December 10th, 2009 
Roast Master 
I was recently given a sample of Colombian “Sierra Nevada”, a Fair Trade and Organic certified coffee. I’m not a huge fan of Colombian coffees. I’ve sampled many, but I tend to find them a little too boring for my palette. I like a wild, robust and complex coffee. Hard to find in Colombians with [...]
December 1st, 2009 Roast Master 
One Good Brew Deserves Another – Coffee Beer Combo Ready For Launch Like a mad scientist, George Eagleson, F&M Brewery’s head brewer has been working on our second release of his wonderful creation melding two of the Guelph’s most flavourful brands. The brewery is about to launch it’s mouth watering seasonal brew. Stonehammer Oatmeal Coffee [...]
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 [...]
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Tags: alliance, canada, co-operative, fair trade, justus!, mexico, planet bean, worker 
Comments Off 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) [...]
July 3rd, 2008 Roast Master Gourmet, Organic & Fair Trade Certified Coffees If you live in Guelph, Ontario, then you are probably familiar with the little hotspot in town known as Planet Bean Coffee. Planet Bean is a fair trade and organic roaster of gourmet coffees from around the world. They’ve been in operation since 2002, and have grown tremendously [...]
