On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:05:43 -0600, Arri London >
wrote:

wrote:
>>
>> In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
>>
>> > > But the wanky coffee yields a better price to the farmer than
Fairtrade.
>>
>> > But it's priced so that I can't afford to buy it.
>>
>> If you buy Fairtrade coffee, you pay at least as much, and likely
more,
>> than non- Fairtrade coffees which yield more for the farmers.
>
>
>That's probably not true. Few farmers own coffee plantations. At
least
>with Fairtrade, the people who grow the coffee have a chance to own
the
>land. If that's not possible, they get a larger share of the profit.
>
>I am not
>> o
>
>You haven't provided any instance that specialty coffee which is not
>Fairtrade will help farmers.

Fair Trade is not applicable to Kona Coffee.

I am a farmer and we have the land lease to 5 acres. We grow Kona a
specialty coffee. When you buy from us, it goes directly to the
farmer. That is who we are.

aloha,
Thunder..





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Farmers & Sellers of 100%
Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

In rec.food.cooking, Smithfarms Pure Kona > wrote:

> I am a farmer and we have the land lease to 5 acres. We grow Kona a
> specialty coffee. When you buy from us, it goes directly to the
> farmer. That is who we are.

IMO, buying directly from the farmer is a Good Thing.


> http://www.smithfarms.com
> Farmers & Sellers of 100%
> Kona Coffee & other Great Stuff

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Smithfarms Pure Kona wrote:
>
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2003 17:05:43 -0600, Arri London >
> wrote:
>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> In rec.food.cooking, Miche > wrote:
> >>
> >> > > But the wanky coffee yields a better price to the farmer than
> Fairtrade.
> >>
> >> > But it's priced so that I can't afford to buy it.
> >>
> >> If you buy Fairtrade coffee, you pay at least as much, and likely
> more,
> >> than non- Fairtrade coffees which yield more for the farmers.
> >
> >
> >That's probably not true. Few farmers own coffee plantations. At
> least
> >with Fairtrade, the people who grow the coffee have a chance to own
> the
> >land. If that's not possible, they get a larger share of the profit.
> >
> >I am not
> >> o
> >
> >You haven't provided any instance that specialty coffee which is not
> >Fairtrade will help farmers.
>
> Fair Trade is not applicable to Kona Coffee.

It shouldn't be necessary in the US.
Not that much American agriculture is a model for labour fairness, but
at least there are laws whether or not they are being followed.

>
> I am a farmer and we have the land lease to 5 acres. We grow Kona a
> specialty coffee. When you buy from us, it goes directly to the
> farmer. That is who we are.
>
> aloha,
> Thunder..

If you are not abusing the system, then you have no need of the
Fairtrade trademark. But you are certainly in the minority.
>