People Power: The Best Solution to Coffee Cup Waste
When you’re given the choice between paper or plastic bags at the grocery store, what’s the best option? Neither of course, because you’ve brought your own. The same is true for coffee cups. Salt Spring Coffee has been searching for a green paper coffee cup for nearly ten years and while we haven’t yet found the ultimate solution, we’ve learned a lot along the way. The search began in 2003 […]
The post People Power: The Best Solution to Coffee Cup Waste appeared first on Salt Spring Coffee.
Reconnecting in Peru, via Let’s talk Coffee in Colombia
Last October, just over a year since our last trip to “origin” where some of Salt Spring Coffee beans are grown, I made a quick stop in Colombia before visiting one farm and three groups in Peru to connect with the amazing coffee-growers we trade with. The first stop in Colombia was to attend Let’s Talk Coffee 2012 – a renowned conference for specialty coffee producers and roasters committed to […]
The post Reconnecting in Peru, via Let’s talk Coffee in Colombia appeared first on Salt Spring Coffee.
We donate 1% of our annual revenue to environmental projects
If humanity is going to transition into an era of sustainability, we are going to have to balance profit with protecting the planet. For sixteen years Salt Spring Coffee has been doing exactly this through our environmentally and socially-minded business practices, but also through our involvement with many non-profits and charities over the years. One significant move we recently made was to join 1% for the Planet, a global movement […]
The post We donate 1% of our annual revenue to environmental projects appeared first on Salt Spring Coffee.
A fond farewell to Main St. as we sharpen our focus on our core strengths
We’d like to share some information with you about the direction that Salt Spring Coffee is taking and a decision we have made. We have decided to close the Main Street Coffee House permanently, effective Monday, November 19, 2012.
The post A fond farewell to Main St. as we sharpen our focus on our core strengths appeared first on Salt Spring Coffee.
What we pay for coffee
We’re walking toward a group of farms and even from a distance you can see that one stands out. Its coffee plants are full of fruit and are fuller and more robust than the crops growing on neighbouring fields. A farmer named Paco works this small plot of land near the village of Tsachopen, Peru, and his farm is an example of what can be done with the careful investment of time — and a truly fair price for the coffee beans his lush and shiny plants will eventually yield.
The post What we pay for coffee appeared first on Salt Spring Coffee.