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Join me and Ben Schmerler (Coffee Category Manager : Fair Trade USA) as we discuss coffee, fair trade, and how consumers can make a real difference in individual lives and communities across the globe.
Did you know that we drink more than 400,000,000 cups of coffee EVERY DAY in the USA? Wow! How often do we stop to think about the journey that those beans had to make in order to grace our mugs? Do we ever wonder about where it is grown, or the lives of those who carefully cultivated it? If you were like me a couple of years ago, the answer is no. Why would you? You go to the store, buy the coffee and drink it. Well, now you will know [Read more…]
#Coffee Savants Roundtable :: Google+ Coffee Hangout
Talking COFFEE in a G+ Hangout
I was honored to be invited onto a Google+ hangout with several other ‘coffee’ people, titled “Coffee Savants Roundtable”. I don’t consider myself a coffee ‘savant’, but I do know a little bit about coffee, and how to bring new people into the world of specialty coffee. I wasn’t sure what this was going to be, but I am always up for a new adventure, so I gave it a shot. I was part of a group of people from across the continent who were a part of the coffee industry in some way. The video above is a recording of the rich conversation that took place. This was such a diverse group of coffee lovers, that there were several viewpoints to every topic. The great thing about coffee is that it is so subjective. While sometimes my view differed from others in the group, it didn’t make my… or their opinions invalid. I am looking forward to joining these folks again in the near future! Here is a list of those who were in the hangout with me… [Read more…]