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A 2 minute introduction to the relationships in the production and distribution of Fair Trade Coffee. This features growers from the Pangoa Cooperative in Peru, Cooperative Coffee importers, Cafe Campesino roasters and the Sentient Bean Coffee house

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Miguel Martinez, coffee farmer and member of Fondo Paez cooperative in the Cordillera Central of Colombia, demonstrates to Tripp Pomeroy of Sweetwater Organic Coffee how his coop controls quality when their members deliver coffee to their acopio (warehouse collection point) in Santander. Samples are drawn from each bag delivered to the acopio by a farmer and then are mixed into one representative, aggregated sample of the farmer’s total coffee delivery. Watch the video to see the rest of the QC process…

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Part two of Cafe Femenino – Worth Celebrating. Guelphs Planet Bean Coffee imports and roasts Café Femenino which is sold throughout southern Ontario by cafés and retailers. The coffee is also supplied free to local womens shelters through Women In Crisis (W.I.C.). This is remarkable since these Peruvian women would normally be passive and marginalized by the men around them commented Bill Barrett of Planet Bean Coffee. They live in isolated homes, cook over open fires, carry their water, look after children, work their farms and are under the control of their husbands.

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The new words to this version of Java Jive (…I love coffee, I love tea… first recorded by the inkspots) was written by Lou Truskoff. Performed for May Day in Cumberland, BC, Canada, by the Seattle Labor Chorus, directed by Janet Stecher

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Reporter Esther Blue
Fair Trade Cafe

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On the eve of BIG BANG!! World Fair Trade Day 09, the World Fair Trade Organization poses a big question.

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FAIR TRADE COFFEE

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I recently moved to Katy and am missing the affordable bulk organic fair-trade whole-bean coffee I used to buy at my local co-op stores in Ann Arbor. Does anyone know of some place in my area that offers similar coffee products?

I’d prefer to shop co-ops/local stores if possible, but the term "co-op" seems to mean something different here than in Michigan (they seem to specialize in vegetables). Thank you to all in advance!

I found a link on "Local.com" which lists businesses and products all over the country. From this listing I found about three or four in Katy, Tx where you can either get your beans or be directed to a wholesaler either in Katy, or Houston.

Here’s the Local.com URL:

http://www.local.com/results.aspx?keyword=organic%20whole%20bean%20coffee%20&location=Katy%2C%20TX

Please no Starbucks-related answers. I just do not like the brand.

I’m currently working on consuming my giant birthday gift of a Folgers tub, and a small can of typical Kroger brand.

What is something environmentally and ethically sound that you think I should try when I finish up with these?

I don’t have a coffee grinder unless a blender works, so whole bean may not work for me. My coffeemaker is an average Mr. Coffee machine.

Well its funny you say no Starbucks related answers, I would actually want to hear your feedback as to why you do not like us. Outside of our coffee prices which I myself when not an employee would touch, we are rated in the top 100 of most ethically sound companies in the world. Starbucks Fair Trade coffee which is our Cafe Estima blend, is made particularly from coffees grown in East Africa. The coffee is considered Fair Trade because whenever we buy the beans we pay top dollar for this coffee. The reason being is so that the farmers who own the conglomerates, coops, and what not are able to give back to their own farms. Having the ability to grow finer crop, giving their workers better health care, giving loans so that the farmers have the ability to buy more land in which to attain higher profits for themselves as well. Oh, if your talking also about ethical coffee, you should try our Organic Shade Grown Mexico. This is coffee that is grown specifically underneath the canopy trees so that the farmers have an easier time growing them. Along with being organic, no pesticides, the shade grown concept offers the ability for no pesticides at all. All the while this means that your coffee will taste great with some notes taken in from the forest around it. The acidity is a nice touch, but to be honest I like the complexity as you can taste a nutty and citrus taste all at the same time. So why do you not like Starbucks? Email me kp12000@yahoo.com and lets talk about this some more!

Hosted by University of Arkansas, Applied Sustainability Center, Sam Walton School of Business:
Following a screening of the coffee documentary Black Gold, MSr. VP of Sustainability at Wal-Mart att Kisler, TransFair USA CEO Paul Rice, Oromia Coffee Growers Cooperative Union General Manager Tadesse Meskela, Cafe Bom Dia President Joe Alcantara and University of Arkansas Professor and Applied Sustainability Center Director Jon Johnson discuss Fair Trade Certified coffee and Wal-Mart’s new line of sustainable coffees. Answers have been edited for time.

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