I love my Keurig. It's probably my favorite toy/appliance to come into my life for several years, so when I got another opportunity to sample some coffees as part of my BZZAgent duties, I jumped at the chance.
When I was told I would sample Green Mountain's Fair Trade coffees, I had really no clue on what "Fair Trade" meant. Honestly, I thought it was mainly an "organic" type of thing. What I found out, is that it's SO much more. When you buy Fair Trade coffee, you're not only getting a great cup of coffee, you're impacting the lives of the coffee farmers and their families. Fair Trade helps farmers get the best price for their beans. It helps them improve working conditions and assists in building health clinics, schools and roads in these area where the coffee is grown. So yeah, it's doing something for the environment, but it's helping our fellow neighbor as well.
Now, we received 4 different flavors in our sample pack, one of which is their Sumatran Blend, which honestly, is one of our favorite coffees. It's an Extra Bold Keurig, which doesn't mean anything about the roast, it means there's more in the cup to make a better cup of coffee, especially for people like me who want to make more than just an 8oz cup. I highly recommend it. And you can get Green Mountain coffees not only online through their website, greenmountaincoffee.com and keurig.com, but most mass retailers carry them too.
October is Fair Trade Month, and although it's coming to an end, head over to Green Mountain's Facebook page to check out more about Fair Trade coffee, and check out some concerts from Michael Franti and Grace Potter.
Learning about Fair Trade coffees has made me think twice about where my coffee comes from. Hope you'll do the same.
