Fair Trade

Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace. Fair Trade principles include: fair price, fair labor conditions, direct trade, democratic and transparent organizations, community development, environmental sustainability.

TransFair USA, a non-profit organization, is the only independent, third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the U.S. and one of 20 members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International (FLO). TransFair’s rigorous audit system, which tracks products from farm to finished product, verifies industry compliance with Fair Trade criteria. TransFair allows U.S. companies to display the Fair Trade Certified label on products that meet strict Fair Trade standards.

Local Fair Trade Companies

Equal Exchange - the oldest and largest for-profit Fair Trade company in the US offering organic, gourmet coffee, tea, sugar, cocoa, and chocolate bars produced by democratically run farmer co-ops in Latin America, Africa and Asia. Address: 50 United Drive, West Bridgewater, MA 02379 Phone: 774-776-7400 Fax: 508-587-0088
E-mail: info@jimsorganiccoffee.com

Coffees of Cape Cod - P.O. Box 725 Cataumet, MA 02534 Tel: 508-566-1440 Fax: 508-539-9226

Beanstock Coffee Roasters - offers certified organic and Fair Trade certified roasters, available to purchase online. Wellfleet, Cape Cod. Tel: 508-349-1841 E-mail: hello@beanstockroasters.com

Jim's Organic Coffee - organic, shade-grown coffee, from small, family-owned farms. Roasting Plant/Mailing - 21 Patterson Brook Rd. W. Wareham, MA 02576 (not open to public) Toll Free Consumer - 1-866-JIMSORG (546-7674) Fax - 508-295-7225

Tea Culture - Fair trade, organic teas. 182 Brackett Road North Eastham, MA 02651 Tel:(508) 255-6301 Email: tealeaf@cape.com

Oke USA - Fair trade Bananas! - 1033 Turnpike Street, Canton, MA 02021 Tel: 617.833.9527 Fax: 781.989.5103 If you'd like to get your favorite grocery store to sell Oke Fair Trade bananas, you can request postcards and start a postcard campaign. See their website.

Jonathan's Organic - Fair trade, organic bananas and grapes. Rochester, MA Tel: 508-763-2577

Other Fair Trade Brands

Fair Trade Campaigns