Phoenix has something LA doesn’t: A fair trade cafe, creatively named Fair Trade Cafe.
This neatly designed, well-lit cafe offers free wifi along with fair trade coffee and tea, both by the cup and in bags & boxes to brew at home. Kate and I got a cup each, along with a slice of yummy blueberry bread.
The place brews and sells mostly Pura Vida coffee, but also offers coffee from a co-op of about 50 families in Chiapas, Mexico called Just Coffee (not to be confused with the 100% fair trade coffee roaster Just Coffee in Wisconsin).
The cafe’s a nonprofit operation that appears to be a part of Cathedral Center for the Arts, which is a part of the nearby Trinity Cathedral. But luckily for me, aside from some coffee for sale called Bishop’s Blend, the place didn’t have a religious feel –
Fair Trade Cafe. 1020 N. First Ave. Phoenix, AZ. 602.354.8150. Mon-Thu, 6 am – 7 pm. Fri, 6 am – 10 pm. Sa-Su, 7 am – 5 pm.
I wish everyone well and good networking at the Earth First Meeting tonight. I will be there after work, so I can’t get there till about 830pm.
But I want to get on the list and network with you all…I have info. I need to relate to you all.
Regarding Gov. Surveillence…Thanks Ms. Kris
Comment by Ms. Kris D. — September 15, 2006 @ 12:40 pm
Hi Ms. Kris — I’m guessing this is a meeting happening at the FT Cafe in Phoenix? I actually don’t live there — I just dropped by the cafe when I was visiting. In any case, have fun at the meeting :)
Comment by Siel — September 17, 2006 @ 8:04 pm
i live upstairs in the building where fair trade is and i love it! every morning i get up with my boyfriend and our dog and we walk downstairs and get our morning cup of joe and. sometimes i come in later to get a fabulous large icd mocha with whipped cream! also, they have FREE doggy treats for their loyal customers!! great place, great prices and great coffee!
Comment by vanessa — October 1, 2007 @ 7:45 pm
Drop by the Fair Trade Cafe during the month of April 08 as we celebrate Earth Day and our ecology with a display of photographs by nature photographer Jill Jones.
Comment by Jill Jones — February 19, 2008 @ 7:20 am
We went there with my family for a vacation for 2 weeks. I recommend this place to everyone out there.
Comment by Water Clean Up — January 5, 2011 @ 6:07 am