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SUMMARY:World’s Biggest Fair Trade Dinner Party
DESCRIPTION:\n\n\n\n\n🕗 When: Saturday, May 10, 2025, 6-9pm📍 Where: Chicago Fair Trade Museum, 4704 N Broadway, Chicago IL, 60641\n\n\n\nJoin us to enjoy multiple courses of delicious global flavors prepared by local chefs using ethically sourced global ingredients and locally grown produce – while hearing the stories of the farmers and growers behind each ingredient! A sister event will be held simultaneously by our fair trade friends in LA, making this the biggest fair trade dinner party in the world!\n\n\n\nYOUR TICKET INCLUDES:\n\n\n\n🍸 Cocktail hour with signature cocktail and appetizer\n\n\n\n🍽️ Four-course dinner served family-style\n\n\n\n🍷 Plentiful fair trade wine, mocktails, and beer\n\n\n\n❤️ Good karma for supporting fair trade farmers and the world’s first and only fair trade museum!\n\n\n\nPlease note: This menu is mostly vegetarian, but contains one fish appetizer and a limited number of non-vegan items, all of which are optional. Due to our limited resources, we regret that we cannot accommodate other dietary restrictions for this particular event.\n\n\n\nTickets are very limited, so book now! Tickets are $85 per person ($75 for Chicago Fair Trade members).\n\n\n\n\nThe Qassrawi family on their olive tree farm in the village of Raba, Palestine.Credit: Canaan Palestine\n\n\n\nCacao farmers at Moka Farm in Cameroon, West Africa use sustainable agricultural practices.Credit: Moka Origins\n\n\n\nMonica, a tea picker from Kenya, holds a JusTea tea tin with her photo on it.Credit: JusTea\n\n\n\nA saffron farmer in Herat, Afghanistan harvests crocus flowers for saffron.Credit: Heray Spice\n\n\n\nEdgewater-based Phoenix Bean/Jenny’s Tofu sells locally-made tofu from organic Illinois soybeans.Credit: Phoenix Bean\n\n\n\nAt Global Gardens Chicago in Albany Park, refugees grow organic, culturally-appropriate produce.Credit: Global Gardens Chicago\n\n\n\n\nFEATURED FAIR TRADE AND ETHICAL LOCAL FOOD BRANDS WE LOVE\n\n\n\n\nCanaan Palestine: Fair trade extra-virgin olive oil and traditional grains freekeh and maftoul, sourced from 4,000 family farms in Palestine\n\n\n\nMoka Origins: Ethically sourced bean-to-bar chocolate sourced directly from small-scale farmers in Cameroon\n\n\n\nHeray Spice: Premium-quality saffron from a Chicago-based small company sourcing from a fair trade cooperative in Afghanistan\n\n\n\nJusTea: The first and only farmer-direct, fair trade tea from Kenya\n\n\n\nBurlap & Barrel: Single-origin spices sourced directly from smallholder farmers using sustainable and equitable practices\n\n\n\nAlaska Fresh: Premium wild salmon sustainably harvested by small boat fishermen from Alaska’s Copper River and William Sound fishing districts\n\n\n\nLa Riojana: Fairtrade-certified wine produced from Argentina’s largest wine cooperative in the Famatina Valley in La Rioja province\n\n\n\nChicago Cane Cooperative: Locally-distilled rum from one of the first worker-owned spirits producers in the world, made from ethically-sourced sugarcane \n\n\n\nKeep It Savory: Hand-cured salts flavored with fresh ingredients from hyper-local growers and vendors on Chicago’s West Side\n\n\n\nPhoenix Bean/Jenny’s Tofu: Locally-made tofu made from the finest Illinois-grown non-GMO soybeans without additives or preservatives\n\n\n\nGlobal Gardens Chicago: Organic vegetables grown using sustainable practices by refugees in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, on a formerly vacant lot transformed into a vibrant community farm\n\n\n\n\nOUR CHEFS\n\n\n\nA huge thank you to our professional chefs Mohammed Djeddour, Jeff Shane, and Tamiz Haiderali, who among them owned Kingfisher, Treat, Township, Zebda Deli, and Tassili.\n\n\n\n\nWITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThis event would not be possible without the generous support of our fantastic fair trade sponsors!\n\n\n\n\nFairtrade America: The U.S. branch of the global Fairtrade system, Fairtrade America works to promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers in developing countries by advancing the well-known FAIRTRADE Mark and building awareness of ethical consumption.\n\n\n\nFair Trade Federation: A trade association of fair trade enterprises fully committed to equitable and sustainable trading partnerships, the Fair Trade Federation strengthens and supports their members to grow the global movement of trade that values the health of the planet, and the labor, dignity, and equality of all people.\n\n\n\nZambeezi: Zambeezi offers organic, fair trade lip balms and body care products made with wildcrafted ingredients from Zambia. Their work supports beekeepers, farmers, and community development projects in southern Africa.\n\n\n\nWorldFinds: A women-led fair trade brand that creates colorful, upcycled jewelry and accessories handcrafted by artisans in India, WorldFinds is committed to economic empowerment, education, and sustainable production.\n\n\n\nMarketPlace: Handwork of India: A pioneer in fair trade fashion, MarketPlace partners with artisan cooperatives in India to produce vibrant apparel and accessories. Their model empowers women through employment, leadership development, and social change.\n\n\n\nEarthfoam: Earthfoam creates 100% natural, fair trade certified mattresses, pillows, and mattress toppers. Their supply chain – from organic rubber plantations to final product assembly – centers workers and the planet at every step.\n\n
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🕗 When: Saturday, May 10, 2025, 6-9pm 📍 Where: Chicago Fair Trade Museum, 4704 N Broadway, Chicago IL, 60641
Join us to enjoy multiple courses of delicious global flavors prepared by local chefs using ethically sourced global ingredients and locally grown produce – while hearing the stories of the farmers and growers behind each ingredient! A sister event will be held simultaneously by our fair trade friends in LA, making this the biggest fair trade dinner party in the world!
