Name: How to buy fair trade coffee
Uploaded: 2014-06-14T04:20:09.000Z
Duration: 1 min 44 s
Description: What is fair trade coffee and how do you spot fair trade coffee packaging? Organic food expert and environmentalist Anna Lappe explains why she believes it's important to buy fair trade coffee beans, and how and where to find it.

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What is fair trade coffee and how do you spot fair trade coffee packaging? Organic food expert and environmentalist Anna Lappe explains why she believes it's important to buy fair trade coffee beans, and how and where to find it.

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