Denver Following the model of the partnership between ACORN International and Fair Grinds Coffeehouse, we are trying something new, beginning in Tegucigalpa, Honduras with ACORN Honduras leading the program. We source our organic, fairtrade certified coffee beans from Central American countries like Honduras, Guatemala, and Nicaragua. Some of the best Arabica coffee beans in the …
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The Dark Side of Chocolate
New Orleans Being immersed in the issues of fairtrade because of ACORN International’s partnerships with coffee cooperatives in Honduras and the fact that Fair Grinds Coffeehouse is a 100% fairtrade house, getting a flyer for a neighborhood screening of a documentary called The Dark Side of Chocolate that promoted a “free chocolate tasting [fair trade]” …
The Green Footprint of Fairtrade Green Coffee Beans and the Port of New Orleans
New Orleans Consider these facts if you will: From Wikipedia: As the country’s major coffee-handling port, the Port of New Orleans has 14 warehouses covering over 51 hectares of storage space and six roasting facilities. Coffee Handled Here. New Orleans is the nation’s premier coffee-handling port, with 14 warehouses, more than 5.5 million feet of …