Why "Domestic" Fair Trade?

Many people today are familiar with International Fair Trade, as it applies to the import of items such as coffee, tea, and cocoa. However, as the movement has grown it has become apparent that many of the challenges facing producers in developing countries are facing family farmers here in North America.

Big agribusiness continues to thrive, while in the past 40 years, 4 million small farmers have gone out of business. The increase of importing under North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) has caused such a surplus in local supply, that a drop of 40% in payment to farmers has been seen since 1995. Despite this excess in supply and lower pay price, US consumers have seen an increase in cost at the store of 22% and rising.With the current hardships facing our local family farmers today, many people have come together to find a viable and progressive solution.

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