Comments on: Go organic AND fair trade, and yr coffee biz’ll soar – http://greenlagirl.com/go-organic-and-fair-trade-and-yr-coffee-bizll-soar/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/go-organic-and-fair-trade-and-yr-coffee-bizll-soar/comment-page-1/#comment-15160 Siel Sat, 14 Oct 2006 03:36:02 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/10/09/go-organic-and-fair-trade-and-yr-coffee-bizll-soar/#comment-15160 Yes -- In fact, it's much easier for uncertified fair trade coffee to make that claim than uncertified organic, <a href="http://greenlagirl.com/2005/08/02/coffee-crisis-series-a-collection/" rel="nofollow">due to restrictions</a> that prevent some coffee, even if fairly traded, from being labelled as fair trade. That said, a claim's not good 'nuff -- If a coffee's really fairly traded, a coffee company needs to put up the proof, whether it's via certification or some other method. Yes — In fact, it’s much easier for uncertified fair trade coffee to make that claim than uncertified organic, due to restrictions that prevent some coffee, even if fairly traded, from being labelled as fair trade. That said, a claim’s not good ’nuff — If a coffee’s really fairly traded, a coffee company needs to put up the proof, whether it’s via certification or some other method.

]]> By: Jason http://greenlagirl.com/go-organic-and-fair-trade-and-yr-coffee-bizll-soar/comment-page-1/#comment-14898 Jason Mon, 09 Oct 2006 19:36:31 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/2006/10/09/go-organic-and-fair-trade-and-yr-coffee-bizll-soar/#comment-14898 <blockquote>Yes, I know that it takes farmers a while to get organic certification, and that costs can be prohibitive — and perhaps FLO is trying to point out that just cuz a fair trade coffee isn’t also organic certified, it doesn’t mean the stuff’s full of pesticides and GMOs.</blockquote> I guess for those that are against FT, the same could be said... "just because the beans do not carry the seal does not mean a fair price was not paid..

Yes, I know that it takes farmers a while to get organic certification, and that costs can be prohibitive — and perhaps FLO is trying to point out that just cuz a fair trade coffee isn’t also organic certified, it doesn’t mean the stuff’s full of pesticides and GMOs.

I guess for those that are against FT, the same could be said… “just because the beans do not carry the seal does not mean a fair price was not paid..

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