Posted by Amanda on 17 Jun 2010 | Tagged as: Social Responsibility
The Foro is a hands-on workshop focused on four themes to help small-scale coffee farmers overcome months every year (known as “los meses flacos” or “the thin months) when they cannot maintain their normal diet. The 4 areas of focus for this workshop are: family gardens, beekeeping, mushrooms, and the preparation of organic compost.
Posted by Kristen on 12 May 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Events, Fair Trade
We thank those who joined us for our first e-Taste & Be Fair coffee tasting last week.
Posted by Winston on 07 May 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Fair Trade
Our Coffee Lab answers the question, “Does Fair Trade coffee taste okay?”
Posted by Jennifer on 06 May 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Other Stuff
We at Green Mountain Coffee are proud to welcome our sister brand from the north – Timothy’s World Coffee® – to their new U.S.* online shopping home: Timothys.com.
Posted by Kristen on 06 May 2010 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cups, Fair Trade
Katie Barrow, PR Manager at TransFair USA (the third-party certifier of Fair Trade products in the United States), recently traveled to Rwanda to meet the Fair Trade coffee farmers who produced the beans for our Fair Trade Spring Revival Blend™. There she witnessed firsthand the hope and pride that Fair Trade has brought to the people of this tiny country, especially the women. Here’s her story:
Posted by Kristen on 05 May 2010 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Susanne shares a story from her source trip to Mexico.
Posted by Winston on 04 May 2010 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
We visited the KBQB Koperasi Baitul Quiradh Baburrayyan Cooperative this past March in Aceh Sumatra, in Indonesia and got to see up close and personal what the benefits of Fair Trade coffee are.