Family Farm Defenders Handout - Cheese & Shrimp

Family Farm Defenders Fair Trade Cheese In contrast to free trade, fair trade is a system in which social justice is a key part of the relationship between producers and consumers. For family farmers who believe in stewarding the land, respecting animals, providing healthy wholesome nutritious food, and building an equitable democratic society this concept just makes common sense. Many people are familiar with fair trade in the context of imported products such as coffee, tea or cocoa, but why not apply these principles of economic justice at home? In 1996 Family Farm Defenders joined with Cedar Grove Cheese to launch our Family Farmer Fair Trade Cheese project, and a decade later our direct market sales are providing $20,000 annually in fair trade income to local dairy farmers. In 2007 Cedar Grove Cheese also became the first certified Midwest food handler under the Food Alliance program based in the Twin Cities. How do Farmers, Consumers, Cheese Makers, Dairy Cows, and Nature All Benefit? Parity Pricing: There are 34 farm families involved in the project each receiving $30/100# for rBGH- free milk and $35/100# for grassfed/organic milk. So, for every pound of Family Farmer cheese sold, $3.00 - $3.50 goes directly to the farmer for their hard work. Consumer Sovereignty: All the milk is certified rBGH-free or organic, comes only from Wisconsin, and is clearly labeled. Consumers can know with confidence that the family farmer milk behind the cheese is fresh, local, and healthy. Workers Rights: Cedar Grove Cheese is a respected 100 year old family-run business. Cheese makers receive a living wage, as well as healthcare, dental, and other benefits. Humane Farming: The dairy cows are all given routine pasture access, not injected with bovine growth hormone or force-fed Mad Cow associated feed. Environmental Protection: Family farmers who supply to Cedar Grove strive to use sustainable practices that conserve soil, protect water, and maintain biodiversity. The Following Cheese Varieties Are Examples of What is Currently Available: Price/Pound Cheese Type Price/Pound $5.00 Organic Tomato Basil $8.00 $5.00 Organic Cheddar $8.00 $6.00 Organic Munster $8.00 For more information and to order Fair Trade Cheese, please visit www.familyfarmdefenders.org.

Established in 2007, Midcoast Fishermen's Association created the first Community Supported Fishery program in New England. The Port Clyde CSF began by delivering shrimp. The pilot proved so successful that in the spring of 2008, the Port Clyde community expanded their CSF beyond shrimp. Today, this program delivers fresh, Maine caught shrimp and groundfish to several different locations throughout their local community. In addition, the Midcoast Fishermen's Coop has opened a processing center where they pick shrimp and will soon start filleting fish. When most people's food travels about 1800 miles to get to them, people who buy Port Clyde Fresh Catch seafood - or seafood from any CSF - will know exactly where it comes from. The local wild-caught fish they purchase has traveled only a few miles before reaching their plates, restaurants and other outlets. It’s a fresh, preservative-free product of the highest quality, caught in an environmentally conscious manner and handled with extreme care. Would you like to enjoy delicious, fresh shrimp this winter? CSF shrimp subscription pricing (3 lb minimum order per week): Whole, raw shrimp: $1.30/lb Whole cooked shrimp: $1.80/lb Raw picked shrimp meat: $5/lb Cooked picked shrimp meat: $5.80/lb Whole Fish Subscription Options (cleaned and packed on ice) Half-share: 4-6 pounds of whole fish per week (1.5-2 pounds of fish after filleting) $180 Full share: 8-12 pounds of whole fish per week (3-4 pounds of fish after filleting) $360 Whole fish CSF subscriptions cost approximately $3 per pound. Prefer filleted fish? Half-share: 1.5 - 2.5 pounds of fillets per week $238 Full share: 3.5 - 4.5 pounds of fillets per week $476 Filleted fish CSF subscriptions cost approximately $8.5 per pound To order Port Clyde Fresh Catch, contact Jessica at jessica@midcoastfishemen.org or 207- 975-2191. For more information about the Port Clyde Community Supported Fishery, contact Kim Libby at 207- 593-6808. Visit the Midcoast Fishermen's Cooperative at www.portclydefreshcatch.com. For a list of Community Supported Fisheries in New England and how to start one, please visit the Northwest Atlantic Marine Alliance's at www.namanet.org.

Family Farm Defenders Handout - Cheese & Shrimp

by Community Food Security Coalition on Oct 26, 2009

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