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Fair
Trade activities in the Twin Cities area and
beyond are really heating up (excuse the pun).
This
summer, you'll find some of the Peace Coffee
crew racing as part of the first ever Peace Coffee
Bike Team, while others of us will be savoring our
favorite brew and enjoying the fresh baked treats
at the French Meadow Bakery & Café. And in
September, we'll be attending a National Fair
Trade Conference in Chicago. You'll find more on
all of this in this month's issue of Fair
Grounds, along with a call to action on CAFTA,
a new recipe, and a brand spanking new crossword
puzzle contest. Settle back and enjoy...
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 Peace
Coffee's commitment to bike delivering our beans
across town attracts a lot of attention. As Brad,
our intrepid biker will attest to, there are the
occasional vulgarities and threats thrown from
speeding cars of the not so forward-thinking
individuals. "It's endemic of our society to
have hostility towards people on bikes, but for
every bad interaction there's at least five
supportive people cheering me on," says Brad.
Peace Coffee's first ever Bike Racing Team gets
their fair share of hoots and hollers but for the
most part it's the good kind. Usually it's from
the fans cheering them on during a race or an
announcer letting them know that they are in the
lead! We are proud to sponsor a dynamic team line
up of Mountain Bikers, Roadies & Triathlons.
They are hard to miss with their loud Peace Coffee
jersey & shorts.
 So far this year the team has
taken the title in the West Salem Touchstone
Triathlon. Husband and wife, Ann and Joe Moyer,
& Randi Foraker took first place by over 13
minutes. Other riders like Mario Minelli and
Andrew Chaffe have had a terrific season so far,
placing in the top five of their divisions in many
races already this summer. If you see them on the
road or at a race show them some love and we'll do
our job keeping them caffeinated!
For a schedule of races visit www.mnscs.com/html/eventschedule.asp
&
mcf.net/scgi-bin/RaceCalendar.cgi.
For recaps of races and photos visit www.skinnyski.com
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When:
September 30 to October 2, 2005
Where: Holiday Inn-Mart Plaza- Chicago, IL
Thousands of people like you believe in Fair Trade
as a model of economic and environmental justice.
Many of us will be gathering in Chicago from
September 30 to October 2, 2005, for a national Fair
Trade conference to strengthen Fair Trade
mission-driven organizations and attract customers
and activists to the movement. Over the course of a
weekend, Fair Trade organizations, consumers,
activists and businesses will:
* Build energy and excitement about Fair Trade among
those committed to its principles.
* Bring the principles and practices of Fair Trade
businesses, programs and products to national
attention.
* Develop relationships and deepen the understanding
among committed Fair Trade leaders.
* Reach out to new consumers and constituents,
activists, grassroots organizations and allies.
* Create education and action tools for new and
committed Fair Traders to become a definable
movement beyond the conference.
If you are interested in joining us, please visit http://www.fairtradefederation.org/2005ftconference/
where you can learn more about the conference and
register to attend. If you have any questions or
would like to know more about Peace Coffees
involvement in the National Fair Trade Conference
contact beth@peacecoffee.com.
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A
National Call for People to reflect
on whether CAFTA Measures up to Principles of Just
Trade
From
the US Interfaith Trade Justice Campaign (Trade
Serving People-Not People Serving Trade)
 On
June 23, a year after signing, the White House
finally sent to Congress the implementing
legislation for a U.S. free trade agreement with
Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras,
Nicaragua and the Dominican Republic (DR-CAFTA).
The Central America Free Trade Agreement passed in
the Senate on June 30th with a nine vote margin
(54-45). For CAFTA to be enacted or
defeated, it must now be voted on in the House
between July 12th and 29th.
more...
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 Even
if you’re just in Minneapolis on an airplane
layover you can enjoy some of the best organic
food and coffee our town has to offer at the
Minneapolis/St.Paul International Airport. The
French Meadow Bakery & Café is hailed as one
of the best bakeries and organic food restaurants
in the city. They are famous for their Hemp Breads
and brownies, wild rice cakes, and other yeast and
wheat free products.
Lynn
Gordon, founder and president of the Bakery, has
been championing for organic, local and
sustainable food for several decades. It looks
like all her hard work is finally paying off. The
opening of the French Meadow Café and Bakery at
the airport is a real turning point for what most
health conscious individuals have come to assume
they will have to eat during their routine airport
layovers. No longer must they decide between a
McDonalds egg McMuffin and a Starbucks Vienna
Roast Coffee for breakfast. Instead travelers can
enjoy pancakes made with organic flour and real
maple syrup, and a hot cup of Peace Coffee
Colombian Heavy Pedal Roast. Lunch fare includes
salads with fresh organic greens and free range
chicken and tasty tomato basil soup.
