For a Wisemans Ferry woman, it's been a hard grind, but she's happy to be putting something back into struggling communities overseas while she makes a living.

Amelia Franklin sold her 1960 FB Holden to buy green coffee beans from Ethiopia, Peru, Sumatra, East Timor and Papua New Guinea and invested $15,000 in a coffee roaster.

She now offers home ground, freshly roasted beans to shops, restaurants and visitors to her Wisemans Ferry store.

The single mother said it was all about making money and living in a responsible way.

``I need to make money so I can look after my son and put food on the table but it's more holistic than that,'' she said.

``It's about making money in an ethical way by caring about what happens to people.''

A fair trader, Ms Franklin's inspired by the road she has taken.

``From the time the seed goes into the ground all the way until it gets to me and I sell it, those people get paid properly,'' she said.

``I pay a premium to the Fair Trade Association and that money goes back into those communities. Money is also injected into the community for health, education and community development.

``I think every business should run like this.''

Fair Trade Winds at Wisemans Ferry opens Thursdays 6pm-9pm, Fridays 10am-5pm and Saturdays 10am-3pm, or if the door's open.