Nell Newman’s Trip to Source
Posted by Laura on 29 Oct 2009 at 10:50 am | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Fair Trade Month Quiz:
Question 29: True or False: All Newman’s Own Organics coffees are Fair Trade?
Answer: True
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When we first started sourcing and roasting coffee for Newman’s Own Organics, we took Nell Newman down to Guatemala to meet some of the farmers who grow organic, Fair Trade Certified™ coffee.
Nell is President of Newman’s Own Organics and the daughter of the late Paul Newman. Like many people on their first trip to source, she was struck by how labor intensive coffee farming is. Her trip to the La Voz Cooperative would make a lasting impression on her.
Nell Newman (left) and Lindsey Bolger (right) with Guatemalan girl [Photo: Bill Kinzie, 2much Media]
“I think it’ll really make me think a lot more about every single cup of coffee that I have,” she said. “I don’t think about every little bean that goes into that cup of coffee that I drink, but it really gives you a very different perspective when you hike up to 5300 feet and see people carrying down your coffee.”
Nell was also impressed by the medical support, education, and better quality of life that farmers enjoyed because of Fair Trade. See more about Nell’s trip and hear her thoughts in this brief video.
Green Mountain Coffee is proud to source and roast seven varieties of organic, Fair Trade Certified™ coffee for Newman’s Own Organics.
-Laura