For the Love of Coffee
Posted in free coffee on Jul 18th, 2010
Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate the industry worth over $80 billion, making coffee the most valuable trading commodity in the world after oil. But while we continue to pay for our lattes and cappuccinos, the price paid to coffee farmers remains so low that many have been forced [...]
Posted in specialty coffee on May 3rd, 2010
Ethiopia is one of the worlds leading coffee producers. The country grows different varieties that include specialty coffee the highest quality available – yet this is still a niche market for Ethiopian farmers. Story by Anna Little. Duration : 0:7:52 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coffeesandcream.com%2Fspecialty-coffee%2Fethiopia-specialty-coffee’; addthis_title = ‘Ethiopia+%26%238211%3B+Specialty+Coffee’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: africa, Africa Journal, Anna [...]
Posted in coffee beans on Feb 18th, 2010
http://www.howdini.com/howdini-video-6628660.html You’ve heard the term ‘fair Trade’ but do you know what it means? Organic food expert and environmentalist Anna Lappe explains why she believes it’s important to buy fair Trade coffee, and how to find it. How to buy fair trade coffee What is fair trade coffee? * Basically, fair trade means the farmer [...]
Posted in specialty coffee on Jan 22nd, 2010
Meet Geoffrey, of Kyagalanyi Coffee Co. (Crop to Cup’s specialty coffee export partner in Uganda). Geoffrey explains how Farmers are organized in Eastern Uganda’s Bugisu region in order to improve on coffee quality and help build sustainable communities. Near the end of the video you can also meet Peter and Milton – two of the [...]
Posted in flavored coffee on Jan 22nd, 2010
Fresh. Fair Trade. Local. Organic. Good for you. Better for the farmer. Best for the planet Green Star Coffee sources only the finest organic coffees and teas from the premier growing regions around the world. Each of our 100% Arabica coffees is hand blended, roasted to order and only offered at their peak of freshness. [...]
Posted in coffee beans on Jan 18th, 2010
Part 4 – Second Crack & Grande Finale! How to roast gourmet coffee beans with the master of coffee, Derryl Reid of Green Bean Coffee Imports. Green Bean Coffee Imports is the first (and only) Manitoba company to be Fair Trade Certified to sell FTC (and Organic) gourmet coffee. In this clip, Derryl teaches how [...]
Posted in coffee beans on Jan 9th, 2010
Two Northern Michigan University (NMU) students – Lisa McCarthy of Greenville, WI and Sarah Swanson of Rapid River, MI – are giving presentations across the Upper Peninsula on their recent Lutheran World Relief trip to Nicaragua during which they met with coffee farmers and learned about fair trade. This is the first of several excerpts [...]
Posted in specialty coffee on Jan 2nd, 2010
From Crop To Cup — Our coffee begins its journey at 4,000 feet above sea level, in the cloud forests of Mexico. Watch as our premium beans are hand-sorted using ancestral techniques passed down many generations. Learn more at www.jalimacoffee.com. Duration : 0:4:59 addthis_url = ‘http%3A%2F%2Fwww.coffeesandcream.com%2Fspecialty-coffee%2Fthe-story-behind-gourmet-mexican-coffee’; addthis_title = ‘The+story+behind+gourmet+Mexican+coffee’; addthis_pub = ”; Technorati Tags: arabica, [...]
Posted in specialty coffee on Dec 14th, 2009
Let’s Talk Coffee (LTC) is the hallmark of Sustainable Harvest’s Relationship Coffee model. It’s an annual event that brings together all members of the specialty coffee supply chain to help build trusting, transparent, sustainable relationships. Sustainable Harvest is a green specialty coffee importer with a unique mission to link small holder growers to better paying [...]
Posted in specialty coffee on Dec 1st, 2009
Second half of Sustainable Harvest Relationship Coffee Case Study. Sustainable Harvest is a for-profit coffee importer business with a strong social mission to provide sustainable, lasting markets for coffee farmers around the world. As one of the largest fair trade coffee importers in the world, the price Sustainable Harvest pays growers is always well above [...]