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Direct trade in NYT today

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. There's a nice article in the New York Times today describing the specialty coffee industry and the workings and benefits of direct trade. The title, "To Burundi...

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Fair Trade news

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. This blog focuses on sustainable coffee specifically as it pertains to the environment. I've written some about Fair Trade, because there is a connection between...

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Counter Culture Coffee’s Direct Trade program

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. Counter Culture Coffee recently launched its Direct Trade program. It is a natural progression from their Source project, and is a robust example of similar models...

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Sweet Maria’s Farm Gate Coffee

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. Green coffee and home roasting supplier Sweet Maria's has formalized their direct trade buying program, calling it Farm Gate Coffee. Farm Gate prices are at least...

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Fair Trade environmental standards

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. In spite of what many people believe, Fair Trade certification alone does not automatically mean or guarantee that rigorous environmental standards were followed,...

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Counter Culture Coffee transparency report

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. Counter Culture Coffee has just released its first annual Transparency Report, covering 2009. Simple, straightforward, five pages describing each of CCC's Direct...

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What’s happening with Fair Trade?

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. Big kerfluffle, well explained in the following posts; make sure to read the comments. My thoughts on how this relates to other certifications follow. To tell the...

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Sips: Fair Trade debate

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. There are so many great voices in the fair/Fair trade movement, I keep out of it aside from environmental aspects of certification and occasional links. Here are a...

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Fair Trade USA muddies the waters

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. A recent announcement by Fair Trade USA qualifies as major news that changes the meaning of "Fair Trade" certification in the U.S., and which may mean changes to...

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What’s wrong with cheap coffee, in a nutshell

Copyright Coffee & Conservation. The Fair Trade USA/FLO break-up and its ramifications is seeping into the mainstream media. Recently, for example, the New York Times published an article on the...

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