tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5273264.post-6198807649350482342008-05-14T10:39:00.000-07:002008-05-14T10:39:00.000-07:00Ah, coffee...<BR/><BR/>If you are concerned about the environment and social justice, please consider buying only Fair Trade certified coffee. The growers recieve a fair price for their coffee, we get coffee that is grown in a sustainable manner, i.e. no rain forest or bird habitat destruction and organic farming methods. For more info, please visit http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/overview.php<BR/><BR/>Now, for local vendors. My new favorite is <I>Satelitte <BR/>Coffee</I> where you can buy really good <B>Stumptown</B> (Portland) beans. <B>Firehouse Coffee</B> is headquartered in University Place and sells their beans at <I>Origin 23</I> on Sixth & Union. Some of their coffee is Fair Trade certified. I have not yet purchased their beans. <I>Top Foods</I> carries <B>Tony's</B> (Bellingham) coffee, which is usually a little less costly and still delicious. Tony's has several great fair trade certified coffees. I also like Tully's coffee; they get extra points for their recent fair trade and compostable cups initiatives. You can buy Tully's beans at any <I>Tully's</I> location as well as <I>Albertson's</I>. <I>Fred Meyer</I> carries <B>Green Mountain</B> Coffee. My good friend and former professor at Puget Sound, Matt Warning, has been working with a cooperative in Oaxaca for years whose beans are carried by Green Mountain. <BR/><BR/>If you are tempted to order beans on-line, Peace Coffee (www.peacecoffee.com) is a great outfit in Minneapolis that uses bicycles to deliver their beans all over their city. The coffee is tasty too!Heathernoreply@blogger.com