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True Blue Coffee Roasters, a 100% Fair Trade coffee roaster located in Old Fields, WV, announced today the addition of two new gourmet Organic Fair Trade coffee blends to their extensive offerings, Ma Sue’s House Blend and Edith Mae’s Sunshine Blend.
“We have been working on these new blends for sometime now,” Rob Luzader, roastmaster and blender said. “Our customers continuously comment on how much they love our blended coffees, and we felt the time was right to add to our repertoire.” (more…)
Forget earmarks and political donations. Pura Vida Coffee, of Seattle, won the right to sell coffee at the U.S. House of Representatives through an old-fashioned taste test.
“When we decided to switch to Fair Trade coffee, there was some nervousness about whether that coffee is as good as regular coffee, which is one reason we had the taste-off,” said Dan Beard, the House’s chief administrative officer. Pura Vida began supplying the House with coffee in December. (more…)
Remember when you first heard the term “fair trade”?
It was probably at a boutique organic food store or maybe at a local gourmet coffee shop. Or maybe at a dinner party at the home of a local swell?
Well, in another example of how green is going mainstream, retailing giant Sam’s Club is now offering Fair Trade Certified roses to its members. (more…)
After years percolating in cafés, the fair trade phenomenon is reaching beyond the world of java. Businesses and customers are jumping aboard, and the black-and-white “fair trade certified” logo appears on everything from mugs to T-shirts to gift tags.
According to United Students for Fair Trade (USFT), a national student organization, fair trade happens when “producer cooperatives” are paid a reasonable price for safely produced goods. “The biggest impact of fair trade is not on us; it’s on the people, producers, I’ve met who have had their lives completely changed by the movement,” says Susanne Donoghue, community outreach manager at Evanston-based Ten Thousand Villages. (more…)
About 30 students from Mount Airy Middle School took a field trip Tuesday and went to work.
They weren’t paid for their efforts in money, but in education, service hours and chocolate.
The group was the first class of sixth-graders that art teacher Pamela Malkin took to New Windsor to spend the day at A Greater Gift. The shop is part of Sales Exchange for Refugee Rehabilitation and Vocation (SERRV). (more…)
Just in time to kick-off this year’s Valentine’s Day excitement, Divine, the world’s first farmer-owned Fair Trade chocolate brand, is proud to announce the winner of its “Hungry To Change The World” recipe contest. Beating out fierce competition from around the country, Colorado resident Clara Coleman’s Fair-Trade Divine Chocolate Velvet Cheesecake recipe was the big winner. Divine Chocolate will recognize Coleman’s achievements with a pre-Valentine’s Day chocolate tasting event on February 7th at Rock Creek Restaurant in Washington, DC. (more…)
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