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Organic farmer in Nicaragua fights for his land, impresses visiting Lutheran students

Geoff Marks — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 19:07:11 +0000

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, a father of four who grows organic coffee and avocados in Matagalpa. “Farmers come to him to get training on how to farm organic grain,” McCarthy said. “He said being an organic farmer isn’t just something you do, you have to change you ideas and thoughts about farming,” McCarthy said. “To be an organic farmer, you can’t just go through the process.” “He was just so proud of everything he had and how his family has struggled for their land because there are big huge coffee companies directly next …

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Geoff Marks — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 02:17:00 +0000

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Green Star Coffee Commercial

Geoff Marks — Fri, 21 May 2010 14:27:09 +0000

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 aspects our Roastmasters continually monitor. We choose to roast our beans “to order” in our Santa Barbara roastery rather than mass producing batches like larger chains do. The result is well worth it. This process defines the quality and freshness of our coffee. In addition to offering a superb product, we pride ourselves on providing complete coffee solutions including equipment and 24 hour customer support for a diverse array of corporate, restaurant, wholesale and retail clients globally. Fresh …

Green Bean – Part 1 – Preparing the Beans for the Roaster

Geoff Marks — Sat, 15 May 2010 14:18:35 +0000

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……

Green Bean Coffee- Part 2 – Putting the Beans in the Roaster

Geoff Marks — Wed, 12 May 2010 07:12:41 +0000

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!…

Organic Certified, Sustainability, Fair Trade talk with Dean Cycon & Leslie Cerier

Geoff Marks — Sun, 02 May 2010 23:52:33 +0000

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.…

Pt2-Organic Fair Trade Coffee – Higher Grounds Trading Co.

Geoff Marks — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 14:17:56 +0000

Visit our Community: www.ecountrylifestyle.com Your Virtual Lifestyle Community Learn about the world of Coffee, from producer to consumer. Listen as Chris and Jody Treter, talk about how they got started as coffee roasting artisans. Learn how they purchase coffee beans directly from small scale independent growing groups around the world. See how they take raw coffee beans, meticulously roasting different varieties of beans at specific temperatures to produce a unique flavor for each type of bean. For more information on Higher Ground Coffee Roasters, of Traverse City, MI, visit Chris and Jody’s website at: www.highergroundstrading.com…

2009 Fair Trade, Nicaragua Coffee Farmers #1: How your morning coffee arrives, Fair Trade Principals

Geoff Marks — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:36:49 +0000

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 organic coffee Arabica Coffee Beans are Mild

Geoff Marks — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:31:23 +0000

www.alldaycoffeebreak.com The Father of All Beans: Arabica Coffee Beans…

Roasting organic coffee

Geoff Marks — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:22:11 +0000

Adventure Coffee Roasting Owner Scott Gilliland discusses why he uses only organic and fair trade coffee beans.…