News

World Chocolate Day Event

Thursday July 7 is World Chocolate Day and our friends at Chocolate Has a Name are hosting a fantastic Zoom event. They will be discussing the politics, philosophy, economics, history, theology, and nutritional and climate impacts of the chocolate we eat. We’ll...[Read More]

Media Fair Trade at the Media Five Miler

Volunteers from the Media Fair Trade Committee volunteered at the sign-up table and as race marshals at the Media Five Mile Race on June 17. We also secured a donation of 5 cases of Fair Trade bananas for the after-race celebration. Big shout out to Martindale’s...[Read More]

Media Fair Trade Committee Annual Awards

Presented at the Media Borough Council meeting on May 19 our 2022 Fair Trade Awardees are: SCHOOL AWARD: Vippy Yee, Rosenberg Director, Center for Ethics and Civic Engagement at PSU Brandywine, for introducing our organization to her students and classes, and helping...[Read More]
April 2022 Newsletter

April 2022 Newsletter

Honoring Our Earth and its people! Thank you for staying tuned.We continue to work hard to spread the word about Fair Trade in our amazing town. Here is what we’ve been up to this month:  We celebrated Earth Day by Fair Trading the Media FreeStore...[Read More]

April Buying Club

Fair Trade Buying ClubApril 2022THIS MONTH CELEBRATING OUR EARTH! The Media Fair Trade Committee has started a buying club for Fair Trade items with Frontier Coop. We will order every couple of months and everyone is invited to participate. You will get a great price...[Read More]
March 2022 Newsletter

March 2022 Newsletter

Happy Spring Fair Traders!This month, we celebrate some of the beautiful, talented, and committed women in the Fair Trade movement near and far. Read on to learn about them and the amazing work they – and we – do. Thank you for staying...[Read More]
February Newsletter

February Newsletter

Thank you for staying in touch with us!This month, we’ll tell you about:   Our Valentine’s Day webinar with Dr. Bronner’s ALL-ONE Regenerative Projects Manager  Our newly launched Fair Trade Buying Club How fair and local go hand in...[Read More]
Learn About Dr Bronner’s New Magic Chocolate Bars

Learn About Dr Bronner’s New Magic Chocolate Bars

Zoom webinar, Thursday 2/10/22, 4:30 PM est Pairing world-class Swiss chocolatiers with fairly-treated cocoa farmers practicing regenerative organic agriculture, Dr. Bronner’s Magic All-One Chocolate is fair trade cocoa, all vegan, coconut-sugar sweetened, and...[Read More]
Fair Trade Buying Club

Fair Trade Buying Club

The Media Fair Trade Committee is starting a buying club for Fair Trade items with Frontier Coop. We will order every other month. You will get a great price and the Committee will make a small profit. To kick off our club, and in conjunction with our...[Read More]