MANKATO: City Becomes First Fair Trade Town in Minnesota The city council handed out celebratory fair trade chocolate after voting unanimously to become the state’s first free trade city and the 25th in the U.S. A previous attempt to use fair trade coffee was a disappointment with one brand too expensive and the other not up to expected standards, according to the city manager. The milestone comes …
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