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Coffee Gifts With Fair Trade Coffee
By John Cranby
Make no mistake, gift of coffee is not something you offer lightly
to a friend who is well versed in the lifestyle of the coffee
world. You can’t just pick up any old coffee gifts, even at a
specialty store, and give it to a real connoisseur.
You’re dealing with much more than a beverage here: there’s a
whole elaborate industry of customs, equipment, dishes and coffee
gifts that’s been built around this drink. So you need to have
some idea what you’re dealing with, before you step into this
world.
Before giving any coffee related gifts, find out if your friend
is interested in fair trade or organic coffees. As the coffee
industry has grown more lucrative over the decades and created
revenues of billions of dollars, growers residing in third world
countries have been exploited by large corporations.
Fair Trade Organic Coffee
This has led to the fair trade coffee movement, where growers
form cooperatives control their own methods and price negotiations.
On top of that, people have demanded coffee be grown using organic
methods.
There are many coffees that fall into either the fair trade or
certified organic coffee categories, so if your friend prefers
these, you will be able to find them.
A Range Of Coffee Accessories
You may feel that all the investigation into fair trade and certified
organic coffee growers is too much for you, and decide just to
give accessories instead. There are certainly plenty of those.
You can buy tampers to set on top of the grounds in a filter
basket, or a brushed stainless steel "knock box" for
knocking the grounds into the garbage. How about a gadget for
making frothy milk to put on top? The coffee gifts really have
an endless variety.
Fireplace Logs Made From Used Coffee Grounds
But why stop there? Coffee gifts don’t always have to involve
coffee that you drink. For example, at www.pinemountainbrands.com/
you will discover a company that makes fireplace logs composed
almost entirely of used coffee grounds from coffee outlets and
office buildings.
If your friend is interested in organic coffee blends, then they
may also approve of this means of recycling the used grounds.
If you’re really interested in being creative with your gift,
it will only take a little web searching before you discover this
and many other ingenious ideas.
About The Author:
John Cranby is a popular author on cooking. His other articles
include Books
for Cooks, Cake
Decorating Supplies, Anniversary
Gift Baskets, Virginia
Peanuts, Herbal
Teas, Coffee
Houses, Peanuts,
Salt
Water Taffy, Pumpkin
Seeds, Casserole
Recipes, Milk
Chocolate Candy, Make
Chocolate Truffles.
Keep a lookout for more of his articles on this site.
Did You Know?
Fair trade coffee is not something that many people know much
about. They get all the coffee information they want when they
go to the grocery store and pick out their favorite brand. But
what drives up the price of this popular beverage?
What dictates how much each pound is sold for? These are things
that you may want to know about especially if you want to get
into coffee trading. It can seem complicated but with the right
guidance you can make money trading this valuable commodity.
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