http://crs-blog.org/global-fellows-nicaragua/ Introduce yourself to the world Fri, 09 Jan 2009 20:43:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://crs-blog.org/global-fellows-nicaragua/#comment-2171 simone blanchard Wed, 03 Sep 2008 14:57:12 +0000 http://crs-blog.org/?p=522#comment-2171 I also met with farmers from La Fem at a conference of small coffee producers throughout Latin America. We met in El Labor Honduras and our very own CRS Coffee Roaster Partner Trip Pomeroy from Cafe Campesino and Cooperative Coffees, gave a workshop about fair trade coffee and the US Market. This was the first conference of its kind in the area and it was wonderful to see so many women farmers present. I also met with farmers from La Fem at a conference of small coffee producers throughout Latin America. We met in El Labor Honduras and our very own CRS Coffee Roaster Partner Trip Pomeroy from Cafe Campesino and Cooperative Coffees, gave a workshop about fair trade coffee and the US Market. This was the first conference of its kind in the area and it was wonderful to see so many women farmers present.

]]> http://crs-blog.org/global-fellows-nicaragua/#comment-2150 Honoring the Labor of Fair Trade Cooperatives | CRS Fair Trade News Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:33:07 +0000 http://crs-blog.org/?p=522#comment-2150 [...] However, I suspect a blog reader doesn’t really want to know the results of small group brainstorming sessions. So, let me borrow from another CRS colleague, Fr. David Garcia, who recently visited Nicaragua as part of our Global Fellows program. Fr. David was fortunate to meet with some of the members of La Fem, a women’s led cooperative that CRS-Nicaragua accompanies in the Matagalpa region. Here are some of his reflections, and you can read more at the CRS Blog. [...] [...] However, I suspect a blog reader doesn’t really want to know the results of small group brainstorming sessions. So, let me borrow from another CRS colleague, Fr. David Garcia, who recently visited Nicaragua as part of our Global Fellows program. Fr. David was fortunate to meet with some of the members of La Fem, a women’s led cooperative that CRS-Nicaragua accompanies in the Matagalpa region. Here are some of his reflections, and you can read more at the CRS Blog. [...]

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