Fair trade Coffee

swimming with sharks · 11-08-2012, 10:24 AM

If you use it, what brand do you use? I like dark roasts (italian, espresso, french, etc).

The Tickle Momster · 11-08-2012, 02:54 PM

WaitPatientlyOnTheLord · 11-08-2012, 03:04 PM

We buy the packaged Starbucks coffee...I dont see the fair trade symbol on it but supposedly it is...

I miss the full circle FT coffee at BJs...but its not worth a membership I wont use otherwise.

Luciola · 11-08-2012, 04:04 PM

equalexchangecoffee.coop - darkbreakfast blend

swimming with sharks · 11-09-2012, 04:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WaitPatientlyOnTheLord

We buy the packaged Starbucks coffee...I dont see the fair trade symbol on it but supposedly it is...

I miss the full circle FT coffee at BJs...but its not worth a membership I wont use otherwise.

Is this true about STBX??

That's what we currently use! I'd love to keep my coffee

AND it be ft.

I have a BJ's membership that currently gets a hefty workout...I can check for that coffee if the stbx isn't ft.

I went and looked and indeed STBX says their packaged stuff is FT!!

I'm glad I asked.

TestifyToLove · 11-09-2012, 05:39 AM

Starbucks is NOT fair trade. They did add a fair trade coffer label to their line-up but it is often very hard to find. Nothing is ever fair trade if it is doen't have the labels and recognized by the Fair Trade Comission.

I haven't found Kuerig options for fair trade very easily. I normally drink Green Mountain because it is fair trade and has the certification on the side.

When not using my Kuerig, I typically prefer Ethiopian Fair Trade. My favorite place to buy it is Dean's Beans which has less of a mark up than many fair trade suppliers. Green Mountain doesn't have Ethiopian in their Fair Trade line-up but I can find it locally and it fits in my budget, even if I normally drinnk their Sumatran.

I get paid for the first time in two weeks and I need to research. I REALLY want to find Ethiopian fair trade I can use with my Kuerig, even if I have to investigate whether I need to re-use K-cups somehow.

I'm a bit of a coffee snob. I've had far too many coffee blends directly from the international sources and I find far too many options imported to be lacking in what they are like at the source. I really, really like the flavor of the Ethiopian and if I can find it fair trade, it is my absolute favorite. The Sumatran I get from Green Mountain tastes like it's weaker than just grinds. I probably need to just give the Kuerig to the boys and go back to my French Press for me, except the boys would bankrupt me that way.

swimming with sharks · 11-09-2012, 05:50 AM

So it looks like they made up a name (CAFE) rather than using the FT stuff.
Here's a link to the Starbucks program
I wonder what's different between the two? Anyone know?

Their program 'sounds' good but in reality is it?

---------- Post added at 07:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:47 AM ----------

so doing more searching (in case anyone else is interested...) I found this so it looks like STBUX has 1 variety of coffee that is fair trade.

Kazimiera · 11-09-2012, 05:51 AM

Starbucks coffee is ethically sourced and they work to make it sustainably grown. They do everything they can to support their growers and have extra initiatives that work to improve life in the locals where their coffee is grown and roasted. So although it is true that all of their coffees do not have the "fair trade" label. It is a coffee I can feel good about purchasing.

Lady TS · 11-09-2012, 06:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TestifyToLove

Starbucks is NOT fair trade. They did add a fair trade coffer label to their line-up but it is often very hard to find. Nothing is ever fair trade if it is doen't have the labels and recognized by the Fair Trade Comission.

I haven't found Kuerig options for fair trade very easily. I normally drink Green Mountain because it is fair trade and has the certification on the side.

When not using my Kuerig, I typically prefer Ethiopian Fair Trade. My favorite place to buy it is Dean's Beans which has less of a mark up than many fair trade suppliers. Green Mountain doesn't have Ethiopian in their Fair Trade line-up but I can find it locally and it fits in my budget, even if I normally drinnk their Sumatran.

I get paid for the first time in two weeks and I need to research. I REALLY want to find Ethiopian fair trade I can use with my Kuerig, even if I have to investigate whether I need to re-use K-cups somehow.

I'm a bit of a coffee snob. I've had far too many coffee blends directly from the international sources and I find far too many options imported to be lacking in what they are like at the source. I really, really like the flavor of the Ethiopian and if I can find it fair trade, it is my absolute favorite. The Sumatran I get from Green Mountain tastes like it's weaker than just grinds. I probably need to just give the Kuerig to the boys and go back to my French Press for me, except the boys would bankrupt me that way.

