Interrupcion Fair Trade

Location:

Buenos Aires, Argentina

Certification(s):

various, see current price list for crop by crop breakdown

IMO Fair for Life

Interrupcion Fair Trade began as a nonprofit venture in response to the Argentinean economic collapse in 2001, but quickly grew into a business supporting fair trade, organic and sustainable farming practices across Argentina, Chile, and Costa Rica/

Interrupcion chooses sustainable agriculture in order to improve the lives of their grower communities, devoting 4% of the gross revenue from every product to Social Premium projects. This 4% is put to work, allowing the growers to build kindergartens, offer scholarships, and micro-loans to community members, as well as create public health programs and retirement funds. Buying the apples, pears, and other products produced by Interrupcion growers and other cooperatives whose fruit they market is a gesture of solidarity with communities struggling against adversity, and a powerful statement in support of this social and agricultural movement.

“We are interrupción*, a stakeholder community that is working to build a sustainable future through responsible consumption, sustainable development, organic farming and fair trade.”

www.interrupcionfairtrade.com

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PDF:

Interrupcion Grower Info Card.pdf

Crops:

Apple, Blueberries, Kiwi, Pear

Our Growers Are Our Heroes

We got into this business because we wanted to help small scale organic farmers here at home gain access to the larger commercial marketplace, and to ensure their families and communities thrive. Over the past decade or so, we have endeavored to do this, step by step, with over ninety B.C. farms.

Our hearts still belong to the small scale growers. We have visited dozens of farms in B.C., working with growers to see them move to larger and more financially sustainable operations.

We feel encouraged by the impressive increase in consumer demand for organics and local. We also acknowledge that we might not be able to grow all our own food year round. Even more so now, as our climate changes, no harvest is a safe bet.

So over the years, we have extended our relationships with small scale farmers to include farms down the Pacific Coast, through Washington, Oregon and California, then on to Mexico and South America. Together, this network of growers keep us all fed year round. And for this we are grateful.