tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post4429340031558912204..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: Fair Trade CoffeeErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-63088084212487115022008-05-17T04:52:00.000-05:002008-05-17T04:52:00.000-05:00Starbucks uses Arabica beans. I worked for them f...Starbucks uses Arabica beans. I worked for them for close to 8 years. I know. They do however roast the fuck out of their coffee, which many people find disagreeable taste-wise. (and I'm not sure why people are so down on the 'Buck, yes it is a huge company, but it is consistently rated highly in terms of employee benefits as well as ethical practices.)<BR/><BR/><BR/>With any kind of coffee you do run into the whole shipping issue. It came from Africa or South America or Indonesia, so it's carrying a pretty heavy carbon footprint. I'm not sure who moves coffee around the most efficiently as pretty much all of it is grown, shipped, and then bought.luluhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468418041443316689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-6000905160418435182008-05-17T03:22:00.000-05:002008-05-17T03:22:00.000-05:00Its the bean Erik, Arabica or Robusto. Starbucks u...Its the bean Erik, Arabica or Robusto. Starbucks uses the harsher Robusto as their base coffee, cheaper and less refined than the Arabica. <BR/><BR/>Along with fair/free trade beans I like the pesticide free grown beans, not for my health but the health of them that pick it.<BR/><BR/>The pesticide burns the hands.<BR/><BR/>Peacethe walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-574581919387229232008-05-16T21:31:00.000-05:002008-05-16T21:31:00.000-05:00I hoist my mug of Joe from Coffee Bean Direct to y...I hoist my mug of Joe from <A HREF="http://www.coffeebeandirect.com/" REL="nofollow">Coffee Bean Direct</A> to you.Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16284680909152676159noreply@blogger.com