Why we LOVE our food producers:

OUR MISSION

We create opportunities for artisans in developing countries to earn income by bringing their products and stories to our markets through long-term, fair trading relationships. 45% farmer owned created by a cocoa farmer co-op in Ghana with Our Fair Trade Promise the goal to empower farmers, increase women’s participation, and develop environmentally conscious coca is more than a rd cultivation. Over 1/3 of the farmers works with store. We're a global maker-to-market are women who are empowered to movement that breaks the cycle of over 40 small famer organizations to have a greater say in their co-op and source product grown and processed generational poverty and ignites social communities. change. We're a way for you to shop in Africa, Asia, Latin America and the with intention for ethically-sourced Profits allow farmers to make US. Long standing relationships with wares — and to share in the joy of a fair wage, build village schools, build these farmers allow Equal Exchange to empowering makers in ten thousand separate toilets for men and women, secure the best coffee and tea crops villages. and bicycle programs provide school purchased for a fair price. transportation in 57 districts. Innovative programs are As a pioneer of fair trade, (Bluffton is are the first fair trade store in the U.S.) we Divine cocoa beans developed in collaboration with the co- do business differently, putting people ethically grown and harvested then ops; clinics are built to care for and planet first. That means you can shipped to Europe to be processed into villagers, solar panels enable electric trust that every handmade purchase bars. Cocoa beans in any Divine fences to protect crops from animal and donation you make directly impact Chocolate bar can be traced back to damage and 0% interest farm loans the life and community of its maker in a the village from which they originated. are available thanks to purchases of developing country. Divine Chocolate uses 100% cocoa Equal Exchange Coffee. Enjoy! butter giving it a luxurious melt in your Visit us: 115 South Main Street mouth feel. No palm oil is used in any Happy Valentine’s Day from your local Bluffton, Ohio 45817 Divine Chocolate products. Enjoy! Bluffton Ten Thousand Villages store!