<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Farmers]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 12 May 2026 08:25:55 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.thefairtradecause.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The Fairtrade Cause featured in Taiwan News and Macau Business]]></title><description><![CDATA[https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4783605 https://www.macaubusiness.com/2022-qianhai-guangdong-hong-kong-macao-taiwan-youth-innovatio...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/the-fairtrade-cause-featured-in-macau-business</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63cf36826ba1804e0e12934d</guid><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 01:41:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_5ae1d9c149124a9e90d78e9435ff14a8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fairtrade Cause feature article --信報 Newspaper]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extracted from 信報 (www.hkej.com), a local paper in Hong Kong. The article describes The Fairtrade Cause's mission, social contributions...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/the-fairtrade-cause-feature-article-%E4%BF%A1%E5%A0%B1-newspaper</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63a6bf3ca80f88f1fa933671</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Dec 2022 09:07:09 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_69b4162904e24591bfb67ae898d139ec~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Thank you for purchasing from The Fairtrade Cause" - Sincerely, Melo Bautista]]></title><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/thank-you-for-purchasing-from-the-fairtrade-cause-sincerely-melo-bautista</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633fb6d3e192d73532d2c106</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:19:38 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_d8b87d957f924d8d9bdc67056e8816a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I2 Cool's Ipaint arrived in the Philippines!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The other day, I woke up to a stream of happy texts from the six farmers I regularly contact... Thomas: “We finally received the i2 cool...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/i2-cool-s-ipaint-arrived-in-the-philippines</link><guid isPermaLink="false">633fb49ab1156875ba9b2d25</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:17:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_52a1aff9bfbf4317a2c2c39fe70e0444~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fairtrade Cause's collaboration with i2 Cool]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even after my internship at i2 Cool came to an end, my work at the ESG startup  isn’t over. After learning about the Fairtrade cause, i2...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/the-fairtrade-cause-s-collaboration-with-i2-cool</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63050164ce5469cd170f90c1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 17:16:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_184de28ef9114b8dbaa5031587ea489c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thomas Lamung]]></title><description><![CDATA[“Only through our efforts, the Philippines can survive. Therefore, I continue my work with pride, joy, and determination, even with all...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/thomas-lamung</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62f510e28e04bba71a0b95a9</guid><pubDate>Thu, 11 Aug 2022 14:32:52 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_faa8ca480f0240af8183e556c6b5b8f4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_816,h_612,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Support of Milton Academy students towards TheFairtradeCause ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Photo Gallery of Milton academy students purchasing our wristbands to support our cause!]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/support-of-milton-academy-students-towards-thefairtradecause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ed1ad35f11c9ff65fda28e</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:40:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_f4f1aaf80e934b8f861b8bdd5ae469ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer internship at i2Cool ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beyond raising funds and awareness for farmers, I yearned to enlarge the scope of my fairtrade project with ethical, sustainable, and...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/summer-internship-at-i2cool</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62ecf8b69a2f37f3f5679c4b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Aug 2022 13:16:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_d831bd4e357e42118d711a8dd16fd99d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_951,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brookwood Farm Interview]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hannah Helfner, the interim farm manager at Brookwood Farm Situated on a 70-acre parcel of land in the Blue Hills Reservation in...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/brookwood-farm-interview</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62a98fb6f9331a8b4111657b</guid><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jun 2022 07:57:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_a4c53cedb4f3469ba964de9d6ada5c53~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trip to Movement Ground Farm]]></title><description><![CDATA[On a cold spring morning, I went on a volunteer trip to the Movement Ground Farm in Rhode Island, to learn more about organic farming,...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/trip-to-movement-ground-farm</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6297b113c9c13b947e117907</guid><pubDate>Wed, 01 Jun 2022 18:40:39 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_0f8d299432ad419c93f6d48af21d329c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilbert Africano]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We can’t go out anymore because we need to follow the rules and stay safe. As farmers the hard life we live has gotten harder, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/gilbert-africano</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6256c4adc046d53d92d4852a</guid><pubDate>Wed, 13 Apr 2022 12:47:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_e2d09de8506d4f89b2f61af89cc1f1be~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_729,h_547,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Update on Melo Bautista]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We have no choice but pray to God for survival” Despite routinely contacting each farmer through Whatsapp, I video called Melo Bautista...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/update-on-melo-bautista</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d5f4ef4e52630016002597</guid><pubDate>Wed, 05 Jan 2022 21:03:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_7ae62371e2cf427db2997c5966fa053d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_723,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carl Lazaro]]></title><description><![CDATA["I instantly knew that our harvest was gone. My first thought was that my family will starve without the crops.” "In the Philippines, our...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/carl-lazaro</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6100dc7fa5971f00150bea4c</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jul 2021 06:30:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_52144615b5174f42937499703160f741~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jovie Alluag]]></title><description><![CDATA[“We want change but no one listens because we are poor farmers.” “The Philippines is split into 12 regions; each region consists of many...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/jovie-alluag</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60fa2fd3a3496e00152eab67</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2021 02:56:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_7bf6ded91830407f899f3df2981ea0ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_801,h_545,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Melo Bautista]]></title><description><![CDATA[“If rice mills refuse to pay us for what our crops are worth, how can we sustain as small farmers?” To begin the series of "Giving a...]]></description><link>https://www.thefairtradecause.org/post/designing-for-a-cause</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60c5b634af80440048682a44</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Jun 2021 07:39:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/979b13_f823e8018d4940bf9807b53c09cc89ae~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_966,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Aleisha Sin</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>