North - The Mantle, March 19, 2011
- "The Rabble Rousers at Equal Exchange" (PDF)- Natural Investment News, Pg. 7, Winter 2011
- "Co-ops Are Doing It for Themselves: Launching the Principle Six Cooperative Trade Movement" (PDF)- Cooperative Grocer, January/February 2011
- "Reading the tea leaves for the future of the global food trade" - Grist, January 19, 2011 - - "Why the banana crisis doesn’t make me stop worrying and love GMOs" - Grist, January 14, 2011
- "So what does ‘Fair Trade’ mean for Muslims?" - Mideastposts, January 2, 2011
2010
- "Latin America eyes up global cocoa market domination" (PDF)- Foodnews, December 24, 2010
- "Going Beyond Fair Trade: Equal Exchange's Democratic Business Structure Ensures Mission-Driven Growth" - Organic Processing Magazine, November/December, 2010
- "Join the Banana Revolution" - Mix, November/December, 2010
- "Smart Food with Rodney North of Equal Exchange" - Edible Radio, November 19, 2010
- Equal Exchange Chocolate Caramel Crunch with Sea Salt - Candyblog, November 8, 2010 - - Equal Exchange Dark Chocolate: 65%, 71% & 80% - Candyblog, October 13, 2010
- "Support Fair Trade Month with Halloween Treats that are Easy to Stomach" - Simple, Good and Tasty Blog, October 26, 2010
- "Fair Trade Chocolate and Halloween" - Conducive Magazine, October 19, 2010
- "Equal Exchange Fundraising" - 1001 Fundraising Ideas, October 7, 2010
- "Organic Coffee Taste Test: The Results Are In!" - Rodale, October 6, 2010
- "The Color of Dedication: Small farmers, green bananas, and Equal Exchange Co-op" - Cooperative Grocer, September/October, 2010
- "Make that one whole cafe, to go: Trikes bring coffee on the road" - The Boston Globe, September 22, 2010
- "Does Fair Trade Coffee Lift Growers Out of Poverty or Simply Ease Our Guilty Conscience?" - AlterNet, February 11, 2010
- "Fair Trade & Equal Exchange" (PDF)- Spezzatino, Volume 8, February 2010
- "Fair Trade = Equal Exchange" - Interview with Rodney North of Equal Exchange- Green America, February, 2010
- "Faith Connections for Fair Trade" - St. Anthony's Messenger, February, 2010
- "Fair trade importer says it's ripe for success" - The Boston Globe, January 4, 2010
2009
- "Fair Trade Sugar Cooperatives Sustain Communities" - Mix, November/December, 2009
- "30 Entrepreneurs Who Are Saving the World" - Inc., November 1, 2009
- "Blood and Chocolate" - Gourmet, September 16, 2009
- "Equal Exchange: Co-operative Cafes Link Growers to Consumers" - Specialty Coffee Retailer, April, 2009
- Interview with Rodney North of Equal Exchange - Money Message on AirAmerica Radio, April, 2009
- "At the Heart of Nicaragua: A rich history, fair trade and organic coffee, forward-thinking cooperatives and a 'yes we can' outlook" (PDF)- The Specialty Coffee Chronicle, March/April, 2009
- "TRADE, NOT AID: Churches, agencies take part in fair trade" - The United Methodist Portal, January 16, 2009
2008
- Interview with Rodney North of Equal Exchange (PDF)- Community Wealth, October, 2008
- "Is Fair Trade Becoming 'Fair Trade Lite'?" - BusinessWeek, June 18, 2008
- "Preserving diversity and promoting small farmers through cooperative coffee" (PDF)- Honest Weight Food Co-op Newsletter, May, 2008
- "Equal Exchange Serves Up a Cup of Cooperation" - U.S. News & World Report, April 24, 2008- - "Why Workplace Democracy Can Be Good Business" - U.S. News & World Report, April 24, 2008
- The Easiest Chocolate Pudding (not quite from scratch) - Candyblog, April 15, 2008
- "Equal Exchange Introduces Fair Trade Curriculum for Young Students" (PDF)- Update newsletter of the Association of Cooperative Educators, Spring 2008
- "Our Top Picks: Organic Dark Chocolate" (PDF)- Bon Appetit, February 2008
- Taster's Choice: Second-place Equal Exchange Hot Cocoa - San Francisco Chronicle, January 9, 2008
- "Valentine Chocolates: Child Labor Inside?" - The Huffington Post, January 7, 2008
- "The Best Companies to Buy From" (PDF)- Consumer Reports ShopSmart, January 2008
- "Raising Money, Raising Consciousness" - Rethinking Schools, Winter 2007/2008
2007
- "45 Social Entrepreneurs Who Are Changing the World" - Fast Company, December 2007
- "Best of Ballard: Best Coffee Shop" (PDF)- Ballard News Tribune, October 10, 2007
- "Meet the New Boss(es)" - Boston Magazine, September, 2007
- "Equal Exchange, 21 años de comercio justo a campesinos de tres continentes" (PDF)- La Semana, July 12, 2007
- "Strengthening Domestic Fair Trade" - World Changing, May 28, 2007
- "Certifying Coffee Aids Farmers and Forests in Chiapas" (PDF)- The New York Times, April 22, 2007
- CBJ Shares a Cup with Mr. Coffee, Rink Dickinson (PDF)- Cooperative Business Journal, March, 2007
- Radio interview with Rodney North: Workplace Democracy and the Cooperative Economy (Click "Listen," to download the mp3. Please allow several minutes for download.) - Corporate Watchdog Media, March 21, 2007
- "Child Labor: The Hidden Ingredient to the Billion-Dollar Chocolate Industry?" - Democracy Now, February 14, 2007
- "On Dining: Socially conscious coffee co-op hits Ballard" - Seattle Post-Intelligencer, January 3, 2007
2003 - 2006
- "Equal Exchange: Closing the Gap Between Coffee Consumers and Coffee Farmers in Chiapas, Mexico" (PDF)- Transitions Abroad, November - December 2006
- "Bringing Fair Trade Home" (PDF)- Cooperative Grocer #127, November - December 2006
- Equal Exchange Halloween Kit - Candyblog, October 4, 2006
- The Good Shopper (PDF)- O, The Oprah Magazine, September 2006
- "Wainwright CD Producing Line of Credit for a Client" (PDF) - American Banker Online, August 30, 2006
- "Wainwright Bank and Equal Exchange Partner to Offer the First Branded Certificate of Deposit" - SocialFunds.com, June 1, 2006
- "Teens try to change the world, one purchase at a time" - The Christian Science Monitor, March 27, 2006
- "On Fair Trade 'Fig Leaves': Equal Exchange speaks out on abuse of the Fair Trade system" - The Wedge Co-op Newsletter, Feb/March 2006
- "How to Brew Justice: Coffee Importer Equal Exchange Shows how to Make Good Money While Paying Farmers High Prices" - Time Magazine, December 19, 2005
- "Fair Trade Cocoa: North and South" - Cooperative Grocer #118, May - June 2005
- "Trade Secrets: At Equal Exchange, fair-trade coffee succeeds on its merits, not just its meritoriousness" - Fast Company, November 2004
- "Lessons from a Coffee Supply Chain" - Supply Chain Management Review, October 1, 2004
- "The Story of 11 Co-ops and 1 Chocolate Bar" - Rainbow Grocery, October 2004
- "Farmer Co-ops vs. Plantations: An update on Fair Trade coffee" - Cooperative Grocer Magazine, November, 2003
- "No Jive Java" (PDF)- Hope Magazine, July/August, 2003