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in full swing, and the Peace Coffee crew is out
and about promoting that tasty brew we call
"the right bean." In this issue of Fair
Grounds, we profile our newest coffeehouse
account, Common Roots Café. We also feature
Nate's parting article on his trip to Chiapas,
Mexico, origin of our Mexican beans. And we offer
our Summer Survival Kit, with everything you need
to make and enjoy cold press coffee, including
your own Yeti (read on to find out more!). These
articles plus more photos from Josh's viewfinder,
a Peace Pride winner and a new recipe add up to a
pretty full issue, so grab a iced Peace Coffee,
settle back and read on...
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by Nate Stevens, Former Peace Coffee Customer Service Representative
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March of 2007, I traveled from Minneapolis,
Minnesota, the home of Peace Coffee, to San
Cristobal de las Casas in Chiapas, Mexico, to meet
up with a varied group of people who had all come
to learn more about the Fair Trade movement from
direct contact and immersion within the
communities of the coffee growing region of
Chiapas. There were 12 of us, if memory serves me:
college students, Fair Trade business owners and
employees, an 8 year old daughter of one of the
men, and several retired people simply interested
in this experience. Our trip was lead by Chris and
Jodie Treeter of Higher Grounds Coffee in
Michigan, who have been leading Fair Trade
immersion trips for several years now.
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 In
last month's newsletter, we featured some of the
best Peace Coffee items for the summer. We've
decided to create a Summer Survival Kit that will
get you through the heat waves to come.
The
Kit Includes: a Toddy Maker, one pound of our new
Yeti Cold Press, a water bottle, and a felted Fair
Trade Yeti ornament. Use the Toddy Maker to brew
batches of our newest coffee, the Yeti Cold Press
Blend. Before you take off on your morning commute
to work or a leisurely Sunday morning bike ride,
fill up your Peace Coffee Water Bottle with ice
cubes and the chilled cold press. And one last
thing, don't forget to grab your Fair Trade Yeti
friend. As much as Yetis like hanging out in
freezers, they also like to go for rides. They fit
perfectly in water bottle cages and between the
spokes on a bike wheel. If you follow all of these
instructions you should have no problem staying
cool this summer!
 Fair
Trade Yetis are Fun for All Ages!
Recently
a customer told us about these super adorable Fair
Trade Yeti ornaments made in Nepal. She saw the
release of our newest coffee, the Yeti Cold Press,
and they immediately came to mind. The Yeti
ornaments are available through the Tibet
Collection, a group dedicated to bringing
better economic opportunities to Himalayan
artisans through the development and marketing of
their craft traditions, and to preserving Tibetan
culture. Averaging five inches tall, the Yetis are
made with natural sheared wool, the fibers of
which artisans in Kathmandu, Nepal, boil, beat and
roll into a flat, dense mat. The felt is then
dyed, molded and sewn into decorative arts and
gifts. These little Yetis have quickly won
the hearts of all the staff here. They have become
the "office pets" we are not allowed to
have. Some of us bike to work with our Yetis and
Derek's Yeti is beating him at chess on regular
basis. Each Yeti is slightly different since they
are made by hand. Some have bigger feet or a
larger tummy, etc. Some are slightly frowning and
have shorter arms. The Yetis can't wait to meet
new friends and be accepted in society for the
furry fun creatures they truly are. Befriend a
Yeti today!
Get
your Summer Survival Kit today!
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 Rosemary
Erb stopped by Peace Coffee one afternoon. When
she saw the release of our newest coffee, the Yeti
Cold Press Blend, she told us that she had her
very own Yeti friend that she bought at a local
secondhand shop. As you can see, every Yeti is a
little different but all of them our huggable and
lovable.
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 On
Saturday morning, our roasters Derek & Ryan
greeted customers at Peace Coffee's newest café
account on 26th and Lyndale. Common
Roots Café
has been open for less than a week and is off to a
great start. They are the only café in the city
to serve our seasonal Dominican
Republic Roast
and they have also worked closely with our
roasting team to create two unique espresso blends
for their café.
