Fair Trade certification for coffee imported into the United States began back in 1998. Since then, TransFair USA has certified more than 338 million pounds! Read more about TransFair USA’s beginnings with coffee!

Want to know even more? Pick up Charlotte Opal and Alex Nicholls’ book about the origins and impact of Fair Trade, Fair Trade: Market-Driven Ethical Consumption at your local library or bookstore.

Fair Trade Certified coffee can be grown in many ways, including in the shade. In fact, most Fair Trade Certified coffee is shade-grown. Growing coffee under the shade of natural forest canopy preserves crucial habitats for a diverse array of plants, animals, insects and migratory birds. Shade-grown coffee also slows climate change by preventing deforestation. Why not help make sure this way of growing coffee continues? Give a Gift of Fairness that Provides Shade to a Coffee Tree!