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Taos named 1st 'Fair Trade Town' in the West
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TAOS -- Forget the worldclass skiing and art. There's a new
reason to visit Taos: The small northern New Mexico burg was
recently designated a "Fair Trade Town."
The recognition, awarded in March by the nonprofit Asheville,
N.C.-based Fair Trade Towns USA, came a month after the Taos Town
Council approved a resolution "recognizing the value of Fair Trade'
in vastly improving the lives of farmers and craftspeople around the
world, and encouraging all Town of Taos businesses and institu...
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FAIR TRADE COFFEE STORY NOT ENTIRELY TO HIS TASTE
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