The First Fair Trade University: University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
April 28, 2012
The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh became first Fair Trade University in the U.S.… Learn More
Fair Trade Towns & Universities Producer Tour with Kenyan Coffee Producer
April 18, 2012
Raymond Gitau of Kenya Joins the Fair Trade Towns & Universities Producer Tour
Follow the travels of Raymond as he hits the road with Courtney Lang, Grassroots Outreach Manager at Fair Trade USA, to see how concious consumers and Fair Trade organizers like you are spreading the word about Fair Trade in the US!… Learn More
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March 12, 2012
Natural Products Expo West was AWESOME! Dakota & I were thrilled to represent Temple University among many others who have student campaigns to raise Fair Trade awareness on campus and begin to source more Fair Trade products to campus. Learn More
Grounds for Change in Oakhurst, CA.
March 8, 2012
Pictures we took from a little cafe off Hwy 41 in Oakhurst, CA. Even tiny mountain towns offer Fair Trade & promote it out west, very impressive.
Of course we stopped for some iced coffee- it was delicious. Learn More
Fair Trade on the west coast
March 7, 2012
We are on twitter @templefairtrade! Follow us!
Fair Trade awareness on the west coast waayyyyy out does the East Coast, from my experience (San Fran to Philly at least). Learn More
Fair Trade February
February 25, 2012
It’s been a good month of planning and doing cool things for the Fair Trade committee on campus.
We hosted a Fair Trade hot chocolate giveaway for anyone who came by our stand with a reusable mug, it was fun & delicious and a different way to get the word out about what Fair Trade is. Learn More
First meeting of the semester & we had guests from Drexel
February 3, 2012
Things we’re planning for this semester…
- Fair Trade Hot Chocolate Tasting for Valentines Day: Feb. 14
- Fair Trade Campaign Training day with Fair Trade USA: March 17 (networking with other universities in Philadelphia)
- Creating a Fair Trade intern paid position on campus to draft procurement/resolution policies for Temple University
- Meeting with Sodexo next week to source more Fair Trade products to Temple! Learn More
Temple Throwback!
February 1, 2012
Check out this news article highlighting Alta Gracia from Temple News in 2010: http://temple-news.com/2010/09/06/bookstore-boasts-friendly-factories/
Sooo on another note, Maria DiGeorge (AG intern @ Temple) and I were interviewed about Alta Gracia to be featured in Temple News’ “Movers & Shakers” section- when we went to the bookstore for a photo-op with our favorite sweat-free apparel, Jim Hanley (bookstore manager) let us know his orders to replace the entire front shelf of basic Temple tees rolled on shelves with ALTA GRACIA t-shirts. Learn More