From Equal Exchange ... "Sweet Offer ❤️ 10% off thru 1/29"

Equal Exchange's mission is to build long-term trade partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relationships between farmers and consumers and to demonstrate, through our success, the contribution of worker co-operatives and Fair Trade to a more equitable, democratic and sustainable world.

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Make the World a Little Sweeter

Looking for that perfect gift to share this Valentine's Day? Try giving our organic, fairly traded chocolates made with ingredients grown by small farmer co-ops. When farmers organize into co-ops they gain crucial market access, run their business democratically, and decide together how to invest in their communities.

Featured above, Laura Bechard of Equal Exchange embraces Candelaria Peña Villacorta of ACOPAGRO Co-op on a trip to Peru in 2019. Recently, ACOPAGRO announced they had competed in the 2021 global Cocoa of Excellence contest and taken home the Gold award! The Cocoa of Excellence Program, coordinated by Alianza Bioversity International - CIAT (ABC), conducted a blind evaluation of 235 samples of cocoa beans received from 53 origins around the world, selecting the top 3 from Peru, with the Gold award going to ACOPAGRO’s sample. With the past few years being incredibly difficult for cacao farmers this award comes as a gratifying acknowledgement of the resilience and persistence of this community.

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Join Us!

We invite you to join our growing community of citizen-consumers who are getting even more deeply involved in Equal Exchange.

We need consumer participation in our organization to build a deeply democratic trade system made up of farmers and their democratic organizations, workers and their democratic organization, and citizen-consumers who now have a democratic space in Equal Exchange as well as their own network. Join us in changing trade, together!

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