The following article by Steve Stroup, Member Services and Outreach Coordinator at Bloomingfoods, was originally posted on the Bloomingfoods website. Bloomingfoods has been a key and fundamental partner of Equal Exchange for over 15 years. They have been instrumental in helping us envision and build an alternative model of trade that aims to restore dignity and fairness to small [...]
Posts Tagged ‘food co-operatives’
From Farmer Co-ops to Food Co-ops: The Struggle for Fair Trade
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Mexico, CESMACH, Chiapas, food co-operatives, coop supply chain, Bloomington Food Co-op on April 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Food Democracy 201: What Lurks Behind the Label, Part I
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged food co-operatives, organic industry on December 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Earlier today, I let you know about an exciting new website, Fair Food Fight. They’ve got some great posts that will get your blood boiling. This one, What Lurks Behind the Label, Part I by Madre Naturaleza, is sure to get your hair standing on end – but that’s a good thing. Education is power. [...]
Lookin’ for a Fight?
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged agribusiness, food co-operatives, organic industry on December 19, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Tired of carefully selecting your organic groceries only to learn that the cool, independent company you thought you were supporting (along with their commitment to your health and to the right livelihood of the product’s growers), was in fact bought out by some multi-national conglomerate earning mind-numbing profits, pushing pesticides, buying seed patents, maybe even [...]
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