Fair Trade: Taste the Delicious Difference

Join us in October to Celebrate Fair Trade at Linden Hills Co-op. We’ve got a month’s worth of special events for people who want to taste, try and learn about Fair Trade.

Fair Trade Events

Monday, October 8, 3-5 p.m.
Fair Trade is Divine!
Meet Cecilia Donkor, Kuapa Kokoo cacao cooperative; Niki Lagos, Divine Chocolate Company; Erik Esse, Local Fair Trade Network and a representative from Etica Fair Trade Wines to learn about the impact that choosing Fair Trade products can have on. Chocolate and wine tasting follows. Free, but space is limited. Reserve your place by calling Allie at 612-279-2450 or send an email to allie(at)lindenhills.coop.

Wednesday, October 10, 4-7 p.m.
Tasting featuring Equal Exchange Fair Trade coffee and snacks: tamari almonds, lightly-salted pecans and dried cranberries.

Thursday, October 18, 6:30-8:30 p.m.
Linden Hills Co-op’s Annual Membership Meeting features guest speakers from Equal Exchange’s Fair Trade Farmer Tour, including representatives from the Oke Banana Cooperative, an Equal Exchange Fair Trade coffee farmer, a representative from the Federation of Southern Cooperatives (Equal Exchange’s supplier of fairly-traded U.S. grown pecans), and a local farmer. The keynote presentation is free and open to the public and begins at 7:30 p.m. Call 612-922-1159 before October 17 to RSVP for this special event. the meeting will be held at St. Thomas Church/Carondelet School Cafeteria, 2900 West 44th Street, between Upton and Vincent Avenues.

Friday, October 26, 1-5 p.m.
Taste a fantastic locally-made cheese with sweet Fair Trade dried cranberries. Equal Exchange Fair Trade Cranberries are the perfect accompaniment for St. Pete’s Select Bleu Cheese, traditionally cave-aged at the Fairbault Dairy in Fairbault, Minnesota.

Saturday, October 27, 11 a.m. – 3 p.m.
Local meets Fair Trade once again as Jan from Duluth, Minnesota’s Alotti Biscotti Company shares samples of her delicious dunking cookies, along with Green & Black’s hot chocolate.