YOUR TICKET INCLUDES:
🍸 Cocktail hour with signature cocktail and appetizer
🍽️ Four-course dinner served family-style
🍷 Plentiful fair trade wine, mocktails, and beer
❤️ Good karma for supporting fair trade farmers and the world’s first and only fair trade museum!
Please note: This menu is mostly vegetarian, but contains one fish appetizer and a limited number of non-vegan items, all of which are optional. Due to our limited resources, we regret that we cannot accommodate other dietary restrictions for this particular event.
Tickets are very limited, so book now! Tickets are $85 per person ($75 for Chicago Fair Trade members).
The Qassrawi family on their olive tree farm in the village of Raba, Palestine. Credit: Canaan PalestineCacao farmers at Moka Farm in Cameroon, West Africa use sustainable agricultural practices. Credit: Moka OriginsMonica, a tea picker from Kenya, holds a JusTea tea tin with her photo on it. Credit: JusTeaA saffron farmer in Herat, Afghanistan harvests crocus flowers for saffron. Credit: Heray SpiceEdgewater-based Phoenix Bean/Jenny’s Tofu sells locally-made tofu from organic Illinois soybeans. Credit: Phoenix BeanAt Global Gardens Chicago in Albany Park, refugees grow organic, culturally-appropriate produce. Credit: Global Gardens Chicago
FEATURED FAIR TRADE AND ETHICAL LOCAL FOOD BRANDS WE LOVE
Canaan Palestine: Fair trade extra-virgin olive oil and traditional grains freekeh and maftoul, sourced from 4,000 family farms in Palestine
Moka Origins: Ethically sourced bean-to-bar chocolate sourced directly from small-scale farmers in Cameroon
Heray Spice: Premium-quality saffron from a Chicago-based small company sourcing from a fair trade cooperative in Afghanistan
JusTea: The first and only farmer-direct, fair trade tea from Kenya
Burlap & Barrel: Single-origin spices sourced directly from smallholder farmers using sustainable and equitable practices
Alaska Fresh: Premium wild salmon sustainably harvested by small boat fishermen from Alaska’s Copper River and William Sound fishing districts
La Riojana: Fairtrade-certified wine produced from Argentina’s largest wine cooperative in the Famatina Valley in La Rioja province
Chicago Cane Cooperative: Locally-distilled rum from one of the first worker-owned spirits producers in the world, made from ethically-sourced sugarcane
Keep It Savory: Hand-cured salts flavored with fresh ingredients from hyper-local growers and vendors on Chicago’s West Side
Phoenix Bean/Jenny’s Tofu: Locally-made tofu made from the finest Illinois-grown non-GMO soybeans without additives or preservatives
Global Gardens Chicago: Organic vegetables grown using sustainable practices by refugees in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, on a formerly vacant lot transformed into a vibrant community farm
OUR CHEFS
A huge thank you to our professional chefs Mohammed Djeddour, Jeff Shane, and Tamiz Haiderali, who among them owned Kingfisher, Treat, Township, Zebda Deli, and Tassili.
WITH THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS
This event would not be possible without the generous support of our fantastic fair trade sponsors!
Fairtrade America: The U.S. branch of the global Fairtrade system, Fairtrade America works to promote sustainable livelihoods for farmers and workers in developing countries by advancing the well-known FAIRTRADE Mark and building awareness of ethical consumption.
Fair Trade Federation: A trade association of fair trade enterprises fully committed to equitable and sustainable trading partnerships, the Fair Trade Federation strengthens and supports their members to grow the global movement of trade that values the health of the planet, and the labor, dignity, and equality of all people.
Zambeezi: Zambeezi offers organic, fair trade lip balms and body care products made with wildcrafted ingredients from Zambia. Their work supports beekeepers, farmers, and community development projects in southern Africa.
WorldFinds: A women-led fair trade brand that creates colorful, upcycled jewelry and accessories handcrafted by artisans in India, WorldFinds is committed to economic empowerment, education, and sustainable production.
MarketPlace: Handwork of India: A pioneer in fair trade fashion, MarketPlace partners with artisan cooperatives in India to produce vibrant apparel and accessories. Their model empowers women through employment, leadership development, and social change.
Earthfoam: Earthfoam creates 100% natural, fair trade certified mattresses, pillows, and mattress toppers. Their supply chain – from organic rubber plantations to final product assembly – centers workers and the planet at every step.
