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Meet Gebana Burkina Faso: Our Mango & Cashew Alternative Trade Partner
Jan
16

Meet Gebana Burkina Faso: Our Mango & Cashew Alternative Trade Partner

In Burkina Faso, the farmers who grow our cashews and mangoes are organized into cooperatives, and the factory, owned by Gebana, employs hundreds of people from the surrounding communities. Join us for a conversation with Ousseni Porgo, Co-CEO of Gebana Burkina Faso, and Michael Stamm, Head of Purchase & Trade at Gebana AG in Switzerland, to learn more about Gebana’s innovative model and impact in Burkina Faso.

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New Member Orientation
Oct
4

New Member Orientation

Join us for our next new member orientation to meet the organizing team, learn more about Equal Exchange, and get involved in the Citizen-Consumer community! Now is a great time to get involved for the first time or to get involved again if it’s been a little while.

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The Powerful Vision of a Small Farmer Cooperative with Miriam Zelaya
Sep
21

The Powerful Vision of a Small Farmer Cooperative with Miriam Zelaya

Miriam Zelaya is a 3rd generation coffee farmer who has been a teacher, agricultural engineer, and Fair Trade leader. She and her colleagues at COMSA in Honduras have demonstrated an unparalleled vision in breaking new ground to enable coop members to survive in the market—and strengthen family relationships in their community. At this live Zoom event, you will learn how their multi-faceted approach to integrated organic farming has built farmer skills and confidence, enabled the coop to grow and gained widespread industry recognition for their innovations.

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Can the 2023 Farm Bill transform our food system?
Jul
18

Can the 2023 Farm Bill transform our food system?

Let’s make progressive changes to the 2023 Farm Bill. Friend of Equal Exchange Joe Maxwell will be sharing Farm Action’s time-sensitive strategy to encourage meaningful change in this next bill. With this action we have a unique opportunity to advocate for justice in a dangerously consolidated industrial food system. Please join us for this engaging and timely summer event.

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Meet the Chocolate Makers of the Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective
Dec
7

Meet the Chocolate Makers of the Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective

We’re excited to announce a new collaboration with the Cross Atlantic Chocolate Collective, a Black-led organization with the dream of empowering African and Caribbean cacao farmers to become chocolate makers. Join us for a live Zoom conversation with members from Grenada, Jamaica, Malawi, Nigeria, and Trinidad and Tobago.

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Red Robin Song Animal Sanctuary Presents: A Vegan Chocolate Tasting
Sep
17

Red Robin Song Animal Sanctuary Presents: A Vegan Chocolate Tasting

Join us for this in-person event at Red Robin Song Animal Sanctuary in West Lebanon, NY for a summer’s end vegan chocolate tasting in a beautiful outdoor setting! Learn more about the chocolate industry and why our alternative trade model is so important for cacao farmers and ecosystems. Then, experience a selection of chocolate bars through a guided tasting as we learn about the farmers behind each bar. Register by Friday, Sept 9.

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