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Conscientious Coffee Consumption

About a year ago, I was inspired by Julie at Coffee and Conservation, to keep track of the coffee I purchased for a year. I purchase only shade-grown (no slashing forests), organic (no synthetic pesticides), and fair-trade (honest wage for honest work)- certified coffee beans from the fantastic roaster, Grounds for Change. For 2009, this is what we purchased:

Coffee Beans Pounds Dollars
Ethiopia Yirgachefee 5 $47.00
Espresso Blend 5 $42.00
Sumatra Telong 5 $42.00
Uganda Elgon AA 1 $12.00
Uganda Elgon AA 5 $42.00
New Guinea Yelia 5 $43.00
Ethiopia Yirgachefee 5 $47.00
Sumatra Telong 5 $47.00
Columbia Anzeas 5 $47.00
Ethiopia Yirgachefee 5 $47.00
Nicaragua Segovia 0.5 $8.00
Nicaragua Segovia 5 $47.00
Honduras Congolon 0.5 $8.00
Ethiopia Natural Sidamo 5 $47.00
Starbucks Gazebo Blend 1 $14.00
Annual Membership 0 $23.00
Total 58 $563.00
Cost per pound of beans $9.71

I popped over to Julie’s post that has a nifty little worksheet that calculates our cost per 6 oz cup of coffee at $0.40/cup. Use filtered tap water, and you’ve got a great cup of coffee for a reasonable price, plus your purchase will help send a message that consumers demand coffee with a conscience!

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