On Friday, Dec. 2, Wholesum, the Fair Trade-certified grower and shipper of organic farm-fresh vegetables based in Amado, AZ, celebrated 10 years of Fair Trade certification at its first-ever festival highlighting the themes of community, art and impact at its farm in Sonora, Mexico. The event featured special guest Paul Rice, founder and CEO of Fair Trade USA, who inspired those in attendance with a motivational speech about the positive impact of Fair Trade among farmworker communities.
On Friday, Dec. 2, Wholesum, the Fair Trade-certified grower and shipper of organic farm-fresh vegetables based in Amado, AZ, celebrated 10 years of Fair Trade certification at its first-ever festival highlighting the themes of community, art and impact at its farm in Sonora, Mexico.
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Awe Sum Organics is proud to offer its organic and Fair Trade USA Certified fruit. "We feel it is important to give back to the local communities that are involved in growing, harvesting, packing, and shipping our Awe Sum organic fruit," said David Posner, president, CEO and founder of Awe Sum Organics. "Since 2015, through the sale of our Awe Sum Organic Fair Trade and Fair for Life Certified fruit, over $1.4 million U.S. dollars have been collected by Awe Sum Organics and distributed back to the local communities where our organic fruit is produced.”