It’s the second most-traded commodity in the world after oil but how much do you think about your cup of coffee? From coffee farmers in Colombia to the trash produced by your single-cup coffee machine, Making Contact and Green Grid Radio team up to count the costs of your morning cup o’joe.
Featuring:
Jairo Martinez, Mariana Cruz, Suzana Angarita, coffee farmers; Jeff Goldman, former executive director Fairtrade Resource Network, Jeff Chean, Principal and Chief Coffee Guy Groundworks Roasters; John Hazen, single-cup coffee machine owner; Rebecca Jewell, recycling program manager for Davis Street Transfer Station
Host: George Lavender and Mallory Smith
Producers: Andrew Stelzer, Laura Flynn, George Lavender, Jasmin Lopez
Contributing Producers: Jennifer Dunn, Mallory Smith,
Executive Director: Lisa Rudman
Web Editor: Kwan Booth
More information:
Fair trade lite: Fair Trade USA moves away from worker co-ops
Hijacked Organic, Limited Local, Faulty Fair Trade
Roundup on the Fair Trade USA/FLO Split
FWP’s Statement on Fair Trade USA s Resignation from Fairtrade International (FLO)