While there are over 650 Fair Trade Towns in Europe, there are only 18 here in the United States. Of the eightteen, four of them: Brattleboro, Vermont; Amherst, Conway, and Northampton, MA are right in our backyard and Greenfield maybe one of the next.

In 2007 Pioneer Valley Local First joined the Northampton Fair Trade Coalition and played a key role in helping Northampton become the 6TH Fair Trade Town in the country. We look forward to continuing to promote Fair Trade Products at local businesses here in the Pioneer Valley.

In Northampton (and originally in Brattleboro) we are calling our campaign "Buy Local, Buy Fair." The idea of Buy Local, Buy Fair is to encourage people to buy Fair Trade products at locally owned businesses; this way we can take care of the world and ourselves at the same time. While not locally owned, we do want to thank and recognize Ten Thousand Villages for their commitment to promoting Fair Trade products both here in Northampton and across the country.

To find local businesses selling Fair Trade products, please go to Northampton Fair Trade to see their local shopping guide. If your business is not listed yet, please let Northampton Fair Trade know and you will be added. There is currently no charge to be listed. So again, to see the shopping guide and a lot of great educational resources about Fair Trade, please go to:

Northampton Fair Trade

When you shop locally please look for the Fair Trade Certified^TM label and support Fair Trade for communities here and abroad. Thank You!:

To learn more about Fair Trade, please go to: Trans Fair USA

Fair Trade Towns and Fair Trade Federation

and to learn about the growing movement of Domestic Fair Trade go to: Local Fair Trade