Peace Coffee and Bulk Ordering of Fair Trade Beverages

Peace Coffee, an organic, Fair Trade coffee is available again at Fair & Green. We've lowered our prices on coffee, as well. Stop in to see our selection of Dark Roast Fair Trade coffees from Mexico, Peru, and Guatemala. Also some great blends. Roots Blend is a smooth, dark roast with an espresso flair.

If you're looking for Fair Trade coffee, tea and cocoa for your office, talk to Heidi about bulk rates. We can customize orders of whole bean or ground coffee. 100's of Fair Trade teas are at our fingertips, and luscious cocoa to make a mocha. We also can offer Fair Trade chocolates (mini bars to large bars) at a discount for offices, weddings, and other events.

Wonder if you're eligable for discounts? Just ask! We're here to customize your Fair Trade needs.

Brickelltown Welcomes Trio Back to the Block

Trio Wine Bar has reopened their doors in downtown Truckee at the Kruger-White House (one of the oldest structures in Truckee). Featuring a Full Bistro Menu until 11 pm, and 40 wines by the glass, Trio offers a wonderful selection of prices and wines.

We had the pizza the other night and it was tasty! So were the Shrimp Spring Rolls. A nice crisp white wine rounds out the nosh session. They also have beer on tap, and you can take food to go.

Please help us welcome Trio back to the Brickelltown Block! 10292 Donner Pass Road, Truckee.

Share Fair Trade--Personalized Events

Want to share Fair Trade with your friends? Fair & Green now offers many ways to do that.

• Private Shopping Nights: Reserve an evening for a group of 10 or more. We provide Fair Trade coffee and tea as you have the shop to yourselves. Customized to suit your occasion with informative presentations, videos and more.
• Home Parties: Have us over to your home for an evening or weekend afternoon. We'll bring our most popular products to you. Kind of like a Tupperware party...and, as host, we have special offers for you.
• Educational Events: We come to your service group, book club, knitting group to provide more information on Fair Trade.
• Other Events: Do you need a space to accommodate a group of up to 30 people? We can move the store around to suit for films, presentations and more. Just contact us to find out more. We even have a full projection set up.

Other ideas? Let us know. Our mission is to further Fair Trade so we'll work with you to bring Fair Trade to you. 530-582-0908. Ask for Heidi

Facts about Fair Trade and a Special Offer

Here are some facts about Fair Trade and some of the people it helps (offer at the end of the post):

• 2 cents - amount farmers on conventional farms receive from the average $3 latte, according to Transfair USA
• 10 cents - amount of social premium paid on top of the per kilo price to fair trade certified coffee farmers, according to Fairtrade Labeling Organization standards
• 20 cents - amount of social premium paid on top ofthe per kilo price to fair trade certified coffee farmers for organic coffee, according to Fairtrade Labeling Organization standards
• 93% - growth in the global fair trade cocoa sector in 2006, according to the Fairtrade Labelling Organization. In 2006, coffee has also grown by 53%; tea by 41%; and, bananas by 31%.
• 7.5 million - individuals in 2008 involved in Fair Trade Certified production, according to the Fairtrade Labelling Organizations International
• 2.7 billion - estimated number of people in the world existing on less than $2 / day, according to the World Bank

Stop into Fair & Green from July 10th-31st. Tell us you read our blog and tell us how many cents of social premium is paid to farmers for Fair Trade Organic Coffee and you'll receive a 10% discount on your purchase (not including items already on sale).