Javatrekker's Journal: Our Blog
Meet the makers of your Mexican beans!
Proisch ARIC is an association made up of different indigenous groups in the Sierra Madre region of Chiapas, Mexico. ...
A word on transparency
One of the stops on my path to working at Dean’s Beans was a job at a coffee farmer’s cooperative in Northern Peru.
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Democracy on the move in Burma
I am so moved by the slow success of the pro-democracy movement in Burma! I spent a month in the jungles of northern ...
Fair Trade gift catalog available!
Hi everyone, here is a gift catalog from the Fair Trade Federation (FTF). They are an association of 100% committed ...
Pangoa Cooperative Update
It’s always great to connect with our farmer partners.
I’ve just spoken to Esperanza, the general manager of Pangoa...
A real commitment to Women's Empowerment?
What good is a story from an oil giant who funds a development project in an indigenous community after stealing thei...
United Students, United Cause
I’ve just gotten back from a fair trade event put on by the United Students for Fair Trade. It was a convergence of ...
Danger: Ethical Consumerism
I've just read a blog from TreeHugger.com entitled "Why Corporate Fat-Cats Love Ethical Consumerism." Although I can...
Small business agrees: close tax loopholes for Big Corporations
Dean has been working with a network of forward thinking business owners, executives and investors to close tax loop-...
The NY Times has crush on Dean
It seems the New York Times has had a crush on Dean's Beans lately, quoting him in two articles in the past few weeks...
So Who Can You Trust?
Last time I blogged about the rift in the fair trade movement caused by Transfair USA's (now Fairtrade USA) decision ...
Farewell to Fair Trade Certified?
Dark days have come to the fair trade movement. The social movement, which has worked for years to change internat...