Transfair USA | Fair Trade News (#)

  „Fair-trade coffees are also more expensive than your run-of-the-mill brew. At Raging Sage Coffee Roasters, 2458 N. Campbell Ave., organic fair trade coffee can run between 50 cents and $1 more per pound, said owner Shelby Sliker.“

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Tea & Coffee 11/01 - The Fair Trade Ideal: The Ultimate Answer For Sustainability? (Cont)

  „Roasters are having trouble understanding some of Transfair USA's interests. An importer buying Fair Trade coffee, under license with Transfair USA may not sell it to a roaster as Fair Trade coffee unless the roaster too has signed a Fair Trade agreement with Transfair USA.“

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Transfair USA | On Capitol Hill

  „In a signing ceremony of an alliance between the US Agency for International Development and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced that "the Senate restaurants will soon be offering the option of Fair Trade Certified coffee to senators, their staffs and the public. Serving Fair Trade Certified coffee in our own cafeterias and coffee shops is one step toward fair prices for coffee farmers." In the House In the US House of Representatives, 60 members sent a letter to the House Dining and Guest Services in August 2001 requesting that Fair Trade Certified coffee be served in the House cafeterias. As a result, Fair Trade Certified coffee is available in two cafes in the House. Your support is still needed to ensure that the cafeteria also makes the switch.“

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Transfair USA | Coffee Importers

  „Sign TransFair USA's License/Certification agreement to allow you to become an authorized importer, selling Fair Trade Certified green coffee to roasters.“

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Transfair USA | Press Releases

  „By supporting Fair Trade Certified coffee, Seattle consumers, roasters, and retailers are ensuring that small family farmers are able to feed their families, keep their children in school, build community health clinics, and safeguard the environment for future generations." While world leaders remained deadlocked over socially responsible trade practices at recent meetings in Quebec, Seattle consumers and coffee companies have been forging ahead with support for Fair Trade Certified, organic, and shade-grown coffee. Seattle-based industry giants like Starbucks, Tully's, and the Seattle Coffee Company now offer Fair Trade Certified coffee brands as one way to support the family farmers they depend on for the highest quality coffee -- and to keep their discerning consumers satisfied. In a city famed for its specialty coffee and its socially conscious consumers, public support in Seattle has been critical to the success of Fair Trade and other sustainable coffees. Fair Trade is an innovative approach to empowering Third World farmers through direct trade, fair prices, access to credit, and sustainable farming methods.“

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