The phrase comes from contract law, and traditionally was used to describe a relatively equal exchange between parties to a contract. (washingtonpost.com)
The concept of fair trade itself is 15 years old and began in Europe as afaith - based movement, says Rob Everts, codirector of Equal Exchange with Rink Dickinson, one of the founders. (inc.com)
We went the opposite direction on the glaze and used Equal Exchange Fair Trade Organic 88 % chocolate, and also stuck on a few tiny pieces of dried, bright pink rose petals. (epicurious.com)