June 30th, 2010 by Ned Marks
An Organic farmer in Nicaragua shared his struggle to maintain a farm with two visiting Lutheran students on a Fair Trade mission. Surrounded by bigger interests, organic farmer Martin Vincente Padilla impressed the students with his dedication to the environment. The two Northern Michigan University (NMU) students – Lisa McCarthy of Greenville, WI and Sarah Swanson of Rapid River, MI – are giving presentations across the Upper Peninsula on their recent Lutheran World Relief trip to Nicaragua during which they met with coffee farmers and learned about fair trade. This is the first of several excerpts from their presentation. Parts 1 & 2: www.youtube.com www.youtube.com In part three, the students describe how the women of Nicaragua are treated with respect, the importance of families and the environmental protection efforts of one Nicaragua’s organic farmers. As members of the NMU EarthKeeper Student Team, the students were touched by the story of farmer Martin Vincente Padilla,…
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June 27th, 2010 by Ned Marks
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May 21st, 2010 by Ned Marks
Fresh. Fair Trade. Local. Organic. Good for you. Better for the farmer. Best for the planet Green Star Coffee sources only the finest organic coffees and teas from the premier growing regions around the world. Each of our 100% Arabica coffees is hand blended, roasted to order and only offered at their peak of freshness. dan randall, roastmaster and co-founder 100% Organic flavorings Offering a rarely found true organic flavored coffee From procuring fine green coffee beans, to roasting with meticulous fanaticism for quality and perfection, to delivering our product with outstanding service and personalized attention, Green Star Coffee always produces an exceptional cup. Our Roastmasters have a passion for coffee. This involves an intimate understanding of the beans themselves and the equipment used to roast them. The process takes time and skill based on years of roasting experience. Timing, temperature and chemical composition changes within the beans are just a few of the…
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May 15th, 2010 by Ned Marks
How to roast gourmet coffee beans with the master of coffee, Derryl Reid of Green Bean Coffee Imports. Green Bean Coffee Imports is the first (and only) Manitoba company to be Fair Trade Certified to sell FTC (and organic) gourmet coffee. In this clip, Derryl teaches how to roast coffee…
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May 12th, 2010 by Ned Marks
Part 2 – Putting the Beans in the Roaster How to roast gourmet coffee beans with the master of coffee, Derryl Reid of Green Bean Coffee Imports. Green Bean Coffee Imports is the first (and only) Manitoba company to be Fair Trade Certified to sell FTC (and organic) gourmet coffee. In this clip, Derryl teaches how to roast coffee beans to perfection. Watch out Starbucks, Move over Second Cup, Look out Tim Hortons – Green Bean Coffee is in town! www.greenbeancoffeeimports.com Leave a comment – tell us what you think!
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May 2nd, 2010 by Ned Marks
Leslie Cerier, Gourmet chef, author of ‘Going Wild in the Kitchen’, and speaker and Dean Cycon, founder and CEO of Dean’s Beans, a 100% fair trade, organic coffee supplier, and author of the book ‘Javatrekker’, discuss how these critical topics relate to the world farmers, and a more healthy world and marketplace. Video produced by KnoxworX multimedia.
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