Fair trade blend has the distinctive tang and clean character of central american coffees smoothed by fuller-bodied coffees from chapters in indonesia, then pointed up and finished in the peet’s roast. six hundred families, none farming more than a few acres, operate a mill we know well in tarrazú, one of the best places in costa rica to grow coffee, and certainly the steepest. when this cooperative, which was producing to our standards more than a decade ago, became a fair trade affiliate, we made this clear-toned, lemony coffee the heart of the blend whose soul is assistance for small growers. we also purchase fair trade certified coffee from co-ops in nicaragua and guatemala. in addition to the price designed by fair trade to deliver a livable wage to its members, peet’s pays a premium to all of our suppliers for producing coffees of superior flavor, as well as ten cents from every pound to the non-profit group transfair usa for promoting fair trade. for many of our customers, this makes our unique fair trade blend taste sweeter still.
