What is Fair Trade Coffee?

Fair Trade coffees are grown and processed by cooperatives run by small, family farmers which earn a guaranteed price for their beans.  They in turn must meet the criteria of fair labor conditions for all people working on the farm – freedom of association for farmers and workers, democratic decison making processes, and follow the environmental standards that restrict the use of agri-chemicals and foster sustainability.  This is an effort to improve the lives of the workers and that of their families, and the country the coffee is grown in.

What Does the USDA Organic Label Mean?

The USDA Organic label is regulated by the USDA, and requires proof that the product is produced without the use of synthetic chemicals.  The producer must also show a plan that addresses issues of bio-diversity, water-shed management, and the creation of buffer zones to prevent any cross-contamination in growing or processing of the coffee.  No chemicals or synthetic pesticides are used at the coffee plantations.

At The Meeting Place on Market, we do our part by offering our customers fair trade and organic coffees:

Fair Trade/ Organic Ethiopian

Grown in the Yirgacheffe region which balances flavor, acidity, and body.  A smooth, well-balanced coffee. 

Fair Trade/ Organic Guatemalan

Has great aromatics, good acidity and an excellent flavor.  A medium roast coffee perfect for a mellow evening.  Quickly becoming a customer favorite! 

Fair Trade/ Organic Ring of Fire Coffee

A dark, smokin’ blend of high mountain beans from the active volcanic soils of Indonesia, Timor and Papua-New Guinea. Eye-opening!  Our customers love this coffee. Its flavor is distinct, yet not bitter. As if it had been refined through fire!

Fair Trade/ Organic Peruvian

Grown high in the Andes Mtns this coffee has a rich, mellow flavor that’s similar to the High Andes coffees.

1. When your light bulbs go out, replace them with energy efficient light bulbs.

2. When you need new curtains, buy cellular shades or lined curtains, to reduce heat loss.

3. Start a simple recycling program at home by recycling plastic and cans. 

4. Buy fair trade and organic coffee. (check out KaffeeScape’s website for some great varieties)

5. Shop for organic groceries and staples at the grocery store.

6. Take re-usable grocery bags to the grocery store.

7. Take your plastic coffee mug to your local coffee house to fill up, instead of using disposable.  Ditto at work.

8. Shop at your local farmer’s market – you support your local economy, plus energy is saved because goods aren’t shipped across country, and no commercial packaging is required.

9.  Visit local antique and thrift stores for furniture – not only is it fun to search for just the right piece, you’re saving yourself cash and the forest, lumber!

10.  Grow an herb and vegetable garden in your backyard.  Even a couple containers of herbs and tomatoes can produce enough to share!

Read all about it here:

http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jU01cnYOfZSq_Fk_ahxMRG11od_w

Available for purchase on the website are The Meeting Place on Market’s signature coffees, The Lima Bean Blend and the Big City Blend.  Also available, are coffees from around the world, such as the popular Guatemalan Antigua coffee, and a wide variety of flavored coffees, such as Pumpkin Spice and Blueberry Cinnamon Crumble.  Other coffees featured include Fair Trade and Organic coffees, which are coffees grown by farmers who have been certified to follow environmentally sustainable and community-encriching business and growing practices.

The coffee is sold under The Meeting Place on Market’s own brand of gourmet coffee, KaffeeScape, a name which comes from the German word for coffee, “Kaffee”, and Scape, which is reminiscent of a broad view, similar to the stunning vistas much of the world’s coffee is grown within. 

“I am extremely excited to announce the launch of our web site.  We’ve had a great team of people who have worked on it with us, and we believe it offers a very simple  online ordering process,” says co-owner Jennifer Brogee.

The coffees can be shipped anywhere in the domestic United States.  Free shipping is offered to customers who order five or more pounds of coffee.

For more information, contact:

Jennifer Brogee

jennifer@kaffeescape.com

The Meeting Place on Market

Thanks so much to everyopne who voted!  We strive to consistently provide the finest and freshest coffee in Lima, and hope you will continue to stop by and enjoy it!

For coffee aficionados, there’s a lot to love about coffee. The aroma. The flavor. The morning ritual. The high-voltage jolt of energy that gets the day moving. Researchers in Spain have discovered that a generous dose of coffee every day just might reduce the risk of developing heart disease, too. Especially for women.
Researchers at Madrid’s Autonoma University, led by Dr. Esther Lopez-Garcia, used data from two massive, long-term lifestyle studies to track any adverse health reactions to a lifetime of drinking as much as 6 cups of coffee a day. The studies under evaluation, the Health Professionals Follow-Up Study and the Nurses’ Health Study involved more than 42,000 men and 84,000 women, respectively, who participated in the study from the 1970s to 2004. All study participants were free of all signs of cancer or heart disease at the beginning of the study.
When risk of death due to heart disease was compared in follow-up questionnaires completed from 1980 to 2004, female coffee drinkers were at 25% decreased risk of dying from heart disease than their non-coffee-drinking counterparts. Their risk of dying from diseases other than heart disease or cancer was 18% lower than the non-drinkers.
Men drinking the same amount of coffee each day did not realize the same health benefits the women did but coffee consumption did not adversely affect the men’s health or diminish their life expectancy, either.
Previous studies indicate regular coffee consumption is linked to a reduced risk of developing type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. In the Spanish study, there was no significant difference in the reduced risk of death due to heart disease between drinkers of naturally caffeinated coffee and those who drank decaf. This finding leads researchers to conclude the heart-healthy benefits of drinking coffee is more likely a matter of the beverage’s high antioxidant content or other lifestyle factors of the study’s participants than the coffee’s caffeine content.
The June 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine carries the full details

Article from Fox News

“Scientists have said that drinking coffee after exercising helps muscles replenish more quickly.

A report published in the Journal of Applied Physiology today claims that when athletes ingest both carbohydrates and caffeine following exhaustive exercise, glycogen is restored more rapidly.

In their tests, scientists found that athletes who ingested caffeine with carbohydrate had 66 per cent more glycogen in their muscles four hours after finishing exercising, compared to those who consumed carbohydrates alone.

“If you have 66 per cent more fuel for the next day’s training or competition, there is absolutely no question you will go farther or faster,” said Dr Hawley, author of report.

Dr Hawley added that it was currently unclear how caffeine aids in facilitating glucose uptake from the blood into the muscles, although, the higher circulating blood glucose and plasma insulin levels were likely to be a factor.

There are potentially negative effects of ingesting too much caffeine such as disturbing sleep and causing jitteriness, Dr Hawley admitted.

And therefore, scientists should look into studying whether ingesting less caffeine than those in their studies would achieve the same results, he added.”
-from inthenews.co.uk