Why Now Is the Time to Start Drinking Fair Trade Coffee
Kelsey Timmerman // Huffington Post
Jose Antonio Benevides
--4th generation Colombian coffee farmer, 1st generation FT farmer
Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/fairtradecertified
Being a coffee farmer isn't easy.
This was one of the thoughts racing through my head as I straddled a shivering coffee tree on a steep, crumbly volcanic mountainside in Colombia's Narino district. However, mostly I was thinking: "Don't die! Don't die!"
The "grande gringo" as I became known to my coffee farmer hosts did not fall to his death, but, following my visit, coffee prices did.
In 2012, while I traveled to Honduras and Colombia researching my latest bookWhere ...
Environmental Protection through Coffee — Wishing Jane Goodall a Happy Birthday in April!
Dr. Jane Goodall has been championing wildlife since she first ventured deep into the African jungles. Now, celebrating her 80th birthday (4/3/34), she continues to spread the message of environmental stewardship.
Jane Goodall Yunnan Coffee Giveaway!
To celebrate Dr. Goodall’s 80th birthday month, Arabica Roasters will be donating coffee as gift prizes to promote Roots & Shoot’s Weibo topic “Jane Goodall and Me”. Participants are asked to share their experiences on Weibo about how Dr. Goodall has impacted their lives.
Dr. Jane Goodall with Arabica Roasters’ GM Stuart Eunson in China
Each day, ...