2020
- At Equal Exchange, democratizing the food system is a job for worker-owners, farmers and consumers - NCBA CLUSA, June 9, 2020
- The War on Coffee - The New Yorker, April 27, 2020
- How Boston Is Becoming the City Where Workers Rule - Politico, March 12, 2020
- New Year, New Minimum Wage: Some Mass. Businesses Welcome The Increase - WBUR, January 1, 2020
2019
- Child Labor in Your Chocolate? Check Our Chocolate Scorecard - Green America, October, 2019
- People Love Co-Ops But Don’t Really Know What They Are - Forbes, Aug 16, 2019
- Bananas are getting cheaper. That low price comes with hidden costs. - The New Food Economy, May 20, 2019
- 10 Supermarket Chocolate Chips for Better Cookies and Pancakes - Serious Eats, April 17 2019
- 30 Years of Building a New Food System: An Interview with Equal Exchange - TESA Collective, April 2, 2019
- Growing with Purpose Podcast: "Worker-Owned and Changing the World" with Rob Everts - Small Giants Community, February 12, 2019
- 10 Ways Great Companies Show Employees They Care - Small Giants Community, February 4, 2019
2018
- Equal Exchange: Lessons from Three Decades of a Worker-Owned Cooperative - Small Giants Community, August 13, 2018
- Worker Co-ops Develop New Paths to Raise Outside Capital - Nonprofit Quarterly, July 11, 2018
- Worker Cooperatives Are Finding Investors Who Share Their Values - Next City, July 10, 2018
- A Business Model that Brings Jobs and Wealth-Building to Local Communities - CDFI Connect Blog, June 28, 2018
- Equal Exchange Shines Spotlight on Banana Farmers - Food Tank, May, 2018
- 6 Supermarket Chocolate Bars for Better Baking - Serious Eats, April 2018
- The 10 Best Organic Chocolate Bars - Livestrong.com, February, 2018
2017
- The Best Hot Cocoa for Cozy Winter Nights - Epicurious, December 6, 2017
- More Funds For Fair Trade Farmers Trying To Expand - Forbes, July 30, 2017
- Meet Rob Everts of Equal Exchange in West Bridgewater - Boston Voyager, June 26, 2017
2016
- Go nuts for change: co-ops helping co-ops - PCC Natural Markets, December 2016
- 10 Inspiring Empoyee-Owned Businesses You Should Know - Conscious Company Media, September 2016
- A Focus on Flaws: Do you use the SCAA's Green Arabica Coffee Clasification System - Roast Magazine, May/June 2016
- The Banana Supply Chain And The Movement To Change It - WBEZ, April 19, 2016
- Not all 'Fair Trade' labels are created equal - WRAL.com: What's on Tap, April 12, 2016
- Beyond Wall Street: Transforming the Way We Use Capital - huffingtonpost.com, February 3, 2016
2015
- Sen. Elizabeth Warren Holds Roundtable on Bill that Would Add Scheduling Protections, 'On Call' Pay - Masslive.com, July 20, 2015
- Equal Exchange: Supporting Farmers, Engaging Consumers, Changing Economies - Natural Awakenings, July 2015
- Can Mission-Driven Food Companies Avoid Selling Out? Veteran company Equal Exchange says slow, steady growth is ideal — and possible - Civil Eats, June 23, 2015
- A Walking Coffee Tour Of Downtown Cleveland - Sprudge.com, June 11, 2015
- Equal Exchange Challenges Chocolate/Cocoa Industry Over Lobbying And Child Labor Legislation - Confectionery News, June 6, 2015
- Snack Fairly with These Nine Outstanding Brands - The Daily Meal, June 6, 2015
- Buying Organic Matters Even With Bananas, Fair Trade Co-op Says - The Splendid Table, American Public Media, June 6, 2015
- Plantains Are Cheap for Everyone But the People Who Pick Them - Vice.com, June 2, 2015
- Can We Do It For Ourselves? - 1 hour documentary on worker co-operatives - Fria Tidningar Media Cooperative, May 19, 2015
- Fair Trade 101 with Equal Exchange's Rodney North - Green is Good radio, May 11, 2015
- Fair Trade, Free Markets, and the Bitter Fight Behind Your Morning Cup of Coffee - Vice News, May 8, 2015
- Fair Trade coffee roaster wraps up $4 million stock sale - The Boston Globe, May 1, 2015
- Equal Exchange is Fighting for Fair Trade's Soul - Conscious Company Media, Spring 2015
- Chocolate Causes for Passover: Season of Freedom - Huffington Post, March 18, 2015
- When Workers Take Ownership - Huffington Post LIVE, January 7, 2015
- Africa is more than Ebola, its people are more than victims - Providence Journal, January 4, 2015
2014
- Interview with LJ Taylor, Board Chair for Equal Exchange – Everything Cooperative, WOL 1450 AM, December 18, 2014
- Interview with Beth Ann Caspersen, Quality Control Manager for Equal Exchange – Everything Cooperative, WOL 1450 AM, December 11, 2014
- Interview with Rodney North, The Answer Man for Equal Exchange – Everything Cooperative, WOL 1450 AM, December 4, 2014
- Conversations with Equal Exchange's Worker-Owners - Perspectives on Work, December 2014
- Has Fair Trade USA Sold Out? – The Guardian, October 14, 2014
- Shift Change, a one hour documentary on worker co-operatives - PBS and The World Channel, summer & fall 2014, January 2015
- The Other Fair Trade: Why Equitable Bananas Matter - Civil Eats, April 7, 2014
- On the Darker Side of Chocolate, Fair Trade Finds a Sweet Spot - Edible Rhody, Winter 2014
- Cleaning Up After Coffee - Fresh Cup Magazine, March 2014
- Equal Exchange talks big change in bananas at conference - Fresh Plaza, March 27, 2014
2013
- Collaboration That Goes Beyond Co-operation, Prof. Frank Shipper et al. (pdf) - Organizational Dynamics, Vol. 42, 2013
- Young C.F. Fundraisers Raise $12,000 for Student Council - Daily Interlake.com, November 27, 2013
- The 11 Chocolatiers Worth Traveling For - The FlipKey Blog, November 21, 2013
- Worker-owned Companies a Viable Option - Southcoast Business Bulletin, September 27, 2013
- 30 minutes with Equal Exchange - Many Shades of Green radio show, September 11, 2013
- Cocoa & Coffee: A Cross-Sensory Exchange - Roast Magazine, Sept/Oct 2013
- Local Businesses Define, Practice Sustainability - The South Coast Today, June 24, 2013
- Talented Tasters Please Apply - Roast Magazine, May/June 2013
- Standing with Smallholder Farmers in the DRC - UMCOR, May 9, 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
- Food for Thought: The Slippery Story of the Banana - Huffington Post, April 1, 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
- The Cooperative Way to a Stronger Economy - Yes! Magazine, February 19, 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
- The True Cost of Bananas - Fair World Project, August 8, 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 USA's Coffee Policy Comes Under Fire - East Bay Express, April 25, 2012
2011
- Free, Organic, Fair Trade Chocolate - What's Not to Love? - Yoga for Breakfast, December 12, 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
- Does Fair Trade Have a Future? - Cooperative Grocer, October 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
- Co-ops work to build a sustainable economy (PDF)- Cooperative Business Journal, May/June 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 30 Entrepreneurs Who Are Saving the World - Inc., November 1, 2009
- Blood and Chocolate - Gourmet, September 16, 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
2008
- Is Fair Trade Becoming 'Fair Trade Lite'? - BusinessWeek, June 18, 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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