Magic Words: Free (And Worry-Free!) Coffee
If you are a guest at my house, you’ll never have trouble finding the coffee in the morning. Now that Evan is in pre-K and Caroline’s going to preschool 3 days a week, my chances to sleep in are limited. Not that my chances to sleep in over the summer were great – since E works at least 6 days a week I usually get up with the kids all 7 days. At least in the summer I can throw an apple and the iPad at them and put a pillow over my head for half an hour. Now with 5 days of school we only have those two precious weekend days for fun or sports or birthday parties or getaways. It gets even harder now that I’ve thrown all this photography stuff into the mix. I’m not OMG SO BUSY for sure – my couch still has a pretty good butt dent since it’s where I “work” – but I do have to be awake and alert and on-task.
Thank GOD for coffee. Coffee coffee coffee. And especially for my upgraded Keurig® Brewing System, which has a travel mug sized option to make giant cups of coffee with just the press of a button. I’m pretty sure my parents come to visit 50% because they love their grandkids and 50% because they love those little K-cup packs. It’s so, so, so, so easy. And I don’t care that your hipster coffee press thing is easy too – nothing beats tossing those little cups and never spilling a single coffee ground on my floor.
We’ve been Green Mountain Coffee® drinkers from the start, since that’s what my office stocked a million years ago when I worked in an office and a Keurig was still a magical thing you rented because they cost a bucket of money. Now that it’s much more easily accessible, we’re already hooked – E is a huge fan of the Caramel Vanilla Cream and I like anything dark, especially iced with lots of creamer. There’s a Fair Trade Certified™ Three Continent Blend that sounds delicious.
Ice, milk, coffee and a little sugar-free vanilla syrup and suddenly 3 pm doesn’t look so horrible.
It’s part of a campaign Green Mountain Coffee is launching this fall called “Great Coffee, Good Vibes, Choose Fair Trade” to raise awareness of how buying Fair Trade Certified™ coffee is good for you, the environment, and the coffee growers. Green Mountain Coffee® offers one of the largest selections of Fair Trade Certified™ coffees in the U.S. (confirmed by Fair Trade USA). Buying Fair Trade Certified coffee doesn’t mean much as far as my budget goes – I’ve committed to the expense of K-cup packs and they cost about the same no matter what brand I buy – but it is one small way I can be a better global citizen.
It’s nice to know while I’m sipping my coffee that the family who grew the beans was paid a fair price that allows them to keep their farm, send their kids to school and invest in their business. Because they’re being paid a sustainable wage for their coffee, farmers can focus on quality, which means Fair Trade coffee is extra-delicious. It’s not like I’m saving the world by drinking coffee, but buying Fair Trade Certified™ Green Mountain Coffee® is supporting farmers and their families and that’s a good feeling.
Can you smell it? I swear I can smell it just looking at the picture. You can learn more about Green Mountain Coffee, Fair Trade practices, and see exclusive videos of Kelly Clarkson visiting coffee farmers in Peru at ChooseFairTrade.com. You can also check out their Facebook page.
One of you lucky readers has the chance to win a Keurig® Brewing System and a Green Mountain Coffee® gift basket!
Just leave a comment on this post answering the question: Are you a coffee drinker, and if so, would you consider buying fair trade coffee?
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I am a hot tea drinker?! Does that count? Yes? I can’t see why people would not see “fair trade” positively!
I am a new coffee drinker, meaning that I now drink coffee with a lot of sugar and creamer. I started to give coffee a chance when we were on our honeymoon in Costa Rica and a friend said I had to try the coffee to get the full experience of the country. I would definitely consider buying fair trade coffee…I think maybe we already do?…
Hello–do you know me? If you do, then you know I LOVE, LOVE, L.O.V.E coffee. More for the “perks” than the taste, so to speak. It’s pretty much the last thing I think about at night and the first thing I think about in the morning.
And to think, I only just discovered coffee a few years ago. How I went through college and the first few years of having babies/toddlers without coffee in my life, I have no idea.
And I only buy organic, fair trade coffee. It tastes better, and it’s the right thing to do.
I am an absolute coffe addict and all I buy is fair trade!!
I am pretty sure my blood type is light roast. I love coffee! As far as fair trade, I would consider it if I really liked the coffee and it seemed worth the price.
