Fair Trade Coffee

CRS provides direct assistance to coffee farmers overseas and supports them by promoting Fair Trade here in the United States.  Fair Trade is the only approach to coffee that guarantees farmers a fair price for their coffee and builds stable, long-term relationships based on mutual respect.

Growing Fair Trade Coffee

CRS works to help coffee cooperatives inBolivia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, the Philippines, Uganda and Viet Nam to transform their communities by growing great coffee, farming in ecologically responsible ways, and building relationships with Fair Trade coffee companies in the United States.

Drinking Fair Trade Coffee

Here in the United States, CRS partners with more than a dozen coffee companies that are totally committed to the principles of Fair Trade, including fair pricing and direct, long-term, mutually respectful trading relationships with the farmers who grow their coffee.  These companies are also committed to CRS – every one donates a percentage of your purchase to theCRS Fair Trade Fundto help expand the Fair Trade model.  So when youpurchase Fair Trade coffee from one of our partners, you are not just buying great coffee. You are helping to build a better trading system and a more just world, one cup at a time.

Finding Coffee that is Fair to Farmers

The U.S. coffee market can be confusing with all the labels floating around out there: Fair Trade, Bird-Friendly, Shade Grown, and Organic.  With so many seals making claims about social and environmental responsibility, even the most informed consumer can get confused. CRS Fair Trade provides a side-by-side comparison of the logos on your coffee, and tells you what each one really does for farmers and the environment.

The CRS Coffee Map can help you find a 100 percent Fair Trade coffee company near you.