Do you know about the reusable K-cups you can buy and put regular coffee in? You probably did, but I wanted to let you know, in case you hadn't seen them.

amydawn · 11-09-2012, 08:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TestifyToLove

I just looked and discovered there is a reusable option for Kuerig. I am going to research so I can buy one when I get paid.

Skip the Keurig branded one and get this instead. Works much better and you don't have to remove the k-cup holder every time you use it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0051SU0OW

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11-08-2012, 10:24 AM	#1
swimming with sharks Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,480	Fair trade Coffee If you use it, what brand do you use? I like dark roasts (italian, espresso, french, etc). __________________ Swimming with Sharks Loving my DH for 19 years 'Pete' 8.5 yo dd 'Dragonfly' 6 yo ds the new kid is 3.5 yo ds always remembering the one I didn't get to hold Mary has been healed by the blood of the lamb

11-08-2012, 02:54 PM	#2
The Tickle Momster Rose Garden previously mlrowley Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NW WA Posts: 17,993	Re: Fair trade Coffee Camano Island Coffee Roasters __________________ Michelle wife to Tom ('95) Momma to: DD (A) 21 and her DH (YM) 21 DS (T) 19 DD (C) 17 '07 DS (N) 14 Save Save

11-08-2012, 03:04 PM	#3
WaitPatientlyOnTheLord Rose Garden I'm most definitely an INFJ. ;-) Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: New England, USA Posts: 7,264	Re: Fair trade Coffee We buy the packaged Starbucks coffee...I dont see the fair trade symbol on it but supposedly it is... I miss the full circle FT coffee at BJs...but its not worth a membership I wont use otherwise.

11-08-2012, 04:04 PM	#4
Luciola Rose Trellis iNFp Type 2/1 Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 2,130	Re: Fair trade Coffee equalexchangecoffee.coop - darkbreakfast blend __________________ River Tamm

11-09-2012, 05:39 AM	#6
TestifyToLove Banned Join Date: Mar 2005 Posts: 22,171	Re: Fair trade Coffee Starbucks is NOT fair trade. They did add a fair trade coffer label to their line-up but it is often very hard to find. Nothing is ever fair trade if it is doen't have the labels and recognized by the Fair Trade Comission. I haven't found Kuerig options for fair trade very easily. I normally drink Green Mountain because it is fair trade and has the certification on the side. When not using my Kuerig, I typically prefer Ethiopian Fair Trade. My favorite place to buy it is Dean's Beans which has less of a mark up than many fair trade suppliers. Green Mountain doesn't have Ethiopian in their Fair Trade line-up but I can find it locally and it fits in my budget, even if I normally drinnk their Sumatran. I get paid for the first time in two weeks and I need to research. I REALLY want to find Ethiopian fair trade I can use with my Kuerig, even if I have to investigate whether I need to re-use K-cups somehow. I'm a bit of a coffee snob. I've had far too many coffee blends directly from the international sources and I find far too many options imported to be lacking in what they are like at the source. I really, really like the flavor of the Ethiopian and if I can find it fair trade, it is my absolute favorite. The Sumatran I get from Green Mountain tastes like it's weaker than just grinds. I probably need to just give the Kuerig to the boys and go back to my French Press for me, except the boys would bankrupt me that way.

11-09-2012, 05:50 AM	#7
swimming with sharks Rose Garden Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 15,480	Re: Fair trade Coffee So it looks like they made up a name (CAFE) rather than using the FT stuff. Here's a link to the Starbucks program I wonder what's different between the two? Anyone know? Their program 'sounds' good but in reality is it? ---------- Post added at 07:50 AM ---------- Previous post was at 07:47 AM ---------- so doing more searching (in case anyone else is interested...) I found this so it looks like STBUX has 1 variety of coffee that is fair trade. __________________ Swimming with Sharks Loving my DH for 19 years 'Pete' 8.5 yo dd 'Dragonfly' 6 yo ds the new kid is 3.5 yo ds always remembering the one I didn't get to hold Mary has been healed by the blood of the lamb

11-09-2012, 05:51 AM	#8
Kazimiera Rose Bouquet I am no longer an ostrich Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 727	Re: Fair trade Coffee Starbucks coffee is ethically sourced and they work to make it sustainably grown. They do everything they can to support their growers and have extra initiatives that work to improve life in the locals where their coffee is grown and roasted. So although it is true that all of their coffees do not have the "fair trade" label. It is a coffee I can feel good about purchasing. __________________ It is pronounced: Kazj-MERE-rah Talking to a secular audience about spiritual matters is like doing card tricks on the radio. -Mary Carr

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