Posted by Amanda on 09 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cup Portion Packs, Fair Trade
When I first started working at Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc., I, like all our employees, attended Coffee College. Although I’d been drinking coffee for a few years, the only knowledge I had of it was that it contained caffeine and tasted delicious. Embarrassingly, I was one of many (I know you’re out there!) who [...]
Posted by Kristen on 05 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Your purchase matters. Every cup of Fair Trade coffee you drink helps to make a difference.
When you buy Fair Trade, you’re helping people in coffee-farming communities get access to healthcare and education, and you’re helping protect the environment and maintain the quality of coffee you drink. Making your daily cup of coffee Fair Trade is [...]
Posted by Doug on 03 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Not so many years ago when Fair Trade programs were young and relatively untested, it was a less-than-certain proposition that if you paid a few cents more for what was arguably a just cup at a fair price, you’d in fact get a tasty cup of coffee as a result. The concepts of price floors [...]
Posted by Kristen on 01 Oct 2011 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
It’s our favorite time of year again: October. The first month of autumn brings foliage, bonfires, and, of course, Fair Trade Month!
Fair Trade provides farmers a fair price for their harvest, which means they can invest in their crops, their communities, and their futures. Fair Trade creates some of the best coffee in the world, [...]
Posted by Roger on 26 Sep 2011 | Tagged as: Coffee & K-Cup Portion Packs, Fair Trade
Sometimes it all aligns just right, know what I mean?
Like when I prepare a plate of fresh eggs, over-easy, atop soft whole grain bread, with a few thick slices of extra sharp cheddar thrown in for good measure. I slather the whole pile in one of the many fiery hot sauces that live on the [...]
Posted by Sandy on 22 Sep 2011 | Tagged as: Fair Trade
Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Inc. is the largest purchaser of Fair Trade Certified™ coffee in the world for 2010.
Posted by Kristen on 03 May 2011 | Tagged as: Events, Fair Trade
Today, May 3, Ben & Jerry’s is launching a “Fair Tweets” campaign to rally awareness of Fair Trade and World Fair Trade Day (May 14) on Twitter. By tweeting via fairtweets.com, Twitter users will be able to attach messages about Fair Trade to the tweets they’re already sending.