So
next time you are catching a flight at the
Lindberg Terminal be sure to visit the French
Meadow and Bakery Café airport location on
Concourse F. Hours are 5:30 a.m. – 9:00 p.m.
everyday of the week.
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giving away coffee!
Think
you know a lot about coffee? This month, instead of a
trivia question we offer a crossword puzzle. Click
here for the puzzle and clues. Entering is easy
and it's FUN!
Scott
Bradley is the winner of last month's
Coffee Knowledge question. He correctly identified
1732 (A) as the year that Johann Sebastian Bach
— a big coffee drinker — composed his Coffee
Cantata. Congratulations, Scott!
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"Currently,
trade discussions begin by asking how policies
will be good for business and economic growth. We
need to ask how trade policies will be good for
those who live in situations of poverty."
--
Guatemalan Bishop Alvaro Leonel Ramazzini
Imer
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- June
2005 Extraordinary Ethiopia by Melanee
Meegan, Peace Coffee Marketing & Advertising Coordinator, Peace Coffee's 2nd Annual Open House, Aceh Tsunami Relief Fund Update
PPKGO, ForesTrade and CV Trimaju, Batter Up! by Monika
Firl, Coop Coffees
- May
2005 Fair Trade in Seattle by Scott Patterson, Brad's Nicaragua Journal by Brad the Bike Messenger
- April
2005 Fair Trade Travels and Other Adventures, Nicaragua Trip Brings Fair Trade to Life by Anneka
Kmiecik, Birchwood Café,
Fair Trade in a Volatile Market by Bill Harris, Cooperative Coffees
- March
2005 Andy's Chiapas Journal (part two) by
Andy Lambert, Converging For Fair Trade
- February
2005 Update On The Aceh Fund, Return To Chiapas (part one) by Andy Lambert, In Praise Of Hot Chocolate
by Rachel Hiltsley
- January
2005 Tragedy's Wake: Update From Sumatra, How I Spent My Floating Holiday by Brad the Bike Messenger, A Coffee Science Experiment by Rachel
Hiltsley, Resident Equipment Expert
- December
2004 Great Coffee the French Press Way, The Best Coffee in Town,
Coffee+Beer=Friggin' Good. eh?
- November
2004 My Other Bike is a Biodiesel,
Biodiesel: It's What's Inside
- October
2004 A Peaceful Alternative to Petroleum,
Don't Just Do It. Do It With Justice
- September
2004 Santa Anita de la Union, The Beauty of the St. Paul Classic
- August
2004 Crema Café: Home of Sonny's Ice Cream,
- July
2004 Exploring
Our Origins: Ethiopia
- June
2004 Journey through the Life of a Bean
- May
2004 Report
from Colombia and Brad
's Big Bike
Adventure
- April
2004 Nicaragua:
Coffee and
the Community at CECOCAFEN
- March
2004 Fair Trade Friends: United Students
for Fair Trade
- February
2004 Mut Vitz
and APECAFORMM Trip Reports
- January
2004 10
Good Things about a Bad Year
- December
2003 Global Exchange Fair Trade Challenge
- November
2003 Barriers to Fair Trade: NAFTA on
Steroids
- October
2003 Dia de
Los Muertos
- September
2003 Report
from Cancun: Victory
for Fair Trade
- August
2003 Fair
Trade Friends: Oxfam America
- July
2003 Exploring
Our Origins: Sumatra
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Fair
Grounds is produced by:
Cooperative
Coffees
Contact
Information:
Orders
and General Information
Phone - 612.870.3440 or 1.888.324.7872
Fax - 612-677-3989
E-Mail - info@peacecoffee.com
Web - http://www.peacecoffee.com
Peace
Coffee Crew*:
Anna
Canning
Beth Backen
Rachel Hiltsley
Andy
Lambert
Melanee Meegan
Jamie
Schumacher
TJ Semanchin
Nate Stevens
Scott Patterson
*We
work together to get the coffee out to our customers.
Although we have specific job titles, we all take turns
switching roles and putting in time where it's needed
most.
Peace
Coffee Bikers*:
Brad
Wilson
*Our bikers pack a mean trailer full of coffee. They are
speedy as speedy gets. Watch out, when they are on the
street, they mean business!
Fair
Grounds is designed by:
Starstruck
Design
335 West Gill Road
Gill, MA 01376
Contact
Information:
Don Kruger
Lynn Nichols
Phone - 413.863.7752
Fax - 413-863-7752
Web -
http://www.starstruckdesign.com
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