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		<title>SAVE THE DATE: Tour de Farm Southwest Georgia: Nov. 8-10, 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:15:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; Join us for another weekend of cycling through beautiful Southwest Georgia! This year we will return to Koinonia Farm and spend an evening at White Oak Pastures in Bluffton, Ga. This is a NOT TO BE MISSED event for food-lovers, organics enthusiasts and people who like exploring the world on bikes. Check our Facebook<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/save-the-date-tour-de-farm-southwest-georgia-nov-8-10-2013/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>4/30/13: Film Screening + Garden Launch in Americus</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:53:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[&#160; FARM DOCUMENTARY SCREENING AND COMMUNITY GARDEN LAUNCH IN AMERICUS, APRIL 30 AMERICUS, Ga.- Café Campesino joins a series of locations around the world screening the critically acclaimed documentary, “GROW!” that showcases the work and enthusiasm of 20 young farmers across Georgia who are energizing the local food movement.  Film-makers Owen Masterson and Christine Anthony<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/43013-film-screening-garden-launch-in-americus/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Understanding Roya: The Coffee Rust</title>
		<link>http://www.fairtradewire.com/understanding-roya-the-coffee-rust/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2013 16:40:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nema</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cafe Campesino]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sustainability]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[roya; guatemala]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Roya- or coffee “rust”- is an orange fungus that grows on the leaves of coffee plants, causing them to whither and fall off.  It reduces coffee production and eventually causes plants to die, and it is quickly spreading through Central America.  We witnessed the effects of roya during our trip to Guatemala in January, and<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/understanding-roya-the-coffee-rust/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Now I know&#8221; by Scott Umstattd</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cafe Campesino</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chajul]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Manos Campesinas]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Cafe Campesino Guatemala Tour 2013 Photos, video and article by Scott Umstattd In January of 2013, I had the opportunity to go with Cafe Campesino on a cooperative tour of Guatemala. Sure, we all know Cafe Campesino makes great coffee and that this great coffee is traded in a way the best serves the farmers<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/now-i-know-by-scott-umstattd/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Commercio Justo: Guatemala Day One</title>
		<link>http://www.fairtradewire.com/commercio-justo-guatemala-day-one/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:01:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cafe Campesino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our group on their first day in Guatemala.  Included in this picture are Faith Fuller of Desktop Documentaries; Ronnie from the Sentient Bean; Richard Haas from Earth Natural Foods in Norman, OK; Bill Harris of Cafe Campesino, Sweetwater Organic Coffee and Cooperative Coffees; David Minich and Sissy Ledbetter of Americus, Georgia; Miguel Mateo of Manos<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/commercio-justo-guatemala-day-one/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Guatemala Bound!: Pre-Departure Q&amp;A 2013</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 20:51:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cafe Campesino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our guys are off to Guatemala this week.  Geoffrey, Bill, Dave, David Minich and Mike of the Sweetwater and Cafe Campesino crew are headed out, as well as our customers Ronnie from the Sentient Bean in Savannah and Richard from Earth Natural Foods in Norman, Oklahoma.  Plus, a few folks from Americus- Sissy Dudley Ledbetter<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/guatemala-bound-pre-departure-qa-2013/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>La FEM: Improving Coffee Production &amp; Women&#8217;s Rights in Nicaragua</title>
		<link>http://www.fairtradewire.com/la-fem-improving-coffee-production-womens-rights-in-nicaragua/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fairtradewire.com/la-fem-improving-coffee-production-womens-rights-in-nicaragua/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:21:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Cafe Campesino</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[La Fundacion Entre Mujeres is a well organized all-women’s NGO in northern Nicaragua that is committed to selling quality, Fair Trade coffee while simultaneously supporting the ideological, economic, and political empowerment of rural women.  La FEM supports female empowerment through a variety of projects that include an education program that promotes literacy;  a gender equality-focus<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/la-fem-improving-coffee-production-womens-rights-in-nicaragua/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sidama Coffee Farmers&#8217; Manager in Americus, Tuesday, Sept. 25</title>
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		<comments>http://www.fairtradewire.com/sidama-coffee-farmers-manager-in-americus-tuesday-sept-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2012 13:29:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nema</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Berhanu Legesse Hailemariam, deputy general manager of the Sidama Coffee Farmers Cooperative Union, will be at Cafe Campesino Coffee House in Americus on Tuesday, Sept. 25, at 6:30 p.m.   He will be joining staff members of Cooperative Coffees, North America&#8217;s only green bean importing cooperative of roasters, to discuss the coffee supply chain.  The general<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/sidama-coffee-farmers-manager-in-americus-tuesday-sept-25/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>BRAG and Paddle Georgia 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jul 2012 12:38:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Geoffrey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Another busy summer is allowing me little time to write, but I wanted to make sure I shared some of the great experiences we had during Bicycle Ride Across Georgia (BRAG) and the Georgia River Network&#8217;s annual river trip, Paddle Georgia. Held June 2-9 in North Georgia, BRAG was a tough one this year for<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/brag-and-paddle-georgia-2012/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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		<title>Sweetwater Coffeehouse in Sautee Nachoochee, Ga.</title>
		<link>http://www.fairtradewire.com/sweetwater-coffeehouse-in-sautee-nachoochee-ga/</link>
		<comments>http://www.fairtradewire.com/sweetwater-coffeehouse-in-sautee-nachoochee-ga/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 14:45:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>nema</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Georgia Folk Pottery Museum]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carolyn Hayes, owner-operator of Sweetwater Coffeehouse Cozy shaded area, visible from Ga. HWY 17 in Sautee. Front porch where &#8220;Transition Sautee&#8221; was born! Inside the coffeehouse. Facejugs are a folk art common to the North Georgia Mountains.  These were made by artist, Don Wheatley, and are for sale inside Sweetwater Coffeehouse.  See more facejugs at<a href="http://www.fairtradewire.com/sweetwater-coffeehouse-in-sautee-nachoochee-ga/"> Read on...</a>]]></description>
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