October is Fair Trade Month and our Action Project this month is to request and drink only fair trade coffee whenever possible. You can ask your favorite coffee shop if they have a fair trade option (they often do). Buy fair trade coffee from the supermarket to make at home, etc.
Luckily fair trade coffee is becoming even more accessible because of the demand that is being placed on it. And if we increase that demand this month, we should be able to see it show up in even more places.
Below is a extensive list of national cafes, restaurants and retailers that carry fair trade coffee along with a list of brands who are fair trade or have fair trade options. If we have left any out please list them below in the comments.
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To locate a certified fair trade coffee roaster in your specific area, visit TransFair
USA.
Fair Trade Certified products are served
at many national cafes and restaurants:
Bruegger's - Ask for their daily Fair Trade Certified brewed coffee.
Caribou
Coffee - Ask for the Fair Trade Blend.
Dunkin'
Donuts - Order any hot or iced espresso, cappuccino, or latte.
Einstein Bagels - Ask for their Global Village Fair Trade
Blend.
Indigo Coffee - Ask
for their Global Village Fair Trade Blend.
McDonald’s – Ask for Newman’s Own Coffee at select locations.
Noah's Bagels - Ask for their daily Fair Trade Certified
brewed coffee.
Peet's
Coffee and Tea - Ask for the Fair Trade Blend.
Seattle's
Best Coffee - Ask for the Fair Trade Certified Organic French Roast.
Starbucks
Coffee - Ask for Cafe Estima.
Tully's Coffee -
Order any hot or iced espresso drink.
Fair Trade Certified products are available at many retailers:
Costco - Look for Kirkland Signature FTC
(Fair Trade Certified) Coffee
Fred Meyer - Look for FTC coffee and tea
Giant - Look for FTC coffee and tea
Kroger - Look for FTC coffee and tea
Safeway - Look for FTC coffee and tea
Sam's
Club -
Look for Member’s Mark® coffee
Target - Look for Archer Farms FTC coffee
Trader Joe's - Look for FTC coffee
Wal-Mart - Look for Sam's Choice FTC coffee
Wegman's - Look for FTC coffee and tea
Whole Foods Market - Look for FTC coffee and tea
You can also look for the Fair Trade Certified logo (posted on the side of this blog) on products which are fair trade.
BRANDS who are fair trade or have fair trade options:
Newman’s Own
Coffee
Green Mountain Coffee
Land of a Thousand Hills Coffee
Caribou Coffee
Timoth'y World Coffee
Tully's Coffee
Global Exchange
Equal Exchange
Café Campesino
Cloudforest Initiatives
Peace Coffee
Dean's Beans
Larry's Beans
HIgher Grounds Trading
Co.
Café Mam (Royal Blue Organics)
American Joe
Just Coffee
Higher Ground Roasters
Thanksgiving Coffee Co.
Grounds for Change
Fair Trade Coffee Co.
Intelligent Nutrients
Cafe Canopy
Pura Vida Coffee Company
Morning Glory Coffee and Tea
Coffee-Tea-Etc.
Nectar of Life
Jurang Fair Trade
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
Is there a fair-trade brand that you would recommend at Stop & Shop?
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
Our guess is that they carry one of the brands listed above (please see "BRANDS who are fair trade or have fair trade options" above). At the very least they should carry Newman's Own.
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
I usually shop at Hannaford's in Maine, but I go to Shaw's just for my coffee. The name is Wild Harvest Organic......fair trade ground coffee,, 100% arabica slow roasted. I buy decaf only. I have even looked at Walmart in the food area. No fair trade decaf. So I continue to go to Shaw's.
I also want to say that the trafficking of children has been my soapbox for years. I have been following love146.org. The story is compelling. I'll never forget it. I help where I can.
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
In the pursuit of fair trade coffee I always ask any vendor I run across with
coffee if their product is fair traded. Today I ran into a vendor at the farmer
market that was a Direct Trade coffee seller. They get the beans from the
farmers. When I asked more he explained the Direct trade concept, a children's
home they support and future mission trips that are planned.
From their New Earth Goods web:
...We desire to move beyond Fair Trade by working towards a Direct Trade
policy. We personally know the coffee farmers we are trying to help...
Check out this web. It seems this group is doing much good to move beyond the
norm and actually impact many lives. What do you think of this new change? It
does make sense that many of the poorest farmers would not be able to become
certified organic or fair trade...
http://www.negoods.com/about-us
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
great coffee. fair trade. great organization. project 7. p7coffee.com
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
Responses from our Facebook page:
Lisa Adele Kurtz: Larry's Beans :)
Trista Calvin: Green Mountain's Wild Mountain Blueberry! Delicious!
Julia Marie Ohmann: archer farms fair trade espresso from target.
Nicholas Fresch: It was called Three Eyed Buddha from a little coffee shop around town. Best coffee I've ever had
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
From Twitter:
@katiebohrer: @thelovealliance Sams club brand at Walmart! The ethiopa is amazing!!!
Thu, Oct 7th 10 at 09:02AM
Greeleyroadcafe.com is an online store that you can buy coffee from. All of their coffee is Fairtrade and organic. And 5% of their profits support LOVE146.