After working as a food co-op general manager, Jeanie has spent the last fifteen years working with co-op stores and independents to increase their capacity to compete in the consolidating grocery market. Jeanie will share her thoughts and observations on the landscape that independents and co-ops face as they continue to offer a meaningful alternative to corporate grocery chains.

In this session, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of chocolate, from bean to bar! Learn about the chocolate industry and why our alternative trade model is so important for cacao farmers. Then, experience a selection of chocolate bars through a guided tasting as we learn about the farmers behind each bar.

Join us for a first-hand report-back from a group of Equal Exchange staff and Citizen-Consumers recounting their visit to our coffee cooperative partners at Asprocafe Ingruma in Colombia.

Join us for a first-hand report-back from a group of Equal Exchange staff and Citizen-Consumers recounting their visit to our coffee cooperative partners at Asprocafe Ingruma in Colombia.

Come tour our West Bridgewater, MA worker-owned roastery and enjoy a coffee while learning about the roasting and coffee sourcing process at Equal Exchange.

Learn about the transformative work happening in gender equity from our Coffee Quality Manager Beth-Ann Caspersen and our new Women in Coffee product, Ray of Light.

In this session, we’re taking a deep dive into the world of chocolate, from bean to bar! Learn about the chocolate industry and why our alternative trade model is so important for cacao farmers. Then, experience a selection of chocolate bars through a guided tasting as we learn about the farmers behind each bar.

Ever wondered what it takes for bananas to travel from the tropics to your kitchen? Join us for a journey into our Equal Exchange banana supply chain with Kayla, our International Banana Supply Chain Manager.

Hear what it takes to survive as a medium-sized independent in a time of massive consolidation of supermarket chains. Presented by long-time friend of Equal Exchange, Jeff Heinen, co-owner of Cleveland-based Heinen’s supermarkets.

Come tour our West Bridgewater, MA worker-owned roastery and enjoy a coffee while learning about the roasting and coffee sourcing process at Equal Exchange.

Have you ever wondered what makes Ben and Jerry’s Chunky Monkey ice cream taste so good? It’s Fairtrade banana puree, sourced from farmers in Ecuador by Equal Exchange. Join us for a discussion of ethical ice cream sourcing and its impact on farmers (including a farmer participant)!

Join us on June 21st for our Annual Equal Exchange Summit at Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts! Let's reconnect as a Citizen-Consumer community alongside Equal Exchange worker-owners, farmer partners, and allied alternative traders.

Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

Join us in person at Equal Exchange’s Cleveland office for an evening of exploration into one of the critical but lesser-known aspects of our alternative business model: the role of capital. And of course, an ample offering of fairly traded treats!

Join us for this virtual Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

Join us in person at Equal Exchange’s Massachusetts headquarters for an afternoon of exploration into one of the critical but lesser-known aspects of our alternative business model: the role of capital. And of course, an ample offering of fairly traded treats!

Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President  on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

Q&A with Nicole Vitello, Equal Exchange Capital Coordinator and Rink Dickinson, Equal Exchange Co-Founder and President  on our new Crowdfund Capital Offering

In Burkina Faso, the farmers who grow our cashews and mangoes are organized into cooperatives, and the factory, owned by Gebana, employs hundreds of people from the surrounding communities. Join us for a conversation with Ousseni Porgo, Co-CEO of Gebana Burkina Faso, and Michael Stamm, Head of Purchase & Trade at Gebana AG in Switzerland, to learn more about Gebana’s innovative model and impact in Burkina Faso.

Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.

Join us for an extremely timely live webinar about Palestinian olive oil and Medjool dates from the West Bank. Learn more about our organizational partner, the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committee (PARC), and how farmers are faring at this tragic and dangerous moment in the Middle East.

Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.

Featuring Gustavo Vallejo Esquivel, president and member of Pragor Organic Growers in Michoacán, Mexico.

Join us for a live conversation with Shirley Sherrod and Paul Jones to learn the rich and storied history of the movement to secure land rights and agricultural livelihoods for Black farmers in Southwest Georgia since the 1960s.

Join other Citizen-Consumers for monthly meetings to connect as a member of this community, engage in shared learning, and hear updates from Equal Exchange.

Join us for a live conversation with Shirley Sherrod and Paul Jones to learn the rich and storied history of the movement to secure land rights and agricultural livelihoods for Black farmers in Southwest Georgia since the 1960s.

Join us for our next new member orientation to meet the organizing team, learn more about Equal Exchange, and get involved in the Citizen-Consumer community! Now is a great time to get involved for the first time or to get involved again if it’s been a little while.