I have no idea how it tastes, though – haven’t opened the can yet. But it’s proof that Starbucks could get all three groups in a single coffee. Should reduce the waste they get from all the french-pressed stuff, ne? (that nobody makes, but if they did..)

But this Ethiopian blend sounds new — so maybe TJ’s has indeed added a triple cert blend?

I dunno — I think it must be pretty tough for small companies to put all the money, effort, and energy into getting triple certified. With TJs, since they generally do good, I’m willing to trust the stuff’s shade grown, certification or not :)

Now I wouldn’t set foot in one of their many sterile corporate establishments.

They may brag about selling “Free Trade Certified Coffee”, as if they are “doing the right thing”, but they have no problem moving in across the street from old established coffee houses in America and driving them under in droves.

Go to the PCCP co-op in Seattle if you want organically grown, environmentally friendly coffee.

I’ll have more info on the actual taste tomorrow – if I get out of bed early enough to actually make coffee ;)

Another oddity is that the majority of “welsh milk” now has to travel across the border into England to be processed, before being transported back to be sold in Welsh supermarkets. This is because the major creamery in West Wales closed earlier this year, partly due to the low prices paid by supermarkets for the milk.