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Hi. I joined CS this morning. I see that Im supposed to say a little bit about myself. Well, Im nearly 70, love my coffee, although not at all snobbish about it. I must admit that when buying beans, I have mainly gone for taste and price. My wife and I are pensioners and have to watch our finances to some extent. However, we watched a program on TV the other night. I think it was called Blood, Sweat and Luxuries. A group of English young people worked in the Ethiopian coffee industry alongside the locals. They were treated as the locals and had to produce a certain amount of work to get paid enough to live for each day. It was a real eye opener to them and to my wife and me. The workers earned about $1 a day and the plantation owner didnt earn a great deal more. I decided it was time to do my little bit and make sure that we purchased only Fair Trade coffee beans from now on.
Our son is a CS so I had a look at this site and was interested and thrilled to read about Fair Crack. However, are all CS coffee beans Fair Trade? If not, are the Fair Trade varieties marked as such so that, as well as making a donation to Fair Crack, I can also ensure that my purchase price is going to a Fair Trade plantation.
Well, I think that will do me for now. Your comments and help will be appreciated. Keep up the good work Coffee Snobs.
Bazza
Our son is a CS so I had a look at this site and was interested and thrilled to read about Fair Crack. However, are all CS coffee beans Fair Trade? If not, are the Fair Trade varieties marked as such so that, as well as making a donation to Fair Crack, I can also ensure that my purchase price is going to a Fair Trade plantation.
Well, I think that will do me for now. Your comments and help will be appreciated. Keep up the good work Coffee Snobs.
Bazza
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