Day 2: 87 million pounds Fair Trade Certified Coffee!
Americans drink a lot of coffee. Actually, over a fifth of all the world’s coffee is consumed in the United States. That’s a lot of caffeine, but it’s also good news for Fair Trade because it means that there are millions of Americans eager to drink the awesome tasting, high quality coffee produced by Fair Trade farmers. In 2008, more than 87 million pounds of Fair Trade Certified coffee were imported by the United States and was sold by over 5,000 retailers.
This is great for coffee lovers, but it is really great for coffee farmers. Fair Trade coffee farmers receive a fair price for their high quality coffee, which enables them to invest more in their community, their families, and their coffee growing methods. Fair Trade coffee farmers are part of democratic cooperatives that work to empower the communities they serve. Luis Adauto, the president of an award winning Fair Trade Certified coffee cooperative, is a great example of just what can be achieved when coffee lovers in the United States and coffee farmers around the world come together. Read Luis Adauto’s story here. Even better, read his story while drinking a hot cup of Fair Trade Certified coffee!
I’m digging the opportunity to get tweets of a way a day and plan to RT and share info with friends this month. Excited about a great month of advocacy.
thanks for the resource, but Thursday there were A LOT of tweets in a pretty short amount of time. Anyway to tone that down a bit?
on facebook, and I encourage and facilitate travel to visit with Fair Trade producers, particularly in coffee-growing Nicaragua. Very enlightening and motivating.
I am an affiliate of Green Mountain Coffee Roasters and I would like to share with you all a new initiative our company is taking! Visit http://www.eatdrinkandbefair.com/ to check out how our Fair Trade company is trying to raise awareness of this subject’s importance. You can also register to win some free coffee and VIP tickets to our exciting event coming up involving a top Boston chef fair trade cook-off!