For people who believe in products Produced in Country of Origin (PICO)
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What is PICO?
This community is for everyone interested in local end-products (coffee, choclat, chairs, etcetera). Including the producers themselves, researchers and the consumers! This is our Beta version, but please contribute to help create this all-chain community!
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Escoffee beans officially declared best coffee of Ecuador.
by the National Association of Coffee Exporters ANECAFÉ.
The competition was held on home-turf, in the southern province of Loja.
Escoffee farmers harvest organic, shade-grown and hand-picked Arabica coffee.
Proper wet-processing of the coffee is of supreme importance to its quality; a method
which requires professional skills and passionate commitment. According to the jury’s
choice, Escoffee farmers succeed in carrying out t… Continue
Posted by Bastiaan on November 5, 2009 at 11:23am
Accusations of Fair Trade Lite
If you’re like most Americans, you have just a vague idea of what fair trade means (i.e. something “good”). Try to find out any more, and you’ll be bombarded with all sortsa crazy info, from how fair trade isn’t really fair to how some companies are going over and above than fair trade to how Starbucks is the fairest of them all to how big corps are fucking up fair trade.
You can catch up on those debate… Continue
Posted by Guest on August 18, 2008 at 1:30pm
WeBuyItGreen: promoting green living and fair trade
This is the third article in a five-part series that compares fair trade coffee, direct trade coffee, and Starbucks' C.A.F.E. program. The first article in the series, Why Do We Need Fair Trade Coffee?, explained how conditions in the traditional coffee industry gave rise to fair trade coffee. The second article, Fair Trade Coffee, explained how fair trade differs from the traditional coffee market. It also addressed several criticisms of f… Continue
Posted by Guest on August 15, 2008 at 1:31pm
Traditional Aid or Aid-by-Trade?
Posted by Maarten on June 24, 2008 at 1:01pm
Forum
About chocolate - where can I get the real bean - without the nonsense of added sugar and milk powder. 3 Replies
Started by Pieter. Last reply by Bastiaan May 9.
Ananda Chocolate
Started by Bastiaan May 9.
Where can I buy producs of local origin?
Started by Maarten Jun. 15, 2008.
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Sustainable Choclat
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Indian Coffee Ceremony
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Cooking with Quinoa
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Making Choclat in Quito
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Suelo Choclat
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Morning Coffee
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RSS Sustainable Trade
Fair <b>Trade</b> Calendar now for sale! (bulk or small orders)
The Fair Trade 2010 Calendar is the first annual collaborative publication, between FTRN and the Fair Trade Federation, highlighting the Fair Trade movement. The full color 13.5″ x 9.5″ calendar features a winning photo each month from ...2009 Fair <b>Trade</b> Holiday Festival
This year, the organization will to experiment with Domestic Fair Trade vendors; encouraging shoppers to connect their international fair trade purchases with the idea of continuing that minimum "degrees of separation" from the producer ...Purchasing A <b>Trade</b> Show Display Will Increase Your Sales For Your <b>...</b>
Whether this is your first trade show or you are a seasoned pro, it is important to find the best display for your money. And the best display is one with the most effect on prospective buyers. It must show your product and all its ...Women in Pakistan « Fair <b>Trade</b> Sports | <b>sustainable</b> eco soccer <b>...</b>
The Fair Trade system does not discriminate when it comes to who we have stitching our sports balls for us; the third-party certification teams make sure that we employ just as many women as we do men and that they both receive a good ...Planning for a Special Holy Day: Act Now
Guest blogger Kattie Somerfeld, of Lutheran World Relief, explains why fair and sustainable trade are important to her religion's practice. She also gives readers an opportunity to bring eco-palms to their congregations by planning for ...About
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