Starbucks Free Coffee Day! But You Can Also Choose Fair Trade
Posted by Wendy Cohen on April 8, 2008 at 1:02 pm
CATEGORIES: Culture
Today is Starbucks Free Coffee Day! We all love free stuff but instead of getting your cup of joe on the house today, you can also choose to go to Starbucks and order a cup of their Fair Trade certified coffee.
In 2000, Starbucks started a campaign promising that they will brew a pot of fair trade coffee for anyone who asks for it. Learn more about the Starbucks fair trade campaign here and here.
Visit Transfair USA to learn more and 
Also, watch the amazing documentary Black Gold which explores the world of coffee and trade.
Here is a clip from the film:
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Great blog! They’re giving away free gift cards over at SureBaby’s Pregnancy Blog, if anyone is interested in free Starbucks coffee.
Starbucks is only the largest buyer fair-trade coffee because it’s monopolized the coffee market but really, only 6% of its coffee is fair-trade and percents speak louder than numbers