Peoples Coffee
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Fair Trade fortnight Today we continue our focus on Fairtrade to coincide with Fairtrade Fortnight that runs from 1st -16th May. Fairtrade’s theme this year is “the Big Swap”, encouraging people to swap one item we regularly buy to a Fairtrade equivalent to bring about a fairer deal for disadvantaged farmers and workers.
Last Sunday we set the scene, looking at the call to the people of God to demonstrate justice and fairness. We considered the imbalance in the distribution of the world’s wealth and heard how Ant and Steph’s commitment to fair trade influences the choices they make. We saw how Freeset is bringing freedom to women in Calcutta by providing training and fair pay in their bag and clothing manufacturing business (there’ll be more Freeset bags available for purchase today).
This morning we hear from Matt Lamason, founder of Peoples Coffee, a Wellington business established on fair trade principles. Peoples Coffee sources its coffee from co-operatives formed by coffee bean farmers. The farmers receive a fair price for their coffee and determine for themselves how profits are distributed. Welcome Matt, thanks for telling us your story.
