Stacey Toews: Hug a Farmer

Doing business sustainably can be achieved by creating personal relationships with the farmers you do business with. Stacey Toews is the co-founder of Level-Ground Trading.

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ABOUT Stacey Toews

“Stacey Toews is co-founder of Level Ground Trading, a Direct Fair Trade company based out of Victoria, British Columbia. Since 1999, he has travelled across North America educating and engaging audiences about Fair Trade, sustainability and ethical consumer choices.

Stacey is a dynamic and inspiring speaker who is passionate about social justice. He has quickly become one of Fair Trade’s leading advocates, encouraging critical and independent thought about our everyday purchases and how they affect the people and communities that help make the products we buy.

For Stacey, sustainability is based on how people relate to each other and the environment, both locally and globally. His experience with Direct Fair Trade in producer communities has shown that environmentally sound practices flourish when people can be assured their livelihoods are secure.”

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