Oh coffee, it’s seriously sometimes the only thing that gets me out of bed in the morning haha! I have a 2yo and a 3mo so…yeah I drink buckets of coffee. Love fair trade coffee and have been a fair of Green Mountain for a long time!
Coffee is a daily necessity for me with 4 kids (two of which are 3 month old twins!) I’d love to upgrade to a Keurig, and would most definitely purchase fair trade coffee. Your iced coffee concoction looks delicious!
Umm.. do birds fly? YES, I am a huge coffee drinker, and we always buy Fair Trade.
I am not a major coffee drinker, mostly because I dislike most coffees that I’ve tried, but I’m pretty sure my husband has coffee in his veins. If I’m going to drink coffee I definitely prefer it iced. I could drink iced coffee all year long, even in a snow storm. *siiiigh* In other words.. GIMME GIMME GIMME! ;)
I am not a coffee drinker, but my husband needs a cup every morning! We love fair trade! Such a wonderful concept, so sad that it’s not the norm.
Your timing is amazing! I just started drinking coffee and totally want a Keurig! And of course I would prefer to drink Fair Trade.
I am not a coffee drinker. Unfortunately. I often wish I could stomach it because I need extra energy. But my husband drinks coffee and perhaps the individual cups would make the coffee smell less pervasive in my house? Also, we both support fair trade!!!!
3pm-4pm MUST…HAVE….COFFEEEEEEE…
Dude. I need to win this. NEED. I’ve wanted one if these bad boys forever! Coffee is my lifeline.
Oh yes, also, go fair trade.
Coffee in the morning, tea in the afternoon! And I particularly like buying fair trade when I can.
I love coffee!! Mostly as a vessel for coffee creamer… =) I think the flavors you talk about, especially Caramel Vanilla Cream, sound intriguing! I do not currently buy Fair Trade coffee (on purpose), but I am going to look into it now.
My husband is a HUGE coffee drinker. He wakes up at 3am everyday and goes to sleep at 10pm…so coffee is pretty much a staple throughout the day. I think buying fair trade is a great idea whenever possible.
I already buy fair trade coffee!
I tweeted too! https://twitter.com/Stacy_712/status/380733155830820866
LOVE me some coffee!!!!! I do buy fair trade if it is available. Would love to have a Keurig!
I drink coffee because it’s caffeine. I pair it with sugar and flavored creamer (which is lactose free) which basically puts me on the bottom of the coffee social hierarchy.
We do fair trade coffee and chocolate ~90% of the time because the alternative is literally slavery. Coffee and chocolate that is not fair trade (or organic) is literally made with literal slave labor, often of small children.
I don’t think “coffee addict” is a strong enough term for me. My veins contain coffee with a trace of blood :) And yes, making sure the food products we buy are fairly traded and ethically produced is important to me, though sadly not until just a couple years ago, when the surge of food documentaries shone a glaring light on the issue.
I am a coffee addict and would consider trying fair trade coffee
https://twitter.com/ElenaIstomina/status/380879503221747713
I drink wayyy to much coffee. I do buy fair trade, but not necessarily because I knew they were ethical, but it is a bonus. :) I hope I win, my current keurig makes an awful sound and wakes up my 2 young kids so I have to wait for them to get up to make it in the morning. It’s a real bummer.
My HUSBAND is a major coffee drinker and I would definitely consider buying fair trade!
I’m totally a coffee addict. Black coffee (in multiple doses) in the morning, followed by something sweeter in the afternoon. I buy fair trade when it’s available.
I am a coffee drinker and I already buy fair trade when I can!
I also love your bright and sunny flower mugs!
I love my coffee & tea during the fall and winter! Since I moved home for hubs’ deployment, I had to leave my Keurig behind and nobody else here drinks coffee! I would love a new machine and green mountain is the only kind of coffee k cups that I buy!! Yay fair trade!
I have a one month old so coffee is a necessity in my life! :) it’s absolutely important to me to buy fair trade coffee. I had no idea that Green Mountain had fair trade coffee! I love their iced hazelnut.
I’m a coffee drinker and love my Keurig but I seriously need an upgrade. We bought when we were on a budget and I didn’t drink coffee enough to justify buying the biggest and best Keurig. So I got the smallest one that only holds a single cup. I would definitely buy fair trade coffee and try to support as many companies that participate in things like that. Bravo, Green Mountain!
I am a coffee drinker and I’ve bought fair trade coffee in the past. I don’t buy it exclusively but I feel like I’m helping others when I do buy it!
