Fair Trade Info, Fair Trade Certified Coffee

ALL ABOUT FAIR TRADE

All of True Blue Coffee Roasters' organic coffees are Fair Trade Certified by TransFair USA.
Fair Trade Certification empowers farmers and farm workers to lift themselves out of poverty
by investing in their farms and communities, protecting the environment, and developing the
business skills necessary to compete in the global marketplace. Fair Trade is much more than
a fair price!

Fair Trade principles include:

Fair price: Democratically organized farmer groups receive a guaranteed minimum floor price
and an additional premium for certified organic products. Farmer organizations are also eligible
for pre-harvest credit.

Fair labor conditions: Workers on Fair Trade farms enjoy freedom of association, safe
working conditions, and living wages. Forced child labor is strictly prohibited.

Direct trade: With Fair Trade, importers purchase from Fair Trade producer groups as
directly as possible, eliminating unnecessary middlemen and empowering farmers to develop
the business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace.

Democratic and transparent organizations: Fair Trade farmers and farm workers decide
democratically how to invest Fair Trade revenues.

Community development: Fair Trade farmers and farm workers invest Fair Trade premiums
in social and business development projects like scholarship programs, quality improvement
trainings, and organic certification.

Environmental sustainability: Harmful agrochemicals and GMOs are strictly prohibited in
favor of environmentally sustainable farming methods that protect farmers’ health and
preserve valuable ecosystems for future generations.

TransFair USA, a non-profit organization, is the only independent, third-party certifier of Fair
Trade products in the U.S. and one of 20 members of Fairtrade Labelling Organizations
International (FLO). TransFair’s rigorous audit system, which tracks products from farm to
finished product, verifies industry compliance with Fair Trade criteria. TransFair allows U.S.
companies to display the Fair Trade Certified label on products that meet strict Fair Trade
standards

Fair Trade Certification is currently available in the U.S. for coffee, tea and herbs, cocoa and
chocolate, fresh fruit, sugar, rice, and vanilla.