Tag Archives: coffee
Leaf Rust Is Damaging Coffee Plants, But Can We Protect Farmers?
Posted on 11. Apr, 2013 by Annalise Udall Romoser.
Leaf rust is the common name for a nasty little fungus, Roya, which causes big problems for coffee plants. Leaf rust first appears on the underside of the leaves of coffee plants as yellow spots, and can ultimately cause the leaves to turn black and fall off. This severely damages coffee plants, reducing yields. When [...]
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Fair Trade Food Blog – Will’s Stout
Posted on 01. Nov, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
I’m the kind of guy who knows his way around the kitchen, which means I can microwave a mean frozen burrito. So when I heard LWR’s blog would be promoting Equal Exchange’s Fair Trade products throughout October, I jumped at the chance to try out a recipe for a mocha-java stout using a home brewing [...]
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Fair Trade Food Bloggers – Christie and Nicole
Posted on 25. Oct, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
October is Fair Trade Month, and we want to lift up one of our long-time Fair Trade partners: Equal Exchange. In their honor, we asked our staff here at LWR to take Fair Trade products from Equal Exchange and make anything they can think of, and boy do they have a treat for you. This [...]
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Oliva Kishen – Fair Trade Coffee Farmer
Posted on 23. Oct, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
October is Fair Trade Month, and we want to lift up one of our long-time Fair Trade partners: Equal Exchange. In their honor, every Tuesday we are sharing the stories of farmers whose lives are changed by your faithful support of Fair Trade. This week hear the story of Oliva Kishen, who grew up in [...]
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Fair Trade Food: Melanie and Julie
Posted on 18. Oct, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
October is Fair Trade Month, and we want to lift up one of our long-time Fair Trade partners: Equal Exchange. In their honor, we asked our staff here at LWR to take Fair Trade products from Equal Exchange and make anything they can think of, and boy do they have a treat for you. This [...]
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Victorio Vasquez Morales & Carlos Romero Velazco
Posted on 16. Oct, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
October is Fair Trade Month, and we want to lift up one of our long-time Fair Trade partners: Equal Exchange. In their honor, every Tuesday we are sharing the stories of farmers whose lives are changed by your faithful support of Fair Trade. This week hear the stories of Victorio Vasquez Morales and Carlos Romero [...]
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Fair Trade Food: Emily and Vicky
Posted on 11. Oct, 2012 by Lutheran World Relief.
October is Fair Trade Month, and we want to lift up one of our long-time Fair Trade partners: Equal Exchange. In their honor, we asked our staff here at LWR to take Fair Trade products from Equal Exchange and make anything they can think of, and boy do they have a treat for you. This [...]


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