The
espresso they recommend for "sipping" is
appropriately named The
Roots Blend.
It is a bold well-balanced espresso with a sweet
herbal/floral start, fading into a nice buttery
vanilla caramel middle, finishing with a spicy
currant and a touch of chocolate.
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week, Josh is given day old pastries by the
wonderful staff at the French Meadow Bakery
Café. He brings them back to the office in
colorful paper bags decorated by their
staff, full of the goodies you see on the
plate. It's what most of us here look
forward to every Tuesday! Josh appreciates
customers who understand he needs a lot of
"food fuel" to get the job done.
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 Four-year old Adrianna Edlund sent us this photo (actually her parents did) of her with her bike and Peace Coffee bike jersey.
Adrianna's Reason for loving Peace Coffee: It gets her Dad out of bed in the morning.
Favorite biking outfit: Peace Coffee bike jersey and pink cowboy boots, what else?
Dream: To get to visit Peace Coffee someday and see her picture on the refrigerator (the true place of honor in the mind of a four year old).
True display of Peace Coffee pride: Adrianna got her jersey the day after she took her training wheels off. After donning the jersey, she sprinted off on her bike declaring "I feel free!"
Congratulations, Adrianna! You win a pound of your favorite Peace Coffee (for your Dad).
If you're passionate about Peace Coffee,
Show it! Send us:
— a photo showing your "Peace Coffee Pride”
— a short written testimonial about how much you love us
— an original coffee poem or haiku (three lines, 5 syllables in the first, 7 in the second, 5 in the last)
Each month, we’ll choose one entry to appear in the following
Fair Grounds newsletter. If we choose yours, you’ll win a pound of your favorite Peace Coffee coffee. Please send your entry to
mel@peacecoffee.com.
Contest ends: August 13th
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"The ideal of a single civilization for everyone implicit in the cult of progress and technique impoverishes and mutilates us. Every view of the world that becomes extinct, every culture that disappears, diminishes a possibility of
life."
~ Octavio Paz, Mexican poet
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- June
2007 Peace Coffee Gets Down and Dirty, And The Band Played On, From Josh's Viewfinder by Josh Lavelle, Roaster's Corner: Ryan Shares the Flavor Profile of our Seasonal Dominican Republic Roast
- May
2007 Sailing the Fair Trade Winds. Part 2 by Derek De La Paz, Peace Coffee Production Roaster, If I Was a Bicycle, I'd be... , Bark For Peace, From Josh's Viewfinder by Josh Lavelle
- April
2007 Sailing the Fair Trade
Winds by Derek De La Paz, Peace Coffee Production Roaster, New Faces: Josh
Lavelle, What Do You Think About Fair Trade?
- March
2007 Iguanas. Coffee and Magnetic Poles by Andy Lambert and Ryan
Seibold, Our Daily Bread - Don't Miss This Movie!, Focus on the Farm Bill, Roaster's Corner: The Joys of MPR Blend by Keith Tomlinson
- February
2007 Ice Ice Baby by Melanee Meegan, Marketing Director & Marathon Runner, Taking to the Streets for the Stupor Bowl by Tom Hudson, Peace Coffee Bike & Biodiesel Delivery Driver, Global Warming 101 by Andy Lambert, Peace Coffee Outreach Coordinator.
- January
2007 Having Attitude for Gratitude by Ton Tran, Peace Coffee Race Team Manager, Wedge Co-op Introduces Sow the Seeds by Mandy
Catlette, Magic Beans: Sow the Seeds Blend is Ready to Brew by Barth Anderson, Research and Development Coordinator at the Wedge Community Co-op
- December
2006 I Bought a Cow For You!, Fair Trade: It's Not Just for Coffee, Beer! It Tastes So Good! by Melanee
Meegan, Marketing Manager & Beer Activist
- November
2006 Book Review: Organic Coffee by Tim King, Becoming a Beer Activist by Melanee
Meegan, Hot Off the Press: Fermenting Revolution, How Microbrew Can Save the World by Chris O'Brien
- October
2006 The Power of 100: A Fair Trade Harvest, Minnesota Does Fair Trade, Local to Global: A Fair Trade Resource List
- September
2006 The Hike: Another Peace Coffee Adventure by Ryan
Seibold, Peace Coffee Production Roaster, Coming to a Theatre Near You!:
Black Gold.
