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Permalink Reply by Chris Hooton on October 1, 2008 at 3:31pm

It is a dream of mine to be able to set up deals with small-time coffee farmers to get them better than fair trade. As an owner I'd pay more if my bottom line could handle it, even if it meant having fewer options available.

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Permalink Reply by Mike on October 1, 2008 at 5:06pm

I think fair trade is way to low. By the time all the chain get their peice what is really left for the farmer and the people who pick the coffee. If this is going to last we must find a way to up the extent to which the consumer values coffee so we can all do well from farmer to coffee drinker. I only hope the damage done by fast food and big coffee is repairable. Farmers are switching to crops that make them more money.

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Permalink Reply by John P on October 1, 2008 at 5:51pm

I pay more, sometimes significantly, for our coffee.
I support paying a good price for farmers who take their coffee as serious, or more seriously, than I do. Enough money to pay for the coffee and a little extra to advance infrastructure, development, etc. to make the farm sustainable as both a harvest and a business for future generations. At least, that's what I aim for.

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