HAPPY NATIONAL
 COFFEE DAY!!!!

Coffee....is good for you!!

Not Thursday’s occasional info but it is no TV tonight.


Just heard on KDKA @ 5 pm......coffee and it’s healing qualities, Yea! We will certainly be watching!

Coffee is good for you!!

COFFEE

Info graciously supplied to us from Granny Earth

Effect of Coffee on Alzheimer’s-

Coffee drinking protects against Alzheimer’s.

A recent Alzheimer’s study (U. of South Florida) found that an unidentified component of coffee interacts with caffeine to boost blood levels of a growth factor called GCSF (granulocyte colony stimulating factor) that seems to fight off Alzheimer’s process (Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease).

GCSF is a substance that’s greatly diminished in patients w/Alzheimer’s- and demonstrated to improve memory in Alzheimer’s studies.
The USF team presents the first evidence that caffeinated coffee offers protection against this disease- protection that doesn’t occur with other caffeinated drinks or decaffeinated coffee. Hurray for coffee!

http://www.care2.com/greenliving/effect-of-coffee-on-alzheimers.html

www.care2.com

Have been off the blog for awhile.

I have found signing into this blog is always a hassle lately and I don’t have the patience/time for it.

We have been very busy with the weekends at Ligonier Country Market, Music in the Mountains at Ohiopyle etc.

We will be at Stahlstown’s Flax Scutching this entire weekend. 

We are happy to announce that Fallingwater Cafe is now serving our coffee too! We think there will be some other clients soon....we hope. :-)

We have donated a basket of items for the silent auction at the Polo Match this Saturday.

We will be brewing our coffee as a donation again at the Loyalhanna Watershed Art Auction, next Saturday. There isn’t any mention of us in the newspaper articles so I thought I should let you know. People have been asking.

We also may be having our coffee served at the Gala for the 75th anniversary of Fallingwater. However, I have not had a confirmation on that yet. It sounds like a wonderful evening!!!

Hope to see you somewhere in our travels or call/e-mail us!!!  Thanks!!! kandi & dave

Schedule for festivals and markets + purchasing locations

Hi!  After listening to our coffee friends, one question keeps popping up: "How can I buy our coffee other than the festivals and markets”? The information above covers where we will be the rest of the season, as far as we know to date + how you can buy our coffee directly or elsewhere, as well. Thank you for your interest and support!!! We do appreciate it!

Coffee is good for you!!

At times, we have been asked if our coffee is “Fair Trade” coffee that many have heard of. The answer is “no”. Our coffee is Direct Trade, which we prefer, although both options are good! Please read the following excerpt that may explain the two.

AN EXCERT FROM:

Ideas and Issues for green, organic, and fair trade products and making the World Better.

Fair Coffee Showdown: Direct Trade vs. Fair Trade Coffee

Posted on August 20, 2010 by tony

“…both focus on high quality, and trade  fair coffee of some sort…”

On my shelf I have a can of Kicking Horse Coffee sitting next to a bag of Level Ground Trading Coffee. Despite my IQ handicap at this hour of the day, I recall both are great coffees, but one is fair trade certified, while the other is direct trade coffee. So what’s the difference? They both are much better choices compared to free market coffee beans, but there are distinguishing factors between the two labels.

Fair Trade Organic Coffee

This certification is probably the best known in the fair coffee trade.  Fair Trade emerged in the late 1980′s and represented a third party certification body which aimed to provide a more equitable price to producers of coffee the world over.  Today, each country has it’s own Fair Trade certification body, all with similar certification standards and tied to the Fair Trade Labeling Organization (FLO) International.

By purchasing a product with these labels, consumers receive a guarantee that the product has met the third party certification requirements.  Some of these include: a minimum set price to producers; coffee produced in farmer co-operatives; producers hold a balance between environmental protection & business results; a premium is collected which is re-invested in the community; all producers work in fair and just working conditions.

Direct Trade Coffee   

Direct Trade coffee has emerged more recently as an alternative to fair trade coffee.  This system focuses on creating direct relationships with individual farmers.  The advantages to this are higher prices paid to producers than global Fair Trade prices (since costs of having a third party certifier are removed), and higher control over coffee quality (since coffee importers & roasters are able to choose specific farmers and crops of coffee (rather than accepting a blend from a fair trade co-operative). They also see for themselves the actual working conditions and the growing environment of each farm.

A truly whole coffee bean
This is certainly a high level overview of ethical coffee – there is a wealth of information available by searching for “fair trade coffee” or “direct trade coffee” for those interested in delving deeper.

Truth be told…Both focus on high quality, and trade fair coffee of some sort; they are both market leaders and innovators when it comes to providing an ethical bean.  The whole point is leave the Folger’s on the shelf at the grocery store, and in doing so put more money in the coffee farmers’ pockets.

*** Our coffee is purchased through a small, “one man” importing company in California. Steve is a green coffee import expert, roaster and licensed Q-grader. He travels to the farms, “cups” the coffee, gets to know the farmers and directly purchases the beans from them. He buys what he considers the best quality of beans. 

You are able to enjoy the end result, fresh roasted, quality beans from small farms around the world.

Steve and a friend on his visit to Indonesia

HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!