- August
2006 One Brick at a Time by Beth Backen, Shipping and Receiving Coordinator, Sitting On Top of the World by Nate Stevens, Customer Accounts Representative, The Long Haul to the Green Man by Ryan
Seibold, Eco Experience at the State Fair, Howdy. I'm Keith, The New Head Roaster.
- July
2006 Bike Film Festival Rolls Into Minneapolis, Biofuels or Bust by Jim Kleinschmit and Mark Smith, Oxfam Red Cards Adidas
- June
2006 Travels With Habitat in Guatemala by Andy Lambert, Finding Balance in East Timor by Anna Canning, New Peace Coffee Beer:
MJDBA, Customer Spotlight: Jay's Café by Melanee
Meegan.
- May
2006 Gardening Grounds by Nathan Steigman, Peace Coffee Builds With Habitat, Bike Map Adds New Spin to Art-A-Whirl
- April
2006 Discovering Fair Trade in Guatemala by Keith Tomlinson,
Travel Notes from Sumatra, Indonesia by Jamie Schumacher,
Birchwood Café Celebrates Earth Day, Birch Clothing Plants Trees, Donates $$
- March
2006 The Scent of Sumatra by Anna Canning, On the Road at The USFT Convergence by Andy Lambert, Happy 20th! A Big Year for IATP
- February
2006 Tsunami Goal Reached, Fair Trade Fashion Debuts in Hong Kong by Patricia
Jurewicz, Senior Associate, Trade and Global Governance at the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy, The Red Bull Sky Ride, Cool Opportunities Sustainable Energy in Motion Bike Tour
- January
2006 Peace Coffee and Fair Trade Gain
Ground by Scott Patterson, Coffee Flavored
Beers Grow in Popularity by Andy Lambert, 10
Good Things About Another Bad Year by Medea
Benjamin, Director of Global Exchange &
Co-Founder of Code Pink
- December
2005 Make Peace, Not War, Students Help Grow the Fair Trade Movement by Andy Lambert,
Catching Up With the Crew, Think Tank Going to WTO Ministerial
- November
2005 Hurricane Stan Causes Much Devastation by Jeronimo Bollen of Manos
Campesinas, On the Road With Brad...Continued, Winter Biking Tips from Hub Bike Co-op, Show Your Peace Coffee Pride and Win!, Customer Spotlight: Peaceful Valley Greetings, Meet the Queen Bee (and Worker Bees) by Andy Lambert
- October
2005 Coop Coffees Meets in Guatemala by Tripp Pomeroy, Peace Coffee Bike Team Season Wrap-up by Ton Tran, Peace Coffee Bike Grinder, Catching Up With the Crew, Peace Gear: Spiffy Socks
- September
2005 Green Beans Lost in Katrina's Wake by Scott Patterson, The Revolution Will Not Be Motorized by Andy Lambert, The Joy of Stovetop Espresso Machines by Melanee
Meegan, The Wanderlust Returns By Brad the Intrepid Bean Pedaler
- August
2005 A New Buzz...Chain Saw Art, The Valley of the Giant Green Man by Andy Lambert, Peace Coffee Events and Demo Guy, The Annual Milk Carton Boat Race by Melanee
Meegan, Peace Coffee Marketing Manager
- July
2005 Pedal Power: Peace Coffee Bike Team, FT Futures: Living a Fair Trade Life, CAFTA Is Not Done: A Call to Action
- 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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