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By: The Worsted Witch » Larry’s Beans

The Worsted Witch » Larry’s Beans — Fri, 01 Jun 2007 05:11:01 +0000

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By: The Worsted Witch » Coffee: Beans to Buzz Tonight

The Worsted Witch » Coffee: Beans to Buzz Tonight — Thu, 04 Jan 2007 16:15:12 +0000

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By: The Worsted Witch » Small-Coffeehouse Owner Calls Out Starbucks

The Worsted Witch » Small-Coffeehouse Owner Calls Out Starbucks — Wed, 20 Dec 2006 18:28:13 +0000

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By: The Worsted Witch » Fair Trade Rice is Nicer

The Worsted Witch » Fair Trade Rice is Nicer — Wed, 15 Nov 2006 19:39:28 +0000

[...] Co-op America has a fantastic article on the issues surrounding fair-trade rice. Unsurprisingly (oh cynicism, my old friend), rice farmers face the same problems coffee growers do obtaining a decent price for their goods. Most of the white and brown rice we eat in the US is grown on US farms. But most of the sweet smelling “aromatic” varieties of long grain rice—which are increasingly popular in the US—come to our tables from Asia: Jasmine and Coral from Thailand, and Basmati from India and Pakistan. If you’ve had a meal including aromatic rices recently, chances are that that rice was grown in rain-fed paddies and that small-scale farmers harvested it by hand. Unfortunately, what smelled so sweet on the stove may not have reflected a sweet deal for farmers. These producers are vulnerable to shifting prices and exploitative middle merchants, so they often earn far below a fair wage on which they could support their families. [...]

By: The Worsted Witch » Starbucks Denying Ethiopian Growers Income?

The Worsted Witch » Starbucks Denying Ethiopian Growers Income? — Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:22:13 +0000

[...] Tadesse Meskela, head of the Oromia coffee farmers cooperative union in Ethiopia, as featured in Black Gold sums up the coffee crisis small-scale coffee farmers and farm workers at the very bottom of the supply chain are facing. “Coffee shops can sell Sidamo and Harar coffees for up to £14 a pound because of the beans’ specialty status. But Ethiopian coffee farmers only earn between 30p and 59p for their crop, barely enough to cover the cost of production. [...]

By: Felicia C. Sullivan » Blog Archive » things worth reading…

Felicia C. Sullivan » Blog Archive » things worth reading… — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 21:04:17 +0000

[...] *jaded about publishing and the churn of the book business? jy renews his love of books after witnessing a feat of feats in the office. *i’m not sure why i can’t simply hijack all of jasmin’s posts, however, here are a few that bump the swoon factor. *the ugliest pillow contest had me in tears (simply for the fact that we may have owned one of these wretched things, in addition to the plastic sofa). *this is why people should be duct-taped. down with all of these affected hipsters and their chelsea lofts. *great post by sarah on being “ettlingered” (soothed my vertigo over my pending shoot). *wait? fall is a big season for books? really? you don’t say. chaos in the book industry! take cover! hide your kids! there may be one too many books on the shelves. tell me something i don’t know. *miss. merrick reminds me of the joys of a little housecleaning and keeping only which is significant and useful. so much wasteful spending and conspicuous consumption. why not own what we love instead of filling our homes with clutter? *read her blog immediately. the vibrant color, the sweet pies…sometimes i just want to lick the screen. Tag Me:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]