The debut of fair-trade-certified coffee in the United States in 1999 was an important event. After years of growth, fair-trade-sales in Europe had begun to stagnant and in some cases even decline. The United States consumes an astounding one-fifth of the world‘s coffee—more than any other nation-making coffee the country‘s single most valuable food import. ☕️
pickI really like Irene Hanno's writing. I enjoy the pace, the mystery, and the light romance. this one wasn't my favorite but still recommend.
It is amazing how much better coffee grows when sung to by birds or when through an opened window comes the sound of a human voice reading words on paper that still holds the memory of the tree it used to be.
#aprilbookishmadness #coffeetime
The author founded a coffee cooperative to bring specialty coffee from her farm in the Dominican Republic to the US. This is a short story about coffee, it's farmers and fair trade.
thus is not book related but it is important #fairtradefortnight
#fairtrade #reuse #recycling#repurpose
