http://weeklyroast.com/blog/what-is-fair-trade-coffee.html A blog written by Ken, owner of an online, mail-order coffee roasting company. Sat, 31 Jul 2010 17:50:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 http://weeklyroast.com/blog/what-is-fair-trade-coffee.html/comment-page-1#comment-128 Nate Mon, 18 May 2009 01:44:16 +0000 http://weeklyroast.com/blog/?p=432#comment-128 Great post Ken. Fair Trade programs are great for the farmer and their communities. Although the system isn't perfect, it does produce great gains for poor farming families throughout the world. Certification for fair trade is unlike other labels, because with most others, you can get slap their labels on label with minimal standards. With fair trade, all of your product must meet the fair trade standard from start to finish. You can't simply mix in %10 fair trade beans and get a Fair Trade label for your product. Great post Ken. Fair Trade programs are great for the farmer and their communities. Although the system isn’t perfect, it does produce great gains for poor farming families throughout the world. Certification for fair trade is unlike other labels, because with most others, you can get slap their labels on label with minimal standards. With fair trade, all of your product must meet the fair trade standard from start to finish. You can’t simply mix in %10 fair trade beans and get a Fair Trade label for your product.

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