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I found some reasonably priced organic coffee at the grocery store today by President’s Choice. It’s simply called President’s Choice Organics and it’s a medium roast arabica bean coffee that’s fair trade certified through Transfair Canada.
It was $8.99 for 454 grams, which is about a pound. It’s almost twice the price of regular coffee but other organic coffee choices were more and some of them were not even fair trade certified. I enjoyed it and it was smooth yet still had that nice Columbian bite that I like.
Organic and Fair Trade Certified
Although fair trade and organic produce don’t always coexist, they often do. Fair trade certification standards require that organic agricultural techniques be used so they don’t use pesticides and herbicides.
Smaller farms have a hard time making a living and competing with larger corporations. It can cost them more money producing the beans than the price they can get for the coffee. When the price of coffee drops, if people are not certified it’s often not even worth growing coffee beans.
Many people start growing other crops and may even resort to illegal crops/drugs in order to feed their families. There has been a lot of publicity about that in Columbia but it happens all over the world. If they’re fair trade certified, they are protected and can depend on a minimum price to make a legitimate living.
- I’ll continue to taste test other organic products on a monthly basis and keep you in the loop about the quality, price and brands. If you have any suggestions, I appreciate the input as well.
