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BELLINGHAM, May 09, 2008 (The Bellingham Herald - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Coffee may be one the most popular drinks in the U.S., but across the world, many coffee farmers do not get their fair share of the profits. Fair-trade certified coffee assures consumers their coffee was purchased under fair-trade conditions, which includes paying the coffee farmers a living wage, according to the Global Exchange Web site. In honor of World Fair Trade Day, Fair Trade Haven and Moka Joe will stage a "Fair Trade Coffee Break" at noon Saturday at the Fairhaven Village Green. Anyone who attends will receive free fair-trade coffee and may sample fair-trade sugar, tea, nuts and chocolate, according to a press release. The coffee break will be one of many held simultaneously around the country in hopes of bringing attention to the benefits of fair trade for farmers, consumers and the environment. Village Books will also be showing two short films about fair trade from 3 to 4:30 p.m., according to Moka Joe owner Trudy Scherting. Scherting appears in the film "Strong Coffee," which is about women in Peru who farm organic, fair-trade certified coffee through a project called Cafe Femenino. Moka Joe roasts and sells Cafe Femenino coffee and is one of about two dozen coffee roasters in the country that roasts 100 percent fair-trade certified coffee, Scherting said. Reach Isabelle Dills at 715- 2220 or isabelle.dills@bellinghamherald.com. To see more of The Bellingham Herald or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.bellinghamherald.com. Copyright (c) 2008, The Bellingham Herald, Wash. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email tmsreprints@permissionsgroup.com, call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |
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