fair trade

After petroleum, coffee is the most heavily-traded commodity in the world. In most cases this fact spells Big Business, Big Money and Big Estate Farms. Yet millions of coffee growers - small family farms - continue to struggle for a decent life in the face of corporate globalization. Coffee drinkers now have the opportunity to join small, peasant coffee farms in their efforts to build a just and sustainable economy. The growing Fair Trade movement is the bridge that makes this connection between producer and consumer.