When Clay Sharkey and Eric Poppler – co-owners of Mankato-based Beans Coffee Company – began selling their roasted organic coffee beans at the Mankato Farmers Market in 2013 – they were surprised to ...

When we talk about the future of fair trade in Canada, we're talking about companies like &BACK.”— Julie Francoeur, ...

You might not know it from its generally low price tag, but chocolate has a host of production issues, from child labor on cacao farms to issues with deforestation. Chocolate isn’t alone in this ...

A quarter of a century ago, Peace Coffee was ahead of its time. The Minneapolis-based coffee company has prioritized fair pay for coffee farmers since its founding in 1996, when few national coffee ...

WAHIAWA — Kauai Coffee Sales and Marketing coordinator Emma Shinsky said, “To honor our 2025 community donation recipients, the Kauai Coffee Fair Trade Committee hosted a gathering at the heart of ...

As midterm season begins, many overworked students rely on coffee for a quick burst of energy while they watch the sunrise from the library. And while Ann Arbor residents rave about organic and ...

At a 2007 craft fair in Seattle, I found a vendor selling olive oil from the Holy Land that he called “fair trade” Peace Oil. I asked why the label on his bottles carried no service mark certifying ...

"It's so good—this coffee is just what I need right now," the lifestyle guru told Vogue. Georgia Slater is a staff editor on the Parents team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2018.