The Coffee Project
We proudly serve Fair Trade coffee and tea at Advent. We like it so much we like to take it home - if you'd like to buy some for home, there is a self serve cabinet in the narthex (sanctuary lobby) that holds a supply of different varieties of Fair Trade coffee and tea. If you'd like to find out more about Fair Trade programs that we support, check out Equal Exchange.
Don't forget to support Fair Trade products when and wherever you shop!
What is Fair Trade? from the Fair Trade Resource Network:
Fair Trade is an alternative way of doing business - one that builds equitable, long-term partnerships between consumers in North America and producers in developing regions. Fair Trade businesses commit to:
- Paying a fair wage in the local context.
- Offering employees opportunities for advancement.
- Providing equal opportunities for all people, particularly the most disadvantaged.
- Engaging in environmentally sustainable practices.
- Being open to public accountability.
- Building long-term trade relationships.
- Providing healthy and safe working conditions within the local context.
- Providing financial and technical assistance to producers whenever possible.
- These Fair Trade criteria were established by the Fair Trade Federation.
Would you like more informatin about Fair Trade? Check out the Fair Trade Resource Network "Q & A" page: