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Production: Packaging

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Jairo and Mom. Congratulations on your new job as an agronomist with the Colombian Coffee Federation

Famicafé Graduate hired as an Agronomist with the Colombia Coffee Federation

Congratulations Jairo!

This story is an example of Direct Fair Trade at work.

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Coffee Cupping

Word from the lab

We thought we'd expose what we consider the 'cool' part of our business—coffee cupping. This job has potential to be considered snob'ish or conversely an excuse for an extra coffee break.

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A Visit with Barton & Trezia

Tanzanian Producer Profile

Barton Mbwaga and his wife Trezia are a part of the community of HOPE Organic farmers who grow coffee which is purchased by Level Ground Trading and sold as Café Mbeya.

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Touring Tadesse's Farms

Ethiopian Producer Profile

Often when we asked farmers if we could see their farm they would hesitate. The reason for the hesitation was that many of them have a number of scattered, tiny plots (i.e.

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Actual Payment to Farmers

Is the farmer better off with Direct Fair Trade?

Over the last twelve years, Hugo Ciro (president of Level Ground Trading) has visited producer regions to meet with farmers, cooperatives, and exporters. more

Is your career in Direct Fair Trade?

A peek at working at Level Ground Trading

We're passionate about helping out disadvantaged producers, selling high quality products and doing it all in as environmentally sustainable way as possible. Interested in joining our team?

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Who's Who at Level Ground?

Meet the team

Happily, there are many people who pull together to work with producers, deal with import logistics, help customers, pay bills, roast coffee, package coffee, build orders, deliver orders, write sta

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From the Ground Up

A history of Level Ground Trading

Level Ground Trading was founded by four Canadian families for the purpose of improving the lives of disadvantaged producers through trade.

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Jaime Vargas' Biodigestor

In September of 2007, four Level Ground employees, agronomist Juan Valez, former Famicafe student Liliana Franco, Famicafe director Julian Toro, and coffee farmer Jaime Marin toured the Andes mount

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WorkLife BC Award

Award of Excellence

Level Ground Trading Ltd., a Victoria-based Fair Trade Organization, has been recognized with one of the first-ever WorkLife BC awards.

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Ecostar Award Winner

Waste Reduction

A "nearly zero" waste policy has reduced landfill waste by 90 per cent for a Fair Trade company from Victoria, British Columbia.

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Ethics in Action Award Winner

Overall Leadership 2003

Level Ground Trading is the winner of the Ethics in Action Award in the category of Overall Leadership.

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LGT wins Business Excellence Award

November 2007

VICTORIA—Level Ground Trading has been named the Vancouver Island Small Business of the Year at the Business Examiner"s 2007 Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards.

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Ecotainers

Environmentally friendlier disposable coffee cups

Level Ground Trading is proud to offer a better alternative to conventional disposable coffee cups.

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Public Speaking

Are you interested in educating yourself and others about Fair Trade at your workplace, church, school or community group?

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Direct Fair Trade and Producer Impact

An Overview of Level Ground's trade in each community

Historically, Level Ground Trading has paid 53% more than conventional importers of coffee and 26% more than the FLO/Transfair price.

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Visiting Tanzania

A slideshow of our latest visit to Tanzania

What's life like for a coffee farmer in Tanzania? Get a glimpse through a slideshow of photos. more

Famicafé

Our partners in Colombia

Fundación Familias Cafeteras, Famicafé (Coffee Families Foundation) is a registered Colombian non-profit, non-governmental organization dedicated to improving the lives of families in

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Direct Fair Trade

Direct Fair Trade means getting involved

Level Ground Trading envisions a world wherein lifestyles are simpler, relationships are deeper and justice is inherent in each exchange.

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