Baltimore, Md., Sep 24, 2018 / 15:07 pm
Catholic Relief Services is now offering fair trade coffee beans that will benefit local farming communities in Mexico and foster better agricultural practices.
"So many of us love coffee, and this is just a really easy way to live out your faith and support the people who work really hard to create the products that we love," said Meghan Gilbert, communications officer for CRS.
"As Catholics, we have to uphold the dignity of everyone and one really great way to do that is to make sure workers are treated fairly and that they are paid a fair price for what they produce," she told CNA.
The project is called Mama Tierra, or Mother Earth, and is a joint effort of CRS and Equal Exchange, a fair trade company that looks to provide a just relationship between consumers and producers.