"Fairly Traded" & "Fair Trade" Coffee

Centre Street Congregational Church, United Church of Christ, is a "Fairly Traded" & "Fair Trade" Church. All coffee served in connection with Centre Street Church events, including the Blueberry Festival, is Fairly Traded.

The Equal Exchange website, including the UCC coffee project, is temporarily not working. Equal Exchange is trying to get it up and running again. If those links do not work for you, try again in a couple of business days. You can call Equal Exchange at 774-776-7400.

We purchase Equal Exchange Fair Trade coffee through the United Church of Christ Coffee Project. Individuals and groups can order Equal Exchange Fair Trade Products through the Project. Link to the project for more information.

To encourage church members and friends to purchase Fair Trade coffee, we have a supply for resale at church. 12 oz. bags for $6. If the coffee is not displayed on Sunday, ask for it. During office hours, the secretary can get it for you. We currently have a good supply.

Church members and friends do a group order every 2 to 3 months. The coffee must be picked up at the church. Click here for an order form.

In Machias, Fair Trade Coffee is available at The Whole Life Market, Machias Hardware, and Hannaford. It is also available by the cup at McDonalds. By asking for Fair Trade coffee, we can encourage merchants to make more available.

The links below will give you more information about Fairly Traded and Fair Trade Coffee.

Beneficio Coffee

Equal Exchange UCC Coffee Program

UCC Coffee Project

Global Exchange Fair Trade Coffee

Global Exchange listed retailers

TransFair USA

TransFair where to buy (stores & online)

Fair Trade Federation

These are some resources we have found helpful in promoting the use of Fairly Traded Coffee:

Fast Facts About Coffee, from Transfair USA, available as PDF or RTF

Resources to help you to promote Fairly Traded coffee, PDF or RTF