Sweet Maria's Small But Important Donation Program (#)
„Fair wages Paying fair wages does not necessarily mean that products cost the consumer more. Since Fair Trade Organizations bypass exploitative middlemen and work directly with producers, they are able to cut costs and return a greater percentage of the retail price to the producers.“
http://www.sweetmarias.com/donations.html - Cached
See Technorati for links to this site, see Alexa for related sites and search this website for ›Fair Trade Organizations‹.
Cafe Campesino ...from crop to cup a Fair Trade
„Fair Wages — Paying fair wages does not necessarily mean that products cost the consumer more. Since Fair Trade Organizations bypass exploitative middlemen and work directly with producers, they are able to cut costs and return a greater percentage of the retail price to the producers.“
http://www.cafecampesino.com/coffee/ fairtrade.html
-
Cached
„Paying fair wages does not necessarily mean that products cost the consumer more. Since Fair Trade Organizations bypass exploitative middlemen and work directly with producers, they are able to cut costs and return a greater percentage of the retail price to the producers.“
http://www.cooperativecoffees.com/resources/papers/ facts.html
-
Cached
Transfair USA | Press Releases
„Receive a fair price for their harvest - A minimum of $1.26 per pound ($1.41 for Organic Certified) Have access to credit and direct access to American markets, cutting out exploitative middlemen Benefit from cooperative programs supporting social and commercial development Currently, many coffee farmers receive as little as 20 cents per pound of coffee, well below their cost of production. The substantial difference between 20 cents and the Fair Trade price of $1.26 per pound often represents the road out of desperate poverty. It enables farmers to keep children in school, feed their families, improve healthcare and housing and invest in improving the quality of their coffee.“
http://www.transfairusa.org/content/about/ pr_020718.php
-
Cached
The Espresso Pages from Sweet Maria's: Espresso, a Definition and General
„Espresso means "express," in the sense that it is prepared upon request, on a moment's notice, on express request, extemporaneously. Express does not refer to the speed of the espresso extraction process. The Italian saying is that " the customer must wait for the espresso; the espresso must not wait for the customer." Espresso does not keep well .it must be consumed immediately.“
http://www.sweetmarias.com/ espresso-general1.html
-
Cached
„Water temperature can range between 210 and 240, whereas you want something around 220 at the brew head for good espresso extraction. (Note that 220 at the brew head doesn't mean you are extracting at 220, but there is a 20 degree heat loss through the "puck" of compressed coffee grounds.) The good news is that during the shot you only have a 2-4 degree range, so the idea is to start your espresso extraction at the right point in the cycle. There is a simple timing technique you can use with the Silvia to brew in the right temperature range every time. This sounds more complicated than it is.“
http://www.sweetmarias.com/prod.rancilio.shtml
-
Cached
Archived in Fair Trade Organizations