CESMACH Cooperative
Posted by Rick on 25 Oct 2009 at 10:50 am | Tagged as: Fair Trade, Social Responsibility
Fair Trade Month Quiz:
Question 25: Approximately how many farmers and workers benefit from Fair Trade worldwide?
Answer: 1.5 million
Haven’t answered our Fair Trade Quiz question of the day, yet? Well, why not? The answer’s right there! If that isn’t enough for you, the first 100 participants* get a sample of Green Mountain Coffee’s Fair Trade Certified™ Organic House Blend and all answers get entered to the grand prize drawing of 12-months of Green Mountain Coffee Fair Trade Certified™ Coffees. Go here to enter: http://www.eatdrinkandbefair.com/quiz.php.
*Sorry, employees and their immediate family members of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. are not eligible. But keep an eye out for our internal Fair Trade quiz.
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Green Mountain Coffee Roasters is supporting a project developed and managed by CESMACH (Campesinos Ecologicos de la Sierra Madre de Chiapas) a cooperative located in Jaltenango, Chiapas, Mexico that supplies us with organic and Fair Trade coffee beans.
In 2008, GMCR agreed to support this project which is focused on eliminating seasonal food insecurity associated with “los meses flacos” (the thin months) in CESMACH communities by providing training, fruit trees (seen right), and other products to help families diversify their diet and their sources of income. If successful, these efforts will reduce these families’ dependence on coffee as their only source of income and will insure that they can maintain their normal diet throughout the entire year. Equal Exchange and Heifer International are also supporting this CESMACH project.
We use CESMACH coffee beans in many of our products, including National Wildlife Blend and Fair Trade organic Mexican Select.
-Rick
Every bit of Fair Trade helps, no matter how small, plus it helps everyone.
That is why Fair Trade Sports, makers of (soccer, football, basketball, rugby, volleyball, and more) are a tangible proof point to educate US consumers on the benefits of Fair Trade and the fight against child labor, with all after-tax profits go to charity.
If you want to help, even a little, then visit Free Trade Sports, visit http://www.fairtradesports.com and you can also make a difference.