Tuesday, July 17, 2007

Equal Exchange Brings Fair Trade To Small-Scale Tea Growers


Equal Exchange Brings Fair Trade To Small-Scale Tea Growers
Forbes - Equal Exchange hopes to replicate the success they had promoting specialty coffee from small-farmer co-operatives in the 1980s and 90s. Currently both tea connoisseurs and traders are unaware of the role of small-scale farms and co-operatives in ...

Why is Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee Special
What is it about Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee that merits the hefty sum of $26 to $40 a pound?

How Water Affects Coffee
A cup of brewed coffee is made up of at least 98 percent water.

Coffee Beans to Use for Espresso
Bins of coffee beans stretch out in seemingly endless rows. The grinder has too many settings and you’re not sure of the difference between a French roast and an Italian one. How do you know which beans make the best espresso?