FRIDAY, June 5th 6pm The Profile Suite 200 375 Water Street Vancouver, BC There is so much interest in food, yet no interest in the hands that pick that food As consumers are increasingly asking for food chains transparency, widespread labour […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 2nd 2015 CONTACT: Colette Cosner 206.250.2680 [email protected]  Farmers and Farm Workers Unite to Help Consumers Understand Ethical Food Claims, Strengthen Movement for Integrity in Labeling Domestic Fair Trade Association adds emerging farm certification program, Equitable Food Initiative, to its growing list of market claims examined for how they address sustainable food […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DFTA Issues a Call for Transparency and Accountability to Fair Trade USA Boston, MA, March 29, 2012 – DFTA has issued a call to Fair Trade USA to be accountable to the fair trade movement in North America, transparent about processes and policies, and authentically engage stakeholders.  Read the statement.   The […]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Fair Trade Certifiers and Stakeholder Groups Sign Agreement to Work Toward Collaboration and Accountability in Domestic Fair Trade Boston, MA, February 1, 2011 The Domestic Fair Trade Association announced today that organizations engaged in fair trade and social justice standard-setting and certification have signed an agreement to work cooperatively and with a […]

For Immediate Release December 8, 2010 Contact: Kerstin Lindgren, [email protected], 617-680-9862 DFTA Resolution on Climate Change Action On the occasion of the 3rd Annual Meeting of the Domestic Fair Trade Association, gathered on December 8th, 2010, in Santa Cruz, CA; Recognizing the devastating impact of climate change on the environment and particularly for farmers, agricultural […]

Farmer Direct First to Receive Domestic Fair Trade Certification FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media contact:Jason [email protected] 306.352.2444 REGINA, Saskatchewan, Canada—June 07, 2010—Farmer Direct Co-operative Ltd. (FDC), a farmer-owned business of 70 certified organic family farms is the first business in Canada and the United States to receive domestic fair trade certification. People usually associate fair trade […]