Usually not. Fair Trade certification in coffee is only available to co-ops. Small farms cannot become Fair Trade certified… ever.
Fair Trade also doesn’t pay farmers as well as we do. It was created as an insurance policy ensuring that when coffee prices get too low, Fair Trade members receive a price above the commodity market price.
While the intention of Fair Trade is helpful, and we might occasionally buy Fair Trade, we are committed to paying small farms and cooperatives a price that exceeds what Fair Trade guarantees.