On July 6, 2007, In Uncategorized, By admin
Geoff Watts of Intelligentsia explains the ins and outs of Shade-Grown Coffee. In the article, he provides some arguments for and against shade-grown certification (courtesy of the NW Shade Coffee Campaign)… For: Without certification growers can’t earn a premium for shade-grown coffee. Without certification consumers can’t be confident that they are getting true shade-grown coffee. [...]
On April 27, 2007, In Uncategorized, By admin
Here’s an article describing the differences between fair trade coffee and direct trade coffee, from the Chicago Tribune. Many of the coffees that we serve in our shop (including our House Blend) are products of Intelligentsia’s Direct Trade. All’s not always ‘fair’ in coffee labeling The direct trade criteria includes a “verifiable price to the [...]
