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Equal Exchange

West Bridgewater, MA
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Equal Exchange is a unique produce company operating under the guiding principles of fairness and sustainability. Their mission is to build long-term partnerships that are economically just and environmentally sound, to foster mutually beneficial relations between farmers and consumers, and to demonstrate, through their success, the viability of worker cooperatives and fair trade.

Equal Exchange works directly with over 40 small farmer cooperatives worldwide, purchasing from cooperatives certified by the Fair Trade Labeling Organization (FLO). By being part of a farmer cooperative, these small farmers are able to benefit from shared resources and equipment, technical assistance, gender equity training, cross-training, shared premiums, and voting rights.

In 2006, Equal Exchange, Red Tomato, and Agrofair partnered together to bring the vision of a more just food system to the banana industry by introducing small farmer grown Fairtrade bananas to the U.S. market. Despite the odds, they found retail and distribution channels willing to take the risk and offer a small-farmer, organic, Fairtrade banana program to customers. Consumers now have the choice to support small farmer, cooperatively traded produce, making a meaningful impact on the food system.