http://www.coopcoffees.com daily 1 2007-02-21T13:28:13Z http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/cooperative-coffees-agm-2011 For our 2011 AGM we set up shop in Whitehorse, Yukon in northern Canada (what best place to cool off of that late summer heat!) at the beautiful facilities of Bean North and at the Sundog Retreat for three days of heated discussion from August 18 to the 21. No publisher felipegurdian Announce Coop Coffees event Cooperative Coffees 2011-11-28T14:53:53Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/ft-meeting-at-the-scaa As always – the SCAA annual conference is an excellent opportunity to get back in touch with friends and allies and to get “up to speed” on all that is new in the specialty coffee industry and in the wonderful world of Fair Trade. This year in particular – we were able to get a clear overview of Fair Trade landscape. No publisher shannonripley Cooperative Coffees CC Fair Trade Coop Coffees event 2011-02-25T19:43:28Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/coopsol-agm-2010 From January 15th to the 21st, several of Coop Coffees' members and producer partners convened in Peru for meetings and field visits during Coop Sol's 2010 annual assembly. Despite a grueling schedule (so much to do in one short week!), unexpected road blocks and run-ins with the police, everyone who participated came away with a better understanding of what fair trade truly is and should continue to be on the ground, with our partners, and within our coop. No publisher shannonripley Coop Coffees producer Members 2010-03-12T14:44:19Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/quality-control-in-oaxaca Cooperative Coffees roasters and producer organizations from across Mexico gather together from Sept 4 - 11, 2009 under the umbrella of the Catholic Relief CAFE Livelihoods project in Oaxaca to discuss and experience first hand the challenges around producing consistently high quality coffee. No publisher shannonripley producer Coop Coffees Projects Members 2010-03-12T14:46:23Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/crs-nicaragua-2009-1 As part of the ongoing CRS project "CAFE Livelihoods," three representatives from Coop Coffees -- Bill Harris, Tripp Pomeroy of Cafe Campesino, and Chris Treter of Higher Grounds -- spent a week in Nicaragua facilitating and participating in workshops on market management and commercialization in the coffee industry. They worked alongside 5 different cooperatives which included CC producer partners. Below is a trip report by Chris Treter, roaster-member and participant in the CRS Project. No publisher shannonripley producer Members Coop Coffees event Projects 2010-03-12T14:45:39Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/americus-times-report-on-cc-anniversary Coop Coffees made front-page news in April for the Americus Times-Recorder newspaper who reported on the 10-year celebration that took place at founding member Cafe Campesino's roastery and cafe. It truly was a wonderful, memorable event and we're happy to see it get a bit of press! No publisher shannonripley Coop Coffees 2009-05-13T18:36:14Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/cc-partners-with-crs Coop Coffees ally and Fair Trade supporter, Catholic Relief Services has officially launched a "Coffee Livelihoods" program that will incorporate several producer coops -- including some of our partners -- in Nicaragua, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Mexico. The project entails a series of tecnical and management training workshops that will take place over the course of the next 3 years. Coop Coffees, along with social lender and ally Root Capital, will help facilitate several of these workshops. No publisher shannonripley CC Cooperative Coffees Coop Coffees 2010-02-12T16:10:35Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/announcements-and-events/coopcoffees-agm-2008 Roaster members and staff of Cooperative Coffees gathered at Higher Grounds’ recently inaugerated café and roastery in the beautiful lakeside town of Traverse City, Michigan from Oct 2 - 5 for the Annual General Meeting of Members. The three-day weekend was action-packed with coffee cupping, discussion and debate around the internal politics of pricing and positions within Fair Trade, as well as clarifying the functions and responsabilities of staff and member alike. No publisher shannonripley CC Cooperative Coffees Coop Coffees event 2010-09-29T16:36:12Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/fair-trade-coffee-at-walmart As Fair Trade coffee makes its way onto the shelves of giant corporations like Walmart, spokespersons such as Monika Firl of Cooperative Coffees, warn that Fair Trade coffee available in such mega-stores may not necessarily embody the original spirit of Fair Trade as "social movement". Read on (and listen!) to discover the inner-workings of the corporate world's adoption of Fair Trade. No publisher andreannelangevin Cooperative Coffees Fair Trade Coop Coffees 2008-08-01T18:15:57Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/coffee-with-a-conscience May 18, 2008. This Albany Herald article on the 10 year anniversary of Cafe Campesino looks at the history of the Americus roastery, and at how Coop Coffees got its start. No publisher sylvietrottier Coop Coffees Members 2008-08-07T18:59:56Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/fair-trade-or-fairly-traded May 8, 2008. Minnesota Daily article discusses the coffee chain and coffee quality, citing Peace Coffee as an example of a true fair trader. No publisher sylvietrottier Fair Trade Coop Coffees Members 2008-05-12T15:14:47Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/regular-decaf-or-ethical Report on panel discussion at the University of Vermont titled "How Green Is Your Coffee?", featuring Monika Firl, producer relations at CoopCoffees, Mane Alves, CoopCoffees member and coffee cupper, and Ernesto Mendez, a UVM professor and contact for El Comanur cooperative in EL Salvador, looks the coffee crisis and the role fair trade plays in coffee producing countries. No publisher sylvietrottier Fair Trade Coop Coffees Members 2008-04-30T15:35:23Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/spilling-the-beans-on-fair-trade Naomi Lightman. Sept 27th, 2007. This is a feature article on the ongoing discussion surrounding the future of fair trade, written by Naomi, an intern at Cooperative Coffees last year, for McGill University's student newspaper, The McGill Daily. No publisher sylvietrottier Fair Trade Coop Coffees Members 2007-10-01T13:56:07Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/fair-trade-or-fairly-traded-article This is a great article that highlights the debates currently raging in Fair Trade circles: the place of multinationals, the role of FLO, and the minimum price of FT coffee. Many members are featured in the article, and Cooperative Coffees is given as an example of a player that is staying true to the integrity of the movement. No publisher sylvietrottier Coffee Talk May 07, VolXX, No.5 by Sam Kornell News Fair Trade Coop Coffees Members 2008-03-04T19:23:20Z News Item http://www.coopcoffees.com/all_news/media/articles/bean-counting The Pros and Cons of Fair-Trade Coffee No publisher sylvietrottier CC Cooperative Coffees Fair Trade Coop Coffees 2007-05-01T14:35:18Z News Item