Comments on: Punk rock coffee with fair trade creds: Monkey & Son http://greenlagirl.com/punk-rock-coffee-with-fair-trade-creds-monkey-son/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Mon, 22 Mar 2010 00:08:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Will Pillage For Yarn http://greenlagirl.com/punk-rock-coffee-with-fair-trade-creds-monkey-son/comment-page-1/#comment-214 Will Pillage For Yarn Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=102#comment-214 Oh I live near Surfas. And I'm outta coffee. I'll hop on over there when I get some $$ and check it out. :-)<BR/><BR/>Re: Fair Trade teas you posted about earlier in my journal - I do buy a good bit of Fair Trade tea, but it's not the only tea I buy. Upton USED to mark which teas were organic, but they don't seem to do that any longer which vexes me.<BR/><BR/>I should find you the contact info for David Hoffman's tea company - he does a lot with small farmers in China directly, and encourages bio-dynamic farming and sustainable practices, as well as paying them fair prices. His tea is exceptional, usually organic, and more than Fairly Traded, but it is not labeled Fair Trade because he deals direct with the farmers. Oh I live near Surfas. And I’m outta coffee. I’ll hop on over there when I get some $$ and check it out. :-)

Re: Fair Trade teas you posted about earlier in my journal – I do buy a good bit of Fair Trade tea, but it’s not the only tea I buy. Upton USED to mark which teas were organic, but they don’t seem to do that any longer which vexes me.

I should find you the contact info for David Hoffman’s tea company – he does a lot with small farmers in China directly, and encourages bio-dynamic farming and sustainable practices, as well as paying them fair prices. His tea is exceptional, usually organic, and more than Fairly Traded, but it is not labeled Fair Trade because he deals direct with the farmers.

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/punk-rock-coffee-with-fair-trade-creds-monkey-son/comment-page-1/#comment-215 Siel Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=102#comment-215 Yeah -- I'd have to agree that for real tea lovers, the fair trade teas available probably don't provide enough variety. Puzzling about Upton no longer marking their teas organic -- Perhaps we should email them about it?<BR/><BR/>I'm also going to be exploring Groundwork Coffee more soon, and will look into their teas while I'm there too :) I think they work directly with farmers -- and they're local! :) Yeah — I’d have to agree that for real tea lovers, the fair trade teas available probably don’t provide enough variety. Puzzling about Upton no longer marking their teas organic — Perhaps we should email them about it?

I’m also going to be exploring Groundwork Coffee more soon, and will look into their teas while I’m there too :) I think they work directly with farmers — and they’re local! :)

]]> By: Karin http://greenlagirl.com/punk-rock-coffee-with-fair-trade-creds-monkey-son/comment-page-1/#comment-216 Karin Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=102#comment-216 I'm happy to hear I'm not the only one disgusted by the whole American Apparel thing. Even before the sexual harassment charges surfaced I was completely turned off by their store in the Haight when it convered an entire wall with Penthouse magazines. If you're on good terms with the people at Monkey & Son you might want to suggest that they check into carrying T-shirts from Hemptown Clothing Inc. (www.hemptown.com). Hemptown has an anti-sweatshop policy as well, and because their shirts are made from a hemp-cotton blend, they are much better for the environment than conventional cotton t-shirts. And, as far as I know, Hemptown isn't owned by an egomaniacal mysoginist. I’m happy to hear I’m not the only one disgusted by the whole American Apparel thing. Even before the sexual harassment charges surfaced I was completely turned off by their store in the Haight when it convered an entire wall with Penthouse magazines. If you’re on good terms with the people at Monkey & Son you might want to suggest that they check into carrying T-shirts from Hemptown Clothing Inc. (www.hemptown.com). Hemptown has an anti-sweatshop policy as well, and because their shirts are made from a hemp-cotton blend, they are much better for the environment than conventional cotton t-shirts. And, as far as I know, Hemptown isn’t owned by an egomaniacal mysoginist.

]]> By: Siel http://greenlagirl.com/punk-rock-coffee-with-fair-trade-creds-monkey-son/comment-page-1/#comment-217 Siel Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=102#comment-217 Karin -- Thanks for the Hemptown info! I'll check them out and pass on the info :)<BR/><BR/>And while on the tea subject -- <A HREF="http://www.treehugger.com/files/2005/09/republic_of_tea.php" REL="nofollow">Treehugger</A> just did a post about The Republic of Tea, which sounds super yummy :) Most are organic and fair trade, and they have special blends that support causes like cancer research. Karin — Thanks for the Hemptown info! I’ll check them out and pass on the info :)

And while on the tea subject — Treehugger just did a post about The Republic of Tea, which sounds super yummy :) Most are organic and fair trade, and they have special blends that support causes like cancer research.

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