Whom You Know: Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recommended by Whom You Know

Wednesday, August 24, 2011

Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil Recommended by Whom You Know

At Whom You Know, we've had the fortune of having worked with people who own their own olive groves in Italy and make their own private label olive oil which is absolutely to die for. However, we believe the Equal Exchange Fairly Traded Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil is also quite good, and it is available to everyone. This extra virgin organic oil is robust and peppery with a strong fruit finish. The rich green oil is made from Nabali olives, an indigenous Palestinian variety that grows in the western region and is considered by experts to produce one of the highest quality olive oils in the world. Extra virgin signifies that the olives are cold pressed without any refining. This could be the first Palestinian product we've ever reviewed and if we find more that are this wonderful, we will certainly be featuring this region more often! It comes from two farmer co-ops which are part of the Palestinian Agricultural Relief Committees (PARC), a non-profit, non-governmental organization in the West Bank which is a member of the World Fair Trade Organization.

Equal Exchange pursued this relationship in this part of the world to help farmers with few other options to stay on the land and earn an independent living for themselves and their communities. They believe this is a positive step in a part of the world that faces a multitude of seemingly intractable challenges.

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Company Statistics & Financial Data

Average annual growth, 1986-2009: 30.3%

2009 Sales: $35,700,000

Full-time employees: 110

Members* of our worker cooperative: 94
(*Employees must work one year before becoming eligible to join)

Equal Exchange is one of the largest worker cooperatives in the United States, and, we believe, the world’s largest worker-owned coffee roasting facility.

Offices

West Bridgewater, Massachusetts (HQ)

Boston, Massachusetts (café)

St. Paul, Minnesota

Portland, Oregon

Seattle, Washington (café)Awards

2010 WorldBlu's World's Most Democratic Workplaces

2009 #36 on The Boston Globe's Top Places to Work list

2009 Green Business Award from the City of Boston for the Equal Exchange Cafe

2009 Fair Trade Federation - Best Public Education Program in 2008 for our Interfaith Program

2009 WorldBlu's World's Most Democratic Workplaces

2009 Aaron Feuerstein Spirituality and Business Award

2009 Financial Times/Just Means Social Innovation Award

2009 City of Boston Green Business Award

2008 WorldBlu's World's Most Democratic Workplaces

2008 Fast Company Magazine's "Social Capitalist" Award

2007 WorldBlu's World's Most Democratic Workplaces

2006 Oregon Tilth "Organic Handler of the Year"

2006 Smaller Business Association of New England (SBANE) Innovation Award

2000 Business Ethics Magazine award for Stakeholder Relations

1999 Natural Products Expo Socially Responsible Business Award

Recent Testimonials by Brand Ambassadors on their Experience with Whom You Know

"I work with Peachy Deegan because she's prolific at what she does. She's a hard worker, she's thoughtful and she's tasteful at what she writes which is very important. Peachy gets the facts correct, and just that alone is worth its weight in gold."

-Edward Tricomi, Master Stylist and Owner of Warren-Tricomi
https://warrentricomi.com/

"No one has yet to express their taste for our cuisine better than Peachy Deegan on Whom You Know. Thank you for transforming our flavor into words, unlike any other before.
Sometimes WHOM YOU KNOW, really makes a difference and Ammos Estiatorio is grateful to know Peachy Deegan!"
-
Dimitris Nakos, Founder and Owner of
Ammos Estiatorio
https://ammosnewyork.com/

“Whom You Know has done an amazing job of featuring our company over many years [seven]. Peachy has worked tirelessly to create a well-curated selection of topics and brands that are clearly of relevance to her growing audience of readers. Her articles are filled with great insights based on first-hand experience. She does her research, knows her business and is a pleasure to work with!”

-David Sasuga, Owner of Fresh Origins Microgreens
www.FreshOrigins.com

"Peachy Deegan has the pulse of the nation and highlights exceptional opinion leaders in more than 23,000 inspiring and entertaining posts. Her 100,000 twitter followers are a true testimony to Peachy’s ability to inspire, motivate and entertain. She is a feminine force to be reckoned with and an exemplary example of an influential voice in today’s world."

-Mica Mosbacher, author of the new book The Hurricane Factor: Stormside Patriots and tv political commentator

"It was an honour to be chosen for Movers and Shakers by Peachy Deegan. The questions in the interview were intelligent and insightful and I thoroughly enjoyed answering them. The reaction to the interview has been overwhelmingly positive and has helped bring my art practice to a wider audience."
-Damien Flood, Internationally Acclaimed Artist
http://www.damienflood.ie/

"We were so fortunate to hit Peachy’s radar. Her review of our Warmies was spot-on and came at a great time in our company’s early history.
Peachy has such a strong relationship with her readers. She provides honest and real comments; she is truly a trusted source in a very large circle
of consumers."
-Scott Wehrs
President
Intelex U.S.A.
http://www.intelexusallc.com/

"We at Primola love working with Whom You Know and are proud to have been a highly-ranked Manhattan restaurant by Peachy Deegan since 2012, and are featured seasonally. We appreciate the fantastic work Peachy does highlighting our cuisine with her sublime writing style and the whole neighborhood of the Upper East side. Also, we are glad that she has started a Made in Italy column! If you have the opportunity to be considered for review, we'd highly recommend working with her."
-Giuliano Zuliani, Owner of Primola Restaurant
https://www.facebook.com/Primola-Canaletto-restaurants-NYC-135616799831091

"
Peachy Deegan is a gem. She is wonderful to feature our Irish brands in 'Whom You Know'! The articles are beautifully and passionately presented, bringing products and brands to life, making both relevant and fun for her many faithful followers to read. I am immensely proud for our hand-crafted products to be included in this venue!"

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Bill Follett
President, Belleek Group North America
www.Belleek.com

"As you know from my past features, Peachy Deegan and I were in the same class at Boston College prior to either of us becoming entrepreneurs. When we played together on the BC Alumni softball team in Central Park years ago, she mentioned she could not find a great dentist in Manhattan and could often be found networking on her phone in the outfield hiding from the ball. She was my second patient ever in 2006 when I opened my dental practice; I was one of the first sponsors on Whom You Know and the first Mover and Shaker featured in 2009 and have worked with her continuously since. She's even talked her friends that are doctors into being my patients, and they subsequently send their hospital colleagues. I don't know anyone that is as great of a networker and writer as Peachy, nevermind that she is upstanding and always good for her word. Cosmopolitan Dental is so happy to be in the company of the caliber of major brands she works with today, and although she will tell you a million ways to get your teeth dirty between Peachy's Picks, Terrific Takeout and Peachy's Pantry, Peachy Deegan will tell you there is only one way to get your teeth clean!"
-Dr. Garo Nazarian, Founder and Owner of Cosmopolitan Dental
http://cosmopolitandental.com/