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Special Project Coffees - Good Coffee - Good Cause

Café Monteverde

Café Monteverde is grown in the rich volcanic soils surrounding the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve. In 1991, Coffee Traders and the Santa Elena Cooperative began a project which would guarantee fair trade pricing for the coffee purchased from the area by Coffee Traders as well as a dollar back to the area for every pound of Cafe Monteverde sold through Coffee Traders.

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Grizzly Blend ® Coffee

Vital Ground, a national conservation group saving habitat for native species, Coffee Traders donates $1.00 from the sale of each pound of Grizzly Blend directly for the purchase of critical grizzly bear habitat. So long as the great bear has enough room to roam, we know that there will also be room for black bears, wolves, eagles, swans, trout, pristine forests, fields of wildflowers and hundreds of other life-forms native to the Rocky Mountain region.

To purchase a pound of Grizzly Blend® Coffee

Bluebonnet Blend® Coffee

A portion of the proceeds from the sale of Bluebonnet Blend® coffee is donated to the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. Founded in 1982 by the late Mrs. Johnson and the late Helen Hayes, the Center is dedicated to protecting and preserving native plants and natural landscapes. More than 29 percent of North America's native plants are at risk of extinction. The Wildflower Center's education, restoration, conservation and horticulture programs work to preserve the antive landscape. The Center has become the nation's leading advocate for native plant conservation-educating the public about the environmental necessity, economic value and natural beauty of native plants. This coffee is deliciously rich with just a hint of vanilla.

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Great Rift Valley® Coffee

"With East Africa reeling from a succession of failed rains, the World Food Program has warned that a humanitarian crisis could engulf the region unless it receives urgent donations to feed an estimated 6.25 millioin people across Djibouti, Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia." WFP Bulletin

Great Rift Valley® Coffee is a mixture of our finest East African coffees and represents our passion for roasting superlative coffee. It was created for you to savor, and to help stop the suffering of those people who are the bedrock of our business. In cooperation with the World Food Program, $1.25 from the purchase of this coffee will go directly school feeding program in Kenya. School feeding programs are the most reliable way to ensure that nutritious food reaches the children who need it most and that it contributes to their future. For more information about how to fight against hunger, visit www.wfp.org

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Good Migrations ® Coffee

Good Migrations is a new generation of sustainable coffees that are shade grown, organic and Fair Traded. Good Migrations coffee promises rich, full-bodied coffee flavor while protecting forest ecology and preserving migratory bird habitat. For nearly two decades Coffee Traders has been roasting and selling fresh coffee with respect and support for the people, communities, and lands that sustain us.
Coffee Traders chose the name Good Migrations for our new generation of sustainable coffees to help increase awareness of the close relationship between coffee growing methods and the ultimate health of the ecosystem. We are proud to introduce this new line of shade grown, organic coffees. It is our mission to offer the best coffees grown in the most conscientious way for your enjoyment.

To purchase a pound of Good Migrations® Coffee

Fair Trade Certified

Fair Trade is an innovative, market-based approach to sustainable development. Fair Trade helps family farmers in developing countries to gain direct access to international markets, as well as to develop the business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace. By learning how to market their own harvests, Fair Trade farmers are able to bootstrap their own businesses and receive a fair price for their products. This leads to higher family living standards, thriving communities and more sustainable farming practices. Fair Trade empowers farming families to take care of themselves - without developing dependency on foreign aid.

The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees:

A fair price
The Fair Trade Certified label guarantees that farmers and workers received a fair price for their product. The Fair Trade price means that farmers can feed their families and that their children can go to school instead of working in the fields.

Quality products
By receiving a fair price, Fair Trade producers can avoid cost-cutting practices that sacrifice quality. The Fair Trade producers' traditional artesanal farming methods result in exceptional products.

Care for the environment
Most Fair Trade Certified coffee, tea and chocolate in the US is certified organic and shade grown. This means that the products you buy maintain biodiversity, provide shelter for migratory birds and help reduce global warming.

Community impact
Empowered by the economic stability provided by Fair Trade, members of the COSURCA coffee cooperative in Colombia successfully prevented the cultivation of more than 1,600 acres of coca and poppy, used for the production of illicit drugs. In Papua New Guinea, the AGOGA cooperative, is investing in a medical team to meet the healthcare needs of its isolated rural community. In the highlands of Guatemala, indigenous Tzutuhil Mayans in the La Voz cooperative are sending local kids to college for the first time. Near Lake Titicaca, in Peru, the CECOVASA cooperative is assisting members from Quechua and Aymara indigenous groups in raising coffee quality and transitioning to certified organic production.