The following reflection comes from Susan Sklar, Interfaith Program Manager Picture this: a tree full of a dozen chickens and roosters in branches laden with oranges against a brilliant star lit sky. This tree stood in the barnyard of a farm where a group of five women from the Presbyterian Church (USA) and Equal Exchange delegation [...]
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Delegation to Nicaragua: January 2010
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Presbyterian Church (USA), Tierra Nueva on February 22, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Please Tell the USDA “NO” to Genetically Engineered Alfalfa
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged genetic engineered alfalfa, NCGA, Organic on February 19, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FROM THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE GROCERS ASSOCIATION (NCGA) NEW ORGANIC PASTURE RULE EMBRACED BY ORGANIC COMMUNITY; HEIGHTENS NEED TO STOP GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ALFALFA Tell USDA “No” to GE Alfalfa: USDA extends commenting period until March 3 IOWA CITY, Iowa – Feb. 16, 2010 – The new USDA pasture rule has [...]
Transforming the Tea Industry: From Plantations to a Small Farmer Model
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Darjeeling, Potong Tea Garden, Sanjukta Vikas, small farmer tea, Tea Promoters of India on February 17, 2010 | 3 Comments »
“The predominant ownership and management model for tea gardens in Darjeeling is rooted in colonial history. In view of the changing cultural, political, and economic climate, a new framework that revolves around worker involvement, participation, & ownership was conceived. This revolutionary concept is not only critical to the success of [Potong], but is important for [...]
Las Colinas Coffee Co-op: Many reasons to be psyched
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged APECAFE, El Salvador, Fair Trade coffee, Las Colinas on February 15, 2010 | 5 Comments »
Todd Caspersen, Equal Exchange’s Director of Puchasing, travelled to El Salvador last week. The following is a piece he wrote about Las Colinas, a small farmer coffee co-operative that was turned over to the farmers in 1980 as part of El Salvador’s agrarian reform. Through the years, the co-op has faced many organizational, environmental, productive, and [...]
A Decade of Partnership and Change: Part I
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged CEPICAFE on February 4, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Arnaldo Neira Camizán is a veteran coffee farmer and co-founder of Central Piurana de Cafetaleros (CEPICAFE), one of Equal Exchange’s coffee co-operative partners in Peru. Mr. Neira returned to the United States this past November to train workers at Catholic Healthcare West Hospitals that serve Equal Exchange coffee. During the trip he was interviewed by [...]
Food Safety Action Alert – Part Two
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Food safety on February 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
You may remember our action alert from November. Food safety legislation has been knocking around Congress for quite a while, in the wake of the numerous recalls and other scares. It seems obvious that the government should put more teeth into food safety oversight, but – like many “obvious” initiatives that are spawned in Washington [...]
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