CO-OPERATIVES: THE ? OF FAIR TRADE CO-OPERATIVES HAVE REPRESENTED THE HEART OF FAIR TRADE AND ITS GOAL OF BUILDING MARKETS FOR SMALL FARMERS FROM THE BEGINNING. NOW, TWO SISTER WORKER-OWNED CO-OPERATIVES IN THE U.S. AND U.K.BOTH CALLED EQUAL EXCHANGEARE JOINING FORCES TO ADVANCE THE WORK OF AUTHENTIC FAIR TRADE. AT A TIME WHEN CORPORATIONS AND LARGE PLANTATIONS THREATEN THE INTEGRITY OF THIS MOVEMENT, WE ARE EXCITED TO BE WORKING IN PARTNERSHIP TO BRING CONSUMERS AND FARMERS AROUND THE WORLD CLOSER TOGETHER.***LIKE THIS TEA? TRY OUR ORGANIC CHAI.***MOST TEAS- EVEN FAIR TRADE-COME FROM PLANTATIONS WHERE WORKERS HAVE LITTLE SAY, AND ARE OFTEN TRAPPED IN A SYSTEM OF DEPENDENCY. TOGETHER, WE ARE BUILDING A DIFFERENT TEA MODEL, ONE THAT GIVE SMALL FARMERS GREATER ACCESS TO THE MARKET, AFFORDING THEM MORE ECONOMIC POWER, BETTER LIVES AND HEALTHIER COMMUNITIES.***SMALL FARMERS BIG CHANGE***THIS BLEND INCLUDES TEA GROWN BY THE SMALL ORGANIC FARMERS' ASSOCIATION (SOFA) AND PROCESSED BY BIO FOODS IN SRI LANKA. SOFA IS A COMMUNITY OF OVER 1,600 SMALL-SCALE LANDOWNERS COMMITTED TO ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION. THEY GROW A VARIETY OF CROPS INCLUDING TEA, PEPPER, CLOVES, AND GINGER. BIO FOODS PROVIDES MARKET ACCESS TO SMALL FARMERS SO THAT THEY CAN STAY ON THE LAND, PROVIDE STRONG LIVELIHOODS FOR THEIR FAMILIES, AND MAINTAIN HEALTHY AND VIBRANT COMMUNITIES.***THIS TEA BURSTS WITH THE FRAGRANT CITRUS NOTES OF BERGAMOT. ADD A LEMON WEDGE FOR EXTRA ZEST AND ENJOY IT AS YOU BRAVE THE CHALLENGES OF YOUR DAY.***WORKER-OWNED COOPERATIVE
