Do you know if the coffee you are consuming is Fair Trade? When I was researching the topic of Fair Trade coffee for my exhibition I discovered many facts that I was not aware of before I became so interested in these issues. I use to not think twice about walking into Starbucks and having the server hand me a cup of coffee. Now, I think about it all so differently. The one type of coffee that Starbucks serves that is Fair Trade is the Cafe Estima Blend variety. But, you have to request it, and I noticed that it is usually not brewed and ready. Something to think about. In one year, a two-cup-a-day coffee drinker will have consumed the annual harvest of 18 coffee trees. Just by linking directly with markets, farmers in Fair Trade cooperatives are able to earn 3-5 times more than they would selling their coffee through conventional mechanisms. So....Is the coffee you are currently drinking Fair Trade? Definitely something worth finding out.
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