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Sustainable / Fair Trade Coffees

The phrase "Think Globally, Act Locally," is now as simple as drinking a cup of Sustainable coffee. The coffee that each of us savor every day is the product of sun, rich volcanic soil, shade and the perfect balance of rain. Most importantly, it is a labor of love for the farmers who work continuously all year to bring in the annual harvest.

Specialty Arabica coffee is grown on steep mountain slopes in Latin America, Africa, and Asia. The coffee farmers who grow their crops have tended their fields tirelessly for generations. Sadly these farmers are exploited by an unfair trading system. Most local farmers are easily exploited by middlemen, known as "coyotes". These coyotes buy the growers coffee cheaply and then sell it for obscene profits. As a result, the basic needs of these farmers and their family (food, housing, health-care, and education) frequently go unmet.

This extortion has been going on for years, but with the recent glut of coffee, the market has plummeted and the growers are literally starving. The solution to the farmers' plight is known as Fair Trade and/or sustainable coffees. This is a business system that empowers the local farmer and eliminates the coyote. It is a grass roots movement, stemming from the specialty coffee industry and now adapted by consumers around the world.

Fair Trade / socially responsible coffees guarantee farmers and their families a fair price for coffee, encourages organic farming practices that help the environment, and links consumers with the farmers. Savor a cup today!

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