Chris Treter, founder and owner of TC-based Higher Grounds Trading Co., and a team of colleagues have set out on a 12-day journey across Mexico and Central America to hear directly from the coffee farmers on how fair trade is affecting their lives. Dubbed the "Fair Trade Chronicles," the trip will take them 1,000 miles by jeep across four countries visiting co-op farms and coffee roasters. They will document the journey for an eventual film production, Connected by Coffee. Keep track of their experience here.