September 30th, 2009 
Roast Master 
There has been a unique collation form in Canada amongst fair trade worker co-operative. Find below the initial release from the Canadian Alliance of Fair Trade Worker Co-operatives. DECLARATION OF SOLIDARITY September 30, 2009 The Canadian Alliance of Fair Trade Worker Co-operatives enthusiastically endorses and supports the aims and goals of the First National Forum [...]
Posted in CAFTWK, Coffee News 
Tags: alliance, canada, co-operative, fair trade, justus!, mexico, planet bean, worker 
Comments Off September 23rd, 2009 Roast Master 
I’ve just recieved a press release informing that the 2010 world coffee conference will be taking place in Guatemala. This is the third conference put on by the ICO (International Coffee Organization). The event will bring together representatives of 77 ICO Member Governments, private sector and other organizations. This is the third ICO World Conference [...]
September 15th, 2009 Roast Master 
Please join us for an evening with Dr. Francisco VanderHoff, one of the founders of the Fair Trade Certified movement. Dr. VanderHoff is a Catholic priest who has been working with indigenous people in Oaxaca, Mexico for more than twenty-five years. The founder of the first Fair Trade labeling organization (Max Havelaar in the Netherlands) [...]
September 9th, 2009 Roast Master 
So, last week I posted something about how to safely extinguish a coffee roaster fire. This week in one of the coffee news emails I get, there was an article about a company that recently experienced a small ‘fire’ that was extinguished by their local fire department. After reading the article, which can be found [...]
September 3rd, 2009 Roast Master Its inevitable. As a coffee roaster you have to be prepared for the worst. A fire in your roaster or in your ventilation system will likely happen at one point or another. With proper maintenance and training, this scary scenario can be avoided for the most part, but you must be prepared and ensure all [...]
September 3rd, 2009 Roast Master Well, unfortunately I didn’t make it again this year, but it sounds like the 9th annual Roasters Guild Retreat at Skamania Lodge in Stevenson Washington went off just fine once again. Put on by the Specialty Coffee Association of America and the Roasters Guild along with countless sponsors, the retreat is an event which allows [...]