Yes I’m a coffee drinker and have been going back and forth between hot and iced as Michigan is trying to figure out what season it is. I would most definitely consider buying free trade coffee. Let’s save the world one coffee at a time! :)
Tweet link: https://twitter.com/shala_darkstone/status/381397782692499457
Umm I worked as a Batista in college & it is still my favorite job ever!! Coffee coffee coffee!!
Iced medium roast hazelnut no cream & no sugar.
And fair trade just makes sense.
I drink coffee and mostly buy Fair Trade except sometimes I have been known to succumb to a very good deal.
Yes to coffee – and a big yes to fair trade!!
Yes to a dew cups of coffee a day (if only I could wake up running like the toddler) and Fair Trade is the way to go!
I am a coffee drink and would definitely consider buying free-trade. Not sure if Starbucks has it but I will definitely check out Green Mountain :)
tweeted https://twitter.com/DeeGee13/status/381645113656483840
I drink coffee, if it’s super sweet (i.e. frappucinos), and I like coffee ice cream, and Autocrat coffee syrup (which you can only find in New England!). But my husband drinks coffee everyday, so I guess you can say we’re a coffee family! As far as free-trade goes, I always like the idea of doing something environmentally good, and benefiting other people. It’s a win-win!
YES! I am a coffee drinker!! mmmmmm coffee!! AND I buy fair trade whenever possible!
Yes, I really enjoy coffee and yes, I would purchase Fair Trade. Thanks so much.
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/peg42/status/382282080811360257
Thanks again.
Must. Have. Coffee. And yes– I need to be more conscientious of fair trade, so I would totally buy it.
I am a coffee drinker and would definitely consider buying fair trade coffee.
tcarolinep at gmail dot com
-https://twitter.com/tcarolinep/status/382722094217166848
I’m a coffee drinker and coffee lover! Yes, I would buy fair trade coffee for sure.
amy [at] utry [dot] it
tweeted:
https://twitter.com/uTry_it/status/382739284198846464
amy [at] utry [dot] it
I LOVE coffee (hello, four kids under 7?) and I love fair trade! Win-win!
I am a big coffee drinker! And suer, I would buy fair trade!
pesceebay@yahoo.com
If kids are the justification for loving (needing?)coffee, I have 11! Also love fair trade…I’ve made 5 trips to Kenya helping poor rural farmers drill water wells on their own property to become more self sufficient (completed 47 wells now).
I love coffee and I would consider buying fair trade as long as it wasn’t too expensive. becksweeps (at) gmail (dot) com
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/sweepschick/status/383409552009351169
I drink coffee on occasion and would definitely consider buying fair trade. I had never heard of it before. Thanks for the giveaway.
I’m not a coffee drinker. I’m more of a hot tea or hot cocoa person. I would love to win this for my mother-in-law. She loves coffee and would consider buying fair trade.
Tweeted
https://twitter.com/disneyfan40/status/384372347752288257
I love coffee and I would buy fair trade coffee if they taste good?!
https://twitter.com/HappyTina0115/status/385956403354939393
Yes, I am a coffee-a-holic! I look forward to my coffee every morning! I would definitely try Fair Trade Coffee :)
tweeted https://twitter.com/pittsy82/status/386178753929302016
i have a family of coffee drinkers and yes we would buy fair trade coffee
i posted a tweet: https://twitter.com/bellows22/status/387419985590509568
I adore coffee and fair trade is wonderful
Yes, I love coffee!! I drink it daily. I would definitely consider fair trade.
thisisme79 @ gmail dot com
I’m a coffee fanatic. Would buy fair trade.
I am a big coffee drinker, and I would definitely consider fair trade.
Thanks for the chance to win!
wildorchid985 at gmail dot com
tweet-https://twitter.com/WildOrchid985/status/391992904991784960
Love coffee! I already purchase green mountain fair trade coffee
tweet https://twitter.com/hburmeister/status/392562582206173184
https://twitter.com/thisisme79/status/392784974631288832
thisisme79 @ gmail dot com
I love coffee and would absolutely buy fair trade!
