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Emma is pursuing a master's degree in Rural Planning and Development remotely at the University of Guelph, and recently moved to Metro Vancouver from rural Ontario. Emma is passionate about, hiking, sustainability, and climate change planning. Emma spends most of her time in the kitchen honing her vegan cooking skills, and thrifting at local secondhand stores.

Re-think your cheese: The curious case of cashews and the value of fairtrade

Re-think your cheese: The curious case of cashews and the value of fairtrade

Mar 1, 2021

Cashews, while versatile and nutritious, can come with significant costs to human well-being. By informing ourselves of these costs and striving for solutions, including Fairtrade, we can start to address these issues.

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