Posted by Winston on 31 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Other Stuff
Ed Canty, Rick Peyser and Winston Rost have been in Coban, Alta Verapaz in Guatemala, visiting APODIP – Asociacion de Productores para el Desarrollo Integral del Polochic. We’ve bought coffee before from this coop and with this visit we hope to buy more. In 2006 and 2007, Green Mountain Coffee funded some research with CIAT [...]
Posted by Contributor on 31 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
by Amanda Cooper (who joined Rick Peyser on this trip)
In the summer of 2007, CIAT (The International Center for Tropical Agriculture) conducted over 175 household interviews in communities that supply GMCR with coffee in Mexico, Guatemala, and Nicaragua to better understand the challenges and opportunities these communities face. The one-on-one interviews were conducted with coffee [...]
Posted by Rick on 30 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Below is a report sent in by Rick Peyser, Green Mountain Coffee’s Director of Social Advocacy and Coffee Community Outreach, while attending a two-day CLAC conference in Guatemala. CLAC (Coordinadora Latinoamerica del Caribe Pequeños Productores de Comercio Justo) is a Latin American Small Fair Trade Producers Assembly held every two years. Last time this assembly was [...]
Posted by Doug on 29 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
As daylight dims and diminutive ghosts and goblins prepare for Halloween’s curious traditions, so, too, does twilight fall on the our annual celebration of Fair Trade Month.
The purpose of Fair Trade Month is, of course, to celebrate the achievements of the Fair Trade movement, and to encourage consumers to shop for, and to ask for [...]
Posted by Ken on 28 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Fair Trade
One of our most popular seasonal Fair Trade coffees is Pumpkin Spice.
People tell us they can’t wait for fall…and then they stock up on Pumpkin Spice like little squirrels. The cinnamon and nutmeg flavors are even better when you add a touch of hot chocolate. Try this yummy Fair Trade recipe:
Pumpkin Mocha Supreme
Brew a pot of Fair [...]
Posted by Laura on 27 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Fair Trade
Indonesian coffees are prized for their complexity. The unusual processing techniques used by the farmers create a distinctive coffee experience; a mosaic of heady aromas and pungent flavors that tumbles around in the mouth.
We began working with farmers from the areas near Lake Tawar in 1997, when we provided start up money to create an [...]
Posted by Jasna on 26 Oct 2008 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Fair Trade
Did you know all of our coffee donations are fair trade certified organic coffee? In 2006 we made a commitment to donate only fair trade certified organic coffee through our product donations program.
We realized that we have a unique opportunity to raise awareness about the fair trade model in domestic communities by donating fair trade [...]