'Tis the Season for Responsible Shopping!
Don't let Christmas devolve into a shopping spree. Honor the season with thoughtful, fairly traded gifts for friends. Choose from specialty coffees, gourmet chocolates and artisanal crafts. Or bring responsible shopping to others by hosting a Work of Human Hands sale in your community!Our Lady of the Holy Rosary - Cutler Bay, Florida
Find out how alternative gift giving with Fair Trade Christmas baskets helped a community build connections around the corner and around the world! More.Fair Trade Thrives on Higher Grounds
The CRS Fair Trade program only partners with organizations that have fully committed to Fair Trade principles. Besides, meeting our high standards, find out what makes these Fair Trade all-stars so unique. Meet CRS Fair Trade partner Higher Grounds Trading Company in Traverse City, Michigan. More.Putting Their Hands to Work for Justice
Work of Human Hands Sale organizers are busy at work this time of year preparing their holiday sales. Advertise your sale on the CRS Fair Trade website or Facebook page!
Campus Trekking for Fair Trade Month
Program Advisor, Katy Cantrell, spent Fair Trade Month traveling to college campuses in the Northeast and Midwest. Here’s a peek at her travel journal…
Faith in the Founding of Fair Trade Los Angeles
“Three Catholics, a Jew, and an Atheist walk into a bar…” no, it is not the start of a joke, but a slightly embellished description of how the grassroots group Fair Trade Los Angeles got started, according to one of its coordinators, Joan Harper…
Get Involved Tips
Learn the Catholic position on Fair Trade.
See the USCCB and CRS position on economic justice and the role of consumers.Drink Fair Trade Coffee.
Experience great coffee from beans farmed
in ecologically responsible ways.Eat Fair Trade Chocolate.
It is fair to farmers and wonderfully delicious!Give Fair Trade Gifts.
People love these hand-crafted gifts and admire the cause you serve with your purchase.Join the CRS Fair Trade Network.
Sign up to receive periodic updates about trends and Fair Trade activities.Share crsfairtrade.org with Your Friends.
Share how fair trade supports economic justice; how it is different from free trade.Become a Fan.
Our Facebook fan page keeps you updated with the latest news and events.Raise Funds for your Group by
Learn how your group can Raise Money Right!
Selling Fair Trade Chocolate.Join the CRS Fair Trade Network.
Sign up to receive periodic updates about trends and Fair Trade activities.Organize a Crafts Sale.
Have fun and know that you are giving Fair Trade artisans and farmers hope for a brighter future.Order or Download Resources.
Materials for events and resources for the classroom include brochures, videos, teaching modules, and posters.Convert your Parish, School or Office to Fair Trade Coffee.
Help the institutions that matter to you align their consumption with their values.Celebrate!
Participating in CRS Fair Trade advances a more just vision of the global economy. Share your success stories on our blog.Join a Fair Trade Towns Committee.
Work with others to get your hometown declared a Fair Trade Town.Donate to Support Fair Trade.
Contribute directly to the CRS Fair Trade Fund on our secure donation webpage.100% of contributions benefit FT producers. .




