The Fair Trade Institute has put a treasure-trove of publications online at http://www.fairtrade-institute.org. This author-managed collection provides a diverse forum for exchanging cutting-edge fair trade ideas and practices.

Business Standard, Aug. 9, 2008: … Many big global retail chains as well as local facilitating producer companies in India are signing agreements with cotton and basmati rice farmers on ethical business practices under the Fair Trade Labelling Organisation (FLO). FLO International is a non-profit, multi-stakeholder association involving 23 organisations, traders and external experts. The [...]

Paul Rice, co-founder of TransFair USA, estimates that 20% of Americans know about fair trade and about 10% actively support it by buying fair trade products. That leaves a lot of potential for growing the American fair trade movement! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiKIbnfQ1Is]

To everybody who came in during our Super Summer Sale, thanks for making it a great event! Congratulations to Joanne, Lorry Crinnin, and Mary Teneyck who won T-shirts, and Linda Palmisano who won a Putamayo CD !