by Jeff Goldman The latest round of wider discussion about the state of Fair Trade has been initiated by one of the pioneers of the Fair Trade Certified system, Frans Van der Hoff . He recently declared a “Crisis in Fair Trade”, and began proposing...

by Jackie DeCarlo Over the past few months, it has been especially gratifying to read the reflections of my colleagues about the role faith plays in their Fair Trade work.  I hope you have felt inspired and informed.  As I end my time as lead...

by David Funkhouser Late in the sixth decade of my life, I said farewell to a wonderful community of friends in Philadelphia, let go of much of the “extra” I had accumulated, packed a few boxes, prepared to ship my piano, and headed west into the...

This week I am pleased to share the reflections of Melanie Hardison, who coordinates Just Living http://www.pcusa.org/justliving/ and Enough for Everyone http://www.pcusa.org/enough/ as part of the Presbyterian Hunger Program in the Presbyterian Church...

(Photo credit: LWR) For the Christian tradition it is time to start planning for an important holiday….no, not Christmas, but Palm Sunday!  Guest blogger Kattie Somerfeld, of Lutheran World Relief, explains why fair and sustainable trade are...