Ever wondered where on Earth your Fair Trade Certified coffee comes from? Now you can find out! We're proud to announce a collaboration with Google to bring you this exciting new way to learn about Fair Trade. Navigate the globe using the new Fair Trade layer to discover Fair Trade Certified farms in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Learn more here.

We're working with Fair Traders across the country to organize coffee giveaways during October's Fair Trade Month. We'll provide all the tools and resources you need to host a successful and fun event in your community. Contact Jamie Guzzi for details jguzzi@transfairusa.org

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Supermarket chain Pathmark Stores, Inc. is introducing Newman's Own Organics and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters coffee to its grocery shelves. A variety of Fair Trade Certified organic coffees will be sold in 90 Pathmark stores in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware. Pathmark is offering Green Mountain Coffee Roasters Signature coffees and Newman's Own Organics selections in 10- and 12-ounce packages as well as in self-serve bulk displays.

Buy recycled goods, donate to nonprofits, and, of course ... buy Fair Trade! LiveScience, a website featuring blogs and news about science, technology and the internet, recently featured a list of the Top 10 Way to Green Your Spending - with Fair Trade at the top of the list! Read the full story here.

At the CECOCAFEN coffee co-op in Nicaragua, producing high-quality beans is the farmers' primary concern. Like many Fair Trade Certified coffee cooperatives, CECOCAFEN provides technical assistance to member growers, helping them improve crop quality and yield while protecting local ecosystems.

But CECOCAFEN has taken quality concerns even further. Fair Trade revenues helped CECOCAFEN finance the construction of their own state-of-the-art, solar-powered processing mill, SolCafe. Members pick, store, and mill coffee in batches by region of origin in order to match up specific coffees with clients' needs. The co-op also operates a cupping and quality control laboratory, where professional cuppers constantly monitor and document the quality of specific batches. CECOCAFEN's obsession with quality has paid off - the co-op sells almost all of its total production at Fair Trade prices to dozens of U.S. roasters.

Find more information on CECOCAFEN and other producer groups in this brand spankin' new section of our website.

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