[Vision2020] Moscow Food Co-op Sponsors Free Films, Raffles, and Food Samplings about Fair Trade

[Bill London]

Moscow Food Co-op Sponsors Free Films, Raffles, and Food Samplings about Fair Trade 
  
The Moscow Food Co-op will be hosting a Festival of Fair Trade during the month of October.  Events include free documentary films at 7 p.m., each Tuesday at the Kenworthy Theater in downtown Moscow, a weekly Fair Trade raffle, product samplings, and vendor visits in the store. 
  
Fair Trade products of many kinds and from all over the globe are sold at the Moscow Food Co-op.  All are grown, harvested and processed to ensure quality products and to maintain equitable wages and working conditions for the people involved. 
  
At the Moscow Food Co-op, throughout October look for free samplings and displays by these Fair Trade vendors: Craven’s Coffee, Doma Coffee, Landgrove Coffee, Wholesome Sweeteners, Theo Chocolate, Numi Tea, Jubilee Traders, Serrv, Green and Black Chocolate, Alaffia, Dr. Bronners, Equal Exchange. 
  
Schedule of Free Documentaries at the Kenworthy.  Films begin at 7 p.m. 
  
Tuesday, October 4: “Black Gold” A film about coffee and international trade 
Tuesday, October 11: “The Dark Side of Chocolate” Investigates the use of child labor in West African cocoa production 
Tuesday, October 18: “The Price of Sugar” The exploitation of Haitian refugees in Dominican Republic sugar fields 
Tuesday, October 25: “A Thousand Fibers: Binding Together Through Fair Trade” A 33-minute film about how Fair Trade works in the world of commodities.  The film will be followed by a followed panel discussion with Lisa from Equal Exchange, Cat from Theo Chocolate, Simon from Craven Coffee, and from the Co-op’s Julia Parker.  Fair trade desserts, tea, and coffee will also be served. 
  
The Co-op is located at 121 East Fifth Street in downtown Moscow. 
  
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