Fair Trade

St Andrew’s on The Terrace is a Fair Trade church and was an enthusiastic supporter of Wellington’s bid to become the first Fair Trade city in the southern hemisphere in 2009. We use Fair Trade tea and coffee in the Church and St Andrew’s Centre.

Fair Trade supports marginalised farmers and workers, enabling them to build a better and more secure life for themselves, their co-workers and their families. Because it guarantees a minimum price for what they farm, Fair Trade is helping growers of cocoa, coffee, tea and other crops, to have more financial security – making them less vulnerable to poverty.

In many cases, Fair Trade certification enables farmers to negotiate a higher price for their product than the conventional market price.

www.wellingtonfairtrade.org.nz