Fair Trade Coffee

 


Organic Certified and Fair Trade Plus Coffee is in store at Seven Shores Urban Market & Cafe located Waterloo, ON. - 8 Regina Street - Unit 5 - (between Gen X Video and Absolute Hair Salon)  Our house coffee is roasted fresh each week from a high quality roaster in Oakville - ReUnion Island. To know more about the cafe in Waterloo - click here.
 
RETAIL COFFEE FOR SALE:
Certified Organic Whole Bean Premium Costa Rican Coffee – 12 oz (340g) bag for - $11.95

 

 

           Organic -  see ground growth                         Organic  - see health of bean along with insect holes
 

 
      Organic - shade grown with lots of life                    Chemical fed (roundup herbicide) dead ground

 

 

At Seven Shores you can choose from two roasts of Costa Rican Organic Fairly Traded Coffee:

Traditional: The lightest roast. Medium bodied with a bright acidity and a sweet, clean and mellow flavor.

Dark: Medium-full bodied. Rich and smooth with exceptional aroma. Great for Espresso as well.


10 reasons why you should consider buying this coffee:

1. Certified organic by Skal - Skal is accredited under the most stringent guidelines in the world, Regulation CEE No. 2092/91.

2. Fair Farming Practices - $2.00 US per/lb has been paid directly to farmer - that is 25% HIGHER than the expected $1.60 US per/lb fair trade price and also paid before sorting and processing where 25% volume is lost.

3. Eco-Friendly - recyclable packaging, the environment is improved and protected by eliminating the use of pesticides in a delicate mountain ecosystem.

4. Shade Grown in High Altitude 3600ft.- provides a natural alternative to herbicide use, provides for rich compost, and supplies important habitat for migratory and native bird species.

5. Hand Selected and Fully Ripe – for high quality assurance.
 
6. Sustainable - creating a sustainable economy for growers, workers and their families.

7. Strictly Hard Bean Arabica – slow maturing and gourmet for full flavour.

8. Sun Dried - uses patio-drying techniques and the small amount of waste produced is entirely recycled for use in the growth process.

9. Vacuum Sealed – one-way valve which prevents the entrance of outside air, but allows gases to escape – making it possible to vacuum pack the coffee immediately after roasting – giving high quality and maximum freshness.

10. Tesoros (co-op we buy from) is a collection of over 55 farms was founded to assist the local coffee farming community in saving both land and livelihood.

To purchase an organic fair traded bag of coffee click here.

Read testimonials to know just how good this coffee really is!

Thank you,

Sean and Amy Zister
Seven Shores Trading Co Inc.
519-888-0377

Articles:

http://sevenshorestrading.com/section/view/?fnode=80 - Cafe Justicia - coffee from Guatemala

http://men.webmd.com/features/coffee-new-health-food - Coffee: The New Health Food?
Plenty of health benefits are brewing in America's beloved beverage.

http://www.sevenshorestrading.com/section/view/?fnode=72 - our trip to Costa Rica March 2007

http://www.sevenshorestrading.com/section/view/?fnode=70 - a story about the coffee crisis and why coffee needs to be fair trade and end of poverty of 25 million coffee farmers.

http://www.organic-nature-news.com/organic-coffee.html .. farmers receive twice as much for certified organic, fair trade coffee beans as for uncertified ones.

http://www.seniorjournal.com/NEWS/Nutrition-Vitamins/5-08-28CoffeeAntioxidant.htm - Here is an article from U.S. News and World Report on the health benefits of coffee. Coffee research has highlighted coffee as a rich source of antioxidants, helping to prevent a range of health problems, including diabetes, Parkinson's disease, gallstones and certain forms of cancer.

http://www.usnews.com/usnews/health/articles/051219/19coffee.htm - Another article reporting findings on the health benefits of coffee:

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