I drink coffee at least every morning, and sometimes make more in the evening if the craving hits! I would buy fair trade. I don’t have a Keurig, but I think it could become my favorite kitchen appliance! :)
chambanachik at gmail dot com
I am a coffee drinker and would totally consider fair trade coffee! Thanks for a chance to win!!!! kmassman gmail
i drink it from time to time
https://twitter.com/purplelover04/status/394505129790951424
I am not a coffee drinker, but I have never tried it. I would try fair trade.
https://mobile.twitter.com/electricstar/status/395017494605230080?p=v
I drink coffee a few days a week and would give fair trade a try
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
tweet https://twitter.com/ChelleB36/status/395568882372472832
tbarrettno1 at gmail dot com
Getting the oldest up for school and an infant I drink coffee every day. Cause I’m a terrible person without it.
I have never tried green mountain but fair trade coffee would be great for me as long as it Tastes good.
Yes, I drink coffee and I would consider fair trade.
Tweet – https://twitter.com/willitara/status/395607814745235456
I am a coffee addict and I always buy fair trade.
Yes, I’m a coffee drinker and yes, and would buy Fair Trade because it helps farmers get fair wages.
My family drinks coffee and I believe in fair trade
ky_grandma40@yahoo.com
I am not a coffee drinker.
I’m not a coffee drinker, but I love tea. My husband loves both, though. I would definitely consider buying Fair Trade.
tweeted
https://twitter.com/eswright18/status/395647471470125056
I drink coffee every day and buy fair trade when I can!
No, I am not really a coffee drinker but definitely yes to Fair Trade!
i am a coffee drink and would purchase fair trade coffee
drink coffee everyday and I do buy fair trade coffee
I’m not a big coffee drinker but I would drink fair trade if it tasted the best
I don’t drink coffee but my brother buys free trade coffee!
I am a coffee drinker and would consider buying fair trade.
I drink coffee, and I would buy Green Mountain. It’s great that there really are people who care about the ethical treatment of our fellow human beings.
I am a coffee drinker and I would certainly try fair trade coffee :)
I’ve had fair trade and wasn’t disappointed. Love coffee.
My mother is the coffee drinker and we would consider buying fair trade coffee.
I’m a daily coffee drinker and I will consider buying fair trade coffee.
kperales25(at)aol.com
I tweeted…
https://twitter.com/YamiYali/status/395736051844538368
I’m not a serious coffee drinker but I absolutely am cognizant of fair trade coffee and I think it is a very important consideration.
yes I drink coffee and would buy fair trade
https://twitter.com/eaglesforjack/status/395746486073708544
Yes I love my coffee and I would buy fair trade coffee.
I drink a lot of coffee and I’d definitely buy fair trade.
I enjoy a cup or two of coffee each day and I would give Fair Trade a chance to see if I like it enough to be frequently.
I would buy fair trade. I drink coffee.
andrinagoetz at gmail dot com
I feel like I drink more coffee than anyone! I’ve bought fair trade and would do it again.
Here is link to tweet https://twitter.com/ladylost2/status/395791753417986048
me and my mom love coffee probably drink a little more then we should i never tried fair trade coffee we normally drink max well house but i would try it we love these single serve coffee machine
I am a coffee drinker and I am fair game to Fair Trade!
https://twitter.com/smilekisses/status/395822142723346432
I am a coffee drinker and I do drink fair trade coffee already!
I am a big coffee drinker and would consider buying Fair Trade coffee if the price is reasonable.
I love coffee and I would most definitely buy fair trade.
I am a coffee drinker and although I don’t buy fair trade coffee right now I would. Its something to consider next time I go shopping :)
crystalmethod54751@gmail.com
I am a coffee drinker (3 cups a day) and I occasionally buy fair-trade.
I have been wanting one of these and love my coffee..I would buy fair trade it sounds great :)
https://twitter.com/klp1965/status/395927044426436608
We love love love coffee in our house. And we only drink fair trade coffee.
I am not a coffee drinker but I drink Tea.
Love my coffee & I have tried Fair Trade!!
yes i am a coffee drinker and yes i would totally consider buying fair trade!
Yes, and of course.
Yes to both.
Fair trade is the only type of coffee that I buy. :)
Yes I am and yes I would.
i am a coffee drinkers and would def consider buying it
i am a coffee drinker,and i would consider buying fair trade coffee.
I am a coffee drinker. I would like to buy fair trade
I tweeted: https://twitter.com/donnak4/status/396055107428954112
I am a coffee drinker and would love to buy fair trade.
I am a coffee drinker and I have bought fair trade coffee
I am a coffee drinker and would love to try fair trade coffee
Im a coffee drinker and love buying fair trade!