Just Coffee

Hey there amigos,

I havn't been blogging much at all, but I am currently up with my son Shen and I figure the least I could do is to introduce him to the JC community. Shen is about 3 weeks old now, and as each day goes by we are learning more about each other and having fun. Shen has his own website: ShenBen Gallery

Check out this article in the Wisconsin State Journal about Fair Indigo, the new Apparel start-up, and other fair trade business news. Rigoberto Agustin of Santa Anita and our own Mike Miller are both quoted in the article. full text

Check out this article on Dean of Dean's Beans leaving TransFair USA (a Fair Trade certifier) a few years ago due to unresolved issues: Blurb on green LA girl. Dean's Beans is a part of our green coffee importing Co-op (Cooperative Coffees). Just Coffee was one of the roasters within Cooperative Coffees that split TFUSA at the same time as Dean's Beans. Unfortunately, the issues that led to the split continue to be unresolved. Recently however, there are some indications that TFUSA is moving in the right direction.