What is Fair Trade Coffee?
High Peaks Java purchases only Fair Trade coffees.
The world market affects farmers who grow coffee.
In the current market, the price per pound is not enough to pay the farmers' workers a fair living wage.
Fair Trade sets a minimum price per pound to be paid to the farmers.
The current Fair Trade price per pound is 110% higher than the current market rate!!
That means that farmers receiving the Fair Trade price are receiving more than twice as much in revenue than a coffee farmer who is not receiving the Fair Trade.
When we make the decision to buy Fair Trade coffee, we influence the market.
If we demand only Fair Trade coffee, then the market will oblige and give it to us.
High Peaks Java is committed to buying coffee at
Fair Trade prices.
In order to bring to you, the High Peaks Java customer, the very best in Organic Coffees,
a third party must certify that a farmer or cooperative is meeting Fair Trade criteria, before we'll purchase it.
This certification process is complete from the farmer all the way to the consumer, you.
High Peaks Java is Fair Trade Certified™ by TransFair USA.
Whenever High Peaks Java calls one of our coffees "Fair Trade Coffee,"
we mean it.
You have our word on that!
