Benefits of Membership

DFTA is one of the only member-driven coalitions to successfully bring together farmworkers, farmers, businesses, retailers, and social justice NGOs on completely equal footing to advocate for a better food and agriculture system. As a member, you are a leader of and have a voice in the movement. Because we set a high bar for membership and rely on dues for our core budget, we are able to be truly vision-driven. For businesses, joining this movement allows you to differentiate yourselves from other businesses that use jargon without a genuine commitment to domestic fair trade principles. Other benefits include:

• A vote for the board of directors and on organizational policies.
• Opportunity to run for the board of directors (board members must represent a member organization).
• Opportunity to display DFTA membership on your organization s website and materials to communicate to your constituency that you are formally committed to domestic fair trade.
• Help to shape, and enjoy the benefits of policy positions, educational campaigns, and additional advocacy designed to protect and promote stakeholders committed to the principles of domestic fair trade.
• Participate in a peer review process with fellow DFTA members.
• No fee or discounted fee for the DFTA annual meeting, an event for committed stakeholders from across the food and agriculture systems.
• Priority with travel assistance to the annual meeting, especially for farmers and farmworkers.

DFTA Membership Dues

Dues are based on operating budget or revenue.

Membership Applications

Please contact DFTA Executive Director, Colette Cosner, to receive a membership application

[email protected]