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The Future of Domestic Fair Trade

The Future of Domestic Fair Trade: Supporting Social Justice Markets, Campaigns, and Policies By Erika A. Inwald   This article was originally published in the March/April 2017 issue of the Cooperative Grocer Network Magazine.   Communication across cities, states, and countries is easier than ever. Laptops, conference-call services, and video chatting have made it possible … >More

THE DFTA DISPATCH- December 2016

In our latest newsletter learn more about our biggest highlights of 2016 and about how you can support the DFTA in these last few hours of the year!   Click HERE to read our December 2016 Newsletter.

Our Keynote Speaker: Blain Snipstal

Community Is the Key To It All: Moving Agriculture Forward By Erika Veidis   “All I wanted were five simple things: rice, beans, a horse, a goat, and a house,” Blain Snipstal, visionary Maryland farmer, social activist, and keynote speaker at the National Conference on Domestic Fair Trade, reflects. “And I’m now on a journey … >More

THE DFTA DISPATCH- November 2016

Register for our December 2016 Conference and more in our latest newsletter!   Click HERE to read our November 2016 Newsletter.

RELEASE: Registration Opens for 2016 National Domestic Fair Trade Conference

For Immediate Release: November 3, 2016   Contact: Erika A. Inwald, (347) 589-3398 einwald@thedfta.org   RELEASE: Registration Opens for 2016 National Domestic Fair Trade Conference: Fair Trade and Racial Justice in Our Agricultural System   Brooklyn, NY – On December 9-11, 2016, the Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA) is hosting the National Domestic Fair Trade … >More

RELEASE: The Domestic Fair Trade Association Launches New Website, Including New Logo

For Immediate Release: November 3, 2016   Contact: Erika A. Inwald, (347) 589-3398 einwald@thedfta.org   RELEASE: The Domestic Fair Trade Association Launches New Website, Including New Logo   Brooklyn, NY – In order to better represent our work, the Domestic Fair Trade Association (DFTA) is launching a new website and officially changing our logo.   … >More

Open Meeting: Northeast Gathering on Domestic Fair Trade

Open Meeting: Northeast Gathering on Domestic Fair Trade Friday August 14, 2015 9:00 am-12:30pm Campus Center 903 UMASS, Amherst. This Northeast Organic Farming Association (NOFA) Summer Conference Free Meeting, sponsored by The Domestic Fair Trade Committee of NOFA’s Interstate Council’s (IC) Policy Committee and the Domestic Fair Trade Association, invites activists from the Northeast Region who are engaged … >More