Fair Grounds Newsletter from Cafe Campesino

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Putting Our Best Fair Trade Foot Forward
Newsletter Special: Bolivia Dark Roast
Don't Forget Valentine's Day
Producer Profile: FECAFEB Bolivia
Community Caravan
Quote of the Month
Past Issues of Fair Grounds

We’ve kicked off 2007 in true Fair Trade form... with an unforgettable visit to our dynamo producer partners CAC Pangoa in Peru, the addition of a new trading partner and their coffee to our Fair Trade family, and a line-up of events over the next few months that is sure to keep us movin' and groovin'. In this issue, we're delighted to introduce you to our newest trading partners, the Federation of Exporting Coffee Producers (FECAFEB) of the Caranavi region in Bolivia along with their sweet, bright, smooth-bodied premium coffee. FYI... this month’s Fair Grounds special? You guessed it... our new Bolivia Dark Roast. Also this month, you'll find a Community Caravan update and a Valentine's Day coffee recipe. So, sit back, bundle up, pour yourself a hot cup-o-Café Campesino java, and read on about the great things that are happening at Café Campesino and the world of Fair Trade!

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Roaster Lee has opted to roast this new addition to our lineup to the darker side of dark. So for all of our customers who have been asking for another dark roast option, here you go. Purchase our new Bolivia Dark Roast in our 1, 2, and/or 5 lb bag and get 10% off of the posted retail price. To take advantage of this newsletter discount, please enter promotional code bolivia2007 when prompted upon checkout (if ordering online) or be sure to provide the promotional code if ordering by telephone.

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Want to treat your sweetie on Valentine's Day? Try our special Valentine’s Day Gift Box. This year, we've put together a tasty little collection of treats to please even the most discriminating friend or lover this Valentine's Day — a one-pound bag of Café Campesino's delightfully smooth Peru Full City coffee, a 12 oz. tin of exquisite Dagoba Hot Authentic Chocolate Mix, and a box of Guayakí Orange Blossom Mate - $21.95 plus shipping and tax (if applicable) Order yours here.

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Source: www.coopcoffees.com

The Federation of Exporting Coffee Producers (FECAFEB) was founded in 1991 as a national organization to defend the rights and needs of small-scale coffee farmers. FECAFEB has taken huge steps forward and seems to be right in stride with the new Bolivian political reality in support of Indigenous voice and rights. FECAFEB is currently comprised of 30 coffee producer organizations, representing some 8,700 families. FECAFEB and its member coops have developed in important ways, including: the consolidation of its now 30 cooperative members; a widespread training program for administrative, leadership and quality control improvements offered to 470 cooperative leaders old and new; creating a political space for the voice of small-scale coffee producers to be heard and amplified; and in the sale of 120 containers of coffee primarily into the Fair Trade, Organic and other specialty markets.

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CAC Pangoa Visit — Tripp returned from Peru a few days ago while Bill traveled on from there to visit our Fair Trade friends at Fondo Paez in Colombia. Once Bill is back and both he and Tripp have had a chance to reflect on what they agree was a truly special experience with our friends at CAC Pangoa, they’ll put together an in-depth trip report along with plenty of photos to share in next month’s edition of Fair Grounds. Between now and then though, everyone should know that the people of CAC Pangoa are the genuine article, a living, breathing example of what Fair Trade can accomplish when driven by dynamic, cooperative relationships and guided by the core principles of Fair Trade. The photo (left) features Tripp, Bill and CAC Pangoa general manager and Fair Trade dynamo Esperanza Dionisio Castillo with our gracious hosts and CAC Pangoa members Adolfo Ñaco and Teofilo Mahuanca of the native community of Mazaronquiari in Rio Blanco/Parua. Intrigued? Stay tuned for more in the March edition of Fair Grounds.

Sustainable Business Day: January 25, 2007 — Last Thursday, Tripp and our friend Sheila Crowley served up Café Campesino and talked Fair Trade once again at the annual Sustainable Business Day event held in the Georgia State Capitol Building. Café Campesino and dozens of other “green” Georgia businesses showcased an impressive range of products and services to the state’s legislators and the plethora of staff, lobbyists, and constituents who filled the halls of the Capitol building. Georgia Representative Pat Gardner, member of the Committee on Natural Resources and Environment, and Senator Jeff Mullis, Chair of the Senate Economic Development Committee, introduced resolutions supporting the position that innovative businesses can help conserve resources that are crucial for the future of Georgia’s economy. After the legislators had introduced their resolutions, Café Campesino friend, neighbor, and Representative Mike Cheokas took the floor and, after distributing Café Campesino brochures to all 180 members of the legislature, introduced Café Campesino to the members, acknowledging Café Campesino for its work as Georgia’s Fair Trade, organic coffee roaster. Thank you Representative Cheokas for your support! We’d also like to thank Sen. Hooks for once again meeting with us at the Capitol and for his longstanding support of Café Campesino. Who knows…maybe Café Campesino will some day be the coffee of choice in our fine state’s Capitol rotunda! To learn more about the visionary group that made Georgia Sustainable Business Day happen, visit: http://inspiringfutures.org/balle.

On Saturday, February 24th, Café Campesino will be hosting our friends Michael Sheridan, CRS’ Fair Trade Program officer, and Dorothy Grillo, Director of CRS’ Southeast Regional office, along with approximately 20 other folks from the region for a one-day training program entitled Train the Trainer. This one day workshop is designed to help attendees, including most, if not all of the Café Campesino staff, to build their skills and become more effective advocates for Fair Trade. Given CRS’ leadership in the Fair Trade movement and their support of 100% Fair Traders like Café Campesino, we’re certain that this event is just the first of many to come! To learn more about the CRS Fair Trade Program, visit: http://www.crsfairtrade.org/.

Spring is just around the corner, so heads up. In March, Café Campesino will be participating in Georgia Organics Annual Conference, ramping up for our annual coffee service at BRAG’s Spring Tune Up, and gearing up for a summer of activities that spread the good word of Fair Trade via a tasty cup of Café Campesino coffee.

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"To laugh often and love much...to appreciate beauty, to find the best in others, to give one's self...this is to have succeeded."

~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

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