Greener beans. (Tools For Green Living: Resources for Eco-Awareness and Action).Coffee prices have plummeted in recent years, forcing many farmers to abandon their land (see "Trouble Brewing brewing: see beer. " In Brief, this issue). Now an increasing number of consumers are supporting coffee farmers by purchasing fair-trade and organic coffee. The nonprofit A corporation or an association that conducts business for the benefit of the general public without shareholders and without a profit motive. Nonprofits are also called not-for-profit corporations. Nonprofit corporations are created according to state law. TransFair certifies fair-trade coffee, which is purchased directly from farmer cooperatives at a guaranteed "decent" price--enough for a farmer to support his/her family and maintain his/her livelihood. Global Exchange offers a variety of fair-trade and organic certified See certification. coffees, from French Roast to Decaf ($5.99 for 12 ounces). Thanksgiving Thanksgiving annual U.S. holiday celebrating harvest and yearly blessings; originated with Pilgrims (1621). [Am. Culture: EB, IX: 922] See : America Thanksgiving national holiday with luxurious dinner as chief ritual. [Am. Pop. Coffee sells a broad range of fair-trade, organic and shade-grown coffees from Africa, Central America Central America, narrow, southernmost region (c.202,200 sq mi/523,698 sq km) of North America, linked to South America at Colombia. It separates the Caribbean from the Pacific. and Indonesia in mild, medium and strong roasts ($8 to $20 for 12 ounces). Roast Your Own sells fair-trade and organic green (unroasted) coffees ($4.95 to $5.95 for 12 ounces) and home roasters ($59 to $119), which allow demanding coffee connoisseurs to fine-tune the roast. CONTACT: Global Exchange, (800) 497-1994, x237, www.globalexchange. com; Roast Your Own, (888) 307-6278, www.roastyourown.com. |
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