Fair Trade Coffee in Philly & elsewhere - Page 7 - PhillyBlog

jizay · #61 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 09:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Colin P. Varga

I'm sorry I should have added this earlier. (I did mention that Kona is grown in the US in an earlier message.) Since Kona is grown in the US minimum wage is paid to the workers, it is not classified as Fair Trade. Since it is grown in a small area the supply is low and because it tastes great (and maybe less filling) the demand is high.

Ah - my apologies. I saw this coffeee talked about in fair trade and thought it was fair trade coffee.

Colin P. Varga · #62 (**permalink**) 04-01-2008, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jizay

Ah - my apologies. I saw this coffeee talked about in fair trade and thought it was fair trade coffee.

Kona is the same as Fair Trade coffee because the workers are paid at least minimum wage, but it is not classified as Fair Trade coffee.

Mars · #63 (**permalink**) 04-15-2008, 03:49 PM

Minimum wage does not equate to a living wage unfortunately....anybody being paid minimum wage these days certainly doesn't feel they are getting a fair deal. But if you are a proponent of social Darwinism..I guess life is not fair.

Colin P. Varga · #64 (**permalink**) 04-15-2008, 09:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Mars

Minimum wage does not equate to a living wage unfortunately....anybody being paid minimum wage these days certainly doesn't feel they are getting a fair deal. But if you are a proponent of social Darwinism..I guess life is not fair.

The only thing worse than minimum wage is making less than minimum wage.

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Colin P. Varga · #65 (**permalink**) 04-18-2008, 06:20 PM

The ShopRite in Roxborough has Newman's fair trade coffee. Ground, regular & decaf.

I noticed the regular price was about $1.30 less per pound than Starbucks regular price.

http://www.newmansownorganics.com/food_coffee.html

Mars · #66 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 12:43 AM

Grappler · #67 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Colin P. Varga

Obscene profits and exploitation aren't cheap.

At what level do profits become obscene? Who, in your noble opinion, should determine when profits become obscene? Oh that's right, it's all about being fair. God forbid someone comes up with a great idea and makes alot of money. Oh yeah, that's not fair to the folks who didn't have the great idea. I smell a commie in our midst

Colin P. Varga · #68 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:02 AM

http://www.weeklypress.com/default.a...ypress&he=.com

Colin P. Varga · #69 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 10:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Grappler

At what level do profits become obscene? Who, in your noble opinion, should determine when profits become obscene? Oh that's right, it's all about being fair. God forbid someone comes up with a great idea and makes alot of money. Oh yeah, that's not fair to the folks who didn't have the great idea. I smell a commie in our midst

Well, I do have some suspicious Red ties. But I hardly ever wear them. My father (Bronze Star for Valor, Purple Heart) was once denied a job in the State Dept. because of his relatives behind the Iron Curtain. Ironically, a relative over there was denied a job because of his relatives in the USA. So I drink Fair Trade coffee, that's nothing Paul Newman sells the stuff.

I enjoyed this trip back to 1953, next time how about if we all experience segregation together? I'm due back in the 21st century now.

alesis · #70 (**permalink**) 05-09-2008, 12:22 PM

Dunkin Donuts and McDonald's sell fair trade coffee. In the grocery store, anything with Juan Valdez's silhouette is also "fair trade".

Fair trade is nothing more than a pat yourself on the back marketing stunt that neither creates change nor improves the quality of life for workers. Its merely a soccermom's way of thinking that they are doing something good when they go and pick up a cup o' joe in their gas guzzling hummer.