Where do your nuts come from? Our very first container of organic, Fair Trade, small farmer cashew nuts has just arrived from the Aprainores Co-op in El Salvador! Soon to be sold at a food co-op near you. Look for them! Enjoy them! Let us know how you like them! Read more about Aprainores here.
Small Farmers. Big Change. 
Thank you for taking our nuts to America, we are happy to be there.
thank you alex for all the hard work! we’re all so excited to be selling small farmer cashews! yummmm
The picture you see above is good, but seeing them in person is so much better! To my friends in Boston, you’ll understand when you open up a case next week. The cashews are beautiful! Not to mention the tastiest cashews I’ve every had.
Thanks Alex and Aprainores for all the hard work that goes into this crop.
I’m going to quote EE Sales Rep Andrew Driscoll for the cashew flavor profile.
“Sweet, buttery, crunchy mouth-bombs of justice!”
Well said!
The Cashews are seriously incredible. They are absolutely DELICIOUS!!
Can you say something about the processing methods used for your fair trade cashews? I just learned about the horrible health impacts for workers who process cashews. I would like to find some cashews that are humanely processed. Thanks!
Thank you for your comment. You can read about the steps of growing and processing cashews from one of our small cashew partners in El Salvador here: https://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2013/01/11/5289/
Equal Exchange buys our cashews from small farmer co-operatives in India, El Salvador and Honduras. Our co-op partners take the needs of their farmer members and their workers very much into consideration as that is part of the overall mission of the co-ops – to provide a dignified life, a fair price/wage, and healthy conditions for those involved in the supply chain. In El Salvador and Honduras, the workers wear gloves during the first few stages of processing (removing the nut from the shell) to protect them from the natural oils (resin) which are contained in the shell of the cashew nut. In India, the workers prefer to coat their hands with an oil rather than using gloves which they claim get in the way of their dexterity. In El Salvador and Honduras, the processing plant is owned by the farmer co-operative, and the workers come from the area. In many cases, they are family members of the farmer members. The rooms are air conditioned and are well lit, with natural sunlight and electric lighting, to keep the air circulating and cool. In the latter processing stages (removing the parchment, sorting and grading), there are strict guidelines about hand-washing and handling the nuts. I hope this has answered your questions – if not please feel free to contact me directly: probinson@equalexchange.coop
Thanks again for your interest and your concern.