Nicaraguan Partners (#)

  „The coffee crisis and a history of inequality conspire to keep them put. Most households earn a meager living often as little as a dollar a day picking coffee on the big plantations. Plantation owners can easily lock up 300-400 hectares, squeezing families into little more than their 50ft square plots. Don't believe the Malthusian population specialists who blame the poor for overpopulation and land degradation.“

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Global Exchange : Activist Network

  „Sarah then introduced Celeste and Rey. Rey (a barista) had worked four months on several coffee plantations last year. He spoke about his life on the plantation, how he worked 20 to 30 days without a day off, how he carried 50 pound sacks on his back at the end of his workday (the hike to town took two to three hours while carrying 50 pounds on his back). He described his adobe home---no inside plumbing, no electricity, etc.“

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Coffee Forest Symbiosis (INeedCoffee.com)

  „The amazing fact is that coffee habitat and nature bring out the best chemistry in sustaining each others needs. Many foreigners who visit the plantation remark that Indian coffee plantations are bird and game sanctuaries. The architectural detail of the coffee mountain is astounding.“

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Fairtrade | Publications | Fair Comment | Summer 2003

  „For Blanca Rosa Molina, now 47, life began the hard way as it did for many other generations in Nicaragua. Her parents were workers on a large coffee plantation in Matagalpa and, at the age of six, Blanca joined them at work in the fields. Aged 11, she left home to work as a maid in Managua, the capital city.“

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Café Forum | Mexican Coffee Companies

  „Our cafe serves up some of the best espresso and cappuccino in San Miguel, all from fresh roasted coffee from one of Mexico's finest coffee plantations. If you're not in the mood for coffee, we have soft drinks and the best of the Mexican national beers: Bohemia, Sol and Dos Equis. We also offer a variety of home made pastries, cakes, and cookies. - Mesones #57 (everyone uses our street entrance on Calle Reloj), San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico 37700 - Tel: (011 52 4) 154-4634 - Email: cafe@internetsanmiguel.com - Url: www.internetsanmiguel.com/cafe/ Return to Menu   Coffee Roasters Cancun, Quintana Roo Caffe Garoll Distributor of genuine Coatepec coffee grown between 1200 and 1500 feet above sea level.“

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