Organic coffee drinkers often do so because of environmental sustainability concerns. But it is also important to realize that purchasing organic and fair trade coffee has far-reaching ramifications beyond environmental ones; through fair trade certification processes, this coffee can improve living conditions of farmers and workers who produce coffee beans.

Fair trade certification systems help producers earn a living wage by creating direct trading partnerships between producers and consumers, cutting out middlemen who drive down prices and exploit workers. Furthermore, fair trade encourages sustainable farming practices which may help mitigate climate change impacts on the environment.

Fair trade certification provides farmers with more than just ethical trading practices; it also supports them to invest in their communities and perfect better growing techniques, protecting the land used to produce coffee while creating jobs and access to essential services like education and healthcare for communities that depend on it.

Although fair trade can be defined in general terms, coffee farms must meet specific standards to qualify as fair trade. One requirement of being certified fair trade involves setting a minimum price that goes directly to farmers; an “Fair Trade Premium” may also be added and can be used to improve coffee quality, invest in community development projects or provide social services like education or healthcare services.

Assure yourself of purchasing fair trade coffee by looking for the Fair Trade Certified label with its black and green checkmark. This label can easily be seen on packaging in grocery stores and specialty coffee shops alike.

Organic refers to farming practices that do not use artificial chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides in their growing and harvesting processes, such as composting, crop rotation and natural predators as ways of controlling pests – instead relying on harsher chemicals that could potentially harm farmers, their families and the surrounding environment. It also applies during roasting, grinding and packaging of finished product.

Many coffee farms cannot become certified organic due to the high costs involved with attaining organic certification; however, this doesn’t mean they don’t adhere to organic farming principles. Therefore, opting for fair trade and organic coffees such as Cravens Organic Coffees as an investment and to ensure you receive only premium-grade beans is the ideal way to support these farmers while getting only top quality beans in return. Our Cravens Organic Coffees are Fair Trade Certified as well as eco-friendly packaging materials in order to further minimize our footprint – take a look now; you won’t regret it! We know you won’t believe us! Check out our selection of fair trade and organic coffees today and we know you won’t regret it!