Fair Trade Certification
Fair Trade certification is most commonly associated with coffee, growing out of the idea that shelling out $3-plus for a latte on the way to the office should result in more than two cents for the Columbian or Nicaraguan farmer who produced the coffee beans. Fair Trade programs now support workers producing many other botanical products, and Frontier is proud to carry a large and ever-increasing selection of them. Read more »
Price Comparisons
Some Fair Trade, such as coffee, cocoa and tea, are competitively priced, while others, like bananas, will sport a higher price than competing brands. Why? At the producer level, it's often directly related to higher transportation costs. Small banana cooperatives do not have the extensive shipping and logistical systems that their larger, international competitors do and therefore have to pay higher costs to get their products to market. The higher costs are then reflected in market price. The price differential may also be due to retail pricing and profit margin structures at your local store. Although TransFair USA sets minimum incomes for Fair Trade farmers, it has no control on retail prices.
Shop Fair Trade Certified™
Frontier carries a variety of Fair Trade, including teas, cocoa, vanilla, baking mixes, and herbs and is constantly expand its line of Fair Trade. Shop all Fair Trade currently available from Frontier.
As we have traveled the world, we've seen firsthand the positive effects of Fair Trade.
How Can You Support Fair Trade?
Americans live in the wealthiest nation in the world -- and yet many of the foods and products we buy are produced by some of the world's poorest people. To support Fair Trade and make sure that a portion of the money you spend is re-invested in a socially responsible, ethical way, you can:
Buy Fair Trade Certified™: There is no more powerful way to support Fair Trade than with the dollars you spend. When Fair Trade options are available, buy them -- even if the price is a little higher.
Share information: Discuss the issue and what you've learned with friends, family, co-workers and neighbors, and encourage them to support Fair Trade, too.
Join together: There are numerous Fair Trade support organizations in operation across the country. Find one and join...or start one yourself. Encourage local grocers and retail business owners to support this movement by offering Fair Trade products in their stores. Learn more on the TransFair USA web site.
Give Fair Trade gifts: Think of the number of gifts you give each year, for birthdays, weddings and other occasions. Then think about the impact you could have on craftsmen and artisans around the world if the gifts you gave were Fair Trade Certified™. And if the recipient of your gift isn't aware of what Fair Trade means, he or she will actually receive two gifts -- the one you gave, and the information you share.
