A list of mostly indie coffee shops serving fair trade coffee! The cafe must have a good amount of fair trade commitment to get listed.
In a pinch, some chains you can also:
* Brueggers and Noah’s Bagels always have a fair trade blend brewing
* Tully’s and Dunkin’ Donuts make their espressos from fair trade coffee beans.
* McDonald’s serves organic, fair trade coffee in 658 of its restaurants in New England and Albany, NY.
Don’t have a store near you? You might wanna check out some of these cause-specific fair trade coffees available online.
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And for fair trade coffee shops in Dublin, try Dec’s post :)
March 27th, 2006 at 7:37 pm
Don’t forget The Node! - one-hundred percent fair trade certification, though whether all is TFUSA-certified is unknown. Next time I’m in Madison, I’ll do some research and give yuh some names, locations, etc. And, BTW, I’m closing down Earthy, but most of the fair trade stuff I’m relocating to TwoHeroes (in the sidebar).
March 28th, 2006 at 9:42 am
All the coffee houses that we supply at Larry’s Beans would be 100% Fair Trade. For a list http://larrysbeans.com/coffee/where_to_find_coffee.htm.
March 28th, 2006 at 11:30 am
Stone Creek Coffee has fairtrade. I just bought 5 lbs from them!
March 28th, 2006 at 6:41 pm
Looked into it and Alterra is located entirely in the metro Milwaukee area. Indeed, only one of six is located outside the city itself. Hope that helps.
March 30th, 2006 at 7:49 am
Davidson, NC has a great independent coffee shop that offers lots of fair trade products: Summit Coffee and Tea (www.summitcoffee.com)
April 1st, 2006 at 11:09 pm
Hi everyone — I added all the coffee shops I could verify — Please let me know if there are any I missed :)
April 2nd, 2006 at 6:11 pm
Whoa, I completely forgot about Stone Creek. Thanks for the reminder. I just e-mailed them about their percentage of certified coffee. Hopefully, it will be higher than Alterra.
April 3rd, 2006 at 10:32 am
State College PA, has Webster’s Bookstore and Cafe which serves organic, shade grown fair trade (certified) coffee only. [LINK]
April 3rd, 2006 at 10:55 pm
Cool — Just added Webster’s! Yey :)
April 24th, 2006 at 11:53 am
hello?!? illinois?!? just to get you started… intelligentsia (http://www.intelligentsiacoffee.com/) - 2 locations: 3123 n. broadway and 53 w. jackson.
April 26th, 2006 at 7:06 pm
Hey Anne! I added in Intelligentsia — But keep the recommendations coming!
August 14th, 2006 at 5:55 am
a good one to add:
Haymarket Cafe
185 Main St
Northampton, MA 01060 (Map)
(413) 586-9969
hours : (i’m guessing) 5:30am - 10pm (and maybe open a bit later on weekends…)
awesome fairtrade and organic coffee - vegetarian food(w/ lots of vegan options) …
August 14th, 2006 at 3:50 pm
Maine, New Harbor (Pemaquid):
sweetiepies market
cute food shope off Hwy. 129
New Harbor, Maine 04554
Phone: 207-677-2288
brews and sells “Wicked Joe” blend, from Brunswick, ME.
Wicked Joe (www.wickedjoe.com)
Address: 78 Water Street
Brunswick, Maine 04011
Telephone: 207.725.1025
Toll free: 1.888.8Wicked
Fax: 207.725.1033
Just about everywhere else in Maine serves Green Mountain coffee…
August 14th, 2006 at 5:36 pm
Thanks Emily and erin!
erin — I added Sweetie Pies, but from what I could gather from the Wicked Joe website, the company’s a roaster only without a retail store — But maybe they’ve opened a retail spot? Lemme know if you have more deets :)
August 31st, 2006 at 9:03 am
Equal Exchange Cafe
in the Ballard Market
1400 NW 56th St
Seattle, WA 98107
Sells 100% Fair Trade coffee, tea, cocoa, and chocolate.
August 31st, 2006 at 10:27 pm
Thanks Julia! I added it on :)
December 16th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
We not only Roast our coffee three times a week but make our own Gelato daily Check out us next time you’re in Maine
December 17th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
But is your coffee fair trade? I can’t tell from your website –
January 13th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
I missed the Heritage Coffee chain, adding it to my page now. Kudos on a great list.
January 14th, 2007 at 11:58 pm
Thanks Juneau :) Glad you stopped by –
February 8th, 2007 at 9:29 pm
Hey so in Long Beach, Portfolio coffeehouse is indeed a good indy hangout but they don’t have a pot going all the time anymore because they said, “their customer’s prefer the house french roast.”
BUT
“Hot Java” on Broadway and Junipero(close to Portfolio) has *only* fair trade except for 2 of their brews. AND! (i’m excited because i just found this all out tonight)….AND! they only use triple insulated cups that are 99% recycled material(triple insulated so they don’t need the cardboard sleeves) and they use recycled paper and plastics for their foods and they even have non-dairy whip cream!
i nearly died.
=)
take care!
February 13th, 2007 at 9:45 am
Thanks Joseph! I added Hot Java to the list — Makes me want to visit Long Beach :)
April 2nd, 2007 at 6:23 pm
Hi Siel, just stumbled upon your blog and and really like it. Re. Chicano Perk, they’ve moved from their old spot on 25th Street to National City Blvd. in Natl. City. It’s in the 600 block but I’m not sure of the exact number. I’m a San Diego native living in LA, so I’ll see if I can get the exact address next time I’m in the ol’ hometown. Look forward to reading more of your blog in the future!
-Michael Weller
April 2nd, 2007 at 11:40 pm
Hey Michael — Thanks for dropping by :) I hope you’ll update me on the new addy! Hope you’re liking life in LA :)
April 22nd, 2007 at 7:25 am
Great list. Food For Thought , a radically green little company from Michigan just launched the first in the nation Fair Trade Certified fruit preserves. We’ve been making them organically for over 11 years, but now we’re FT! Hopefully some of the shops listed here will consider carrying us.
Timothy Young
President/Chef
April 22nd, 2007 at 8:14 am
Hey Timothy — Thanks for dropping by :) Will look into the fair trade preserves!
August 9th, 2007 at 12:18 am
Nothing for Tucson yet! So I have to mention Bentley’s House of Coffee and Tea
1730 E. Speedway
Tucson, AZ 85719
http://www.bentleyscoffeehouse.com
August 9th, 2007 at 9:20 am
Thanks Sarah! I’ve added Bentley’s to the list :)