Equal Exchange Article

Here is a wonderfully descriptive, beautiful article from one of the team leaders, Susan Sklar of Equal Exchange, about our mission:

http://smallfarmersbigchange.coop/2010/02/22/delegation-to-nicaragua-january-2010/#more-2874

In the morning light we saw the entire menagerie: a small herd of cows and calves, horses, geese, a pig, dogs, fruit trees, a flower garden, as well as wet mill and coffee drying racks. Luis and Elsa’s farm was the picture of success. We realized that the fact that there were many animals, diversification of crops, and growth was partly due to the Fair Trade premiums distributed by the larger Tierra Nueva Co-op. Fair Trade brought the Castillos, like the other co-op members, access to the U.S. and European organic coffee markets.