Comments on: Fair trade coffee still hard to find at USC http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Wed, 19 Nov 2008 21:25:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24620 Siel Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:33:21 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24620 Actually, we activists even arranged a tasting back in the day -- and the results showed that students liked the fair trade blend! Here's <a href="http://greenlagirl.com/2005/09/21/caffeinating-usc-fair-trade-style/" rel="nofollow">a timeline of the events</a> that've been going on with this endeavor. Matt -- Yes, I'm v. happy about the 4 locations that serve Peet's fair trade coffee. The goal right now is to give students an option for fair trade at every place that sells coffee on campus. But at least for now, motivated students can pick from a few spots -- Actually, we activists even arranged a tasting back in the day — and the results showed that students liked the fair trade blend! Here’s a timeline of the events that’ve been going on with this endeavor.

Matt — Yes, I’m v. happy about the 4 locations that serve Peet’s fair trade coffee. The goal right now is to give students an option for fair trade at every place that sells coffee on campus. But at least for now, motivated students can pick from a few spots –

]]> By: Matt http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24580 Matt Tue, 05 Dec 2006 20:32:23 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24580 To be fair, there IS fair trade coffee offered at the places that brew Peet's... To be fair, there IS fair trade coffee offered at the places that brew Peet’s…

]]> By: Kevin http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24567 Kevin Tue, 05 Dec 2006 18:10:44 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24567 I would be surprised if a lot of the students didn't have some sort of coffee palate. I would be surprised if a lot of the students didn’t have some sort of coffee palate.

]]> By: Rafi http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24463 Rafi Tue, 05 Dec 2006 00:18:46 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/12/04/fair-trade-coffee-still-hard-to-find-at-usc/#comment-24463 Kudos to Siel for recognizing a snow job when she sees one! Did USC do any product testing with the students to see if they preferred one blend over another? Doesn't sound like it. Kudos to Siel for recognizing a snow job when she sees one!

Did USC do any product testing with the students to see if they preferred one blend over another? Doesn’t sound like it.

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