Church Street meets Market Street

Yesterday, 40 people gathered together at Tellico Village Community Church.

Fair Trade was the subject. They learn about creative ways we can help marginalized and sometimes impoverished people improve their lives by purchasing good products that return a larger share of revenue to the growers, producers and craftspeople who make them. They enjoyed the rich taste of Cafe Feminino, the gourmet coffee blend that is served in the Tellico Joe Cafe. John Clark from Vienna Coffee Company was on hand to tell us about Fair Trade Coffee and our Relationship coffees (El Puente, La Armonia Hermosa, and Cafe Femenino). Also Bill and Joan Cochran from Shop the World Gifts which features Fair Trade gifts and crafts made by people in Third World countries talked about their store and products.

People were able to sample the wonderful Cafe Femenino Peru coffee that is featured in their Tellico Joe Cafe and desserts prepared within the community.

People came and joined us at the corner of Church and Main - where faith meets life head-on!

Interesting Coffee Fact: Ceylon

Interesting Coffee fact for this week...

In 1886 coffee rust infects the coffee of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka), devastating hundreds of thousands of acres of trees. Tea is planted instead, helping to turn Britain into a tea-drinking nation. Coffee leaf rust is spread by wind and rain from spores from lesions on the underside of the plant (Mitchell, 84).

*images are from http://www.coffeeterms.com/coffee-farming-and-processing.htm, and information is from The coffee Calender, by Ricard Levin Morales.

Fundraiser Ideas

Is your school or church looking for a fundraiser for this holiday season? We have just the thing! How about selling specialty locally roasted coffee? We will work with you, create a custom order form, make a customized label, and give you wholesale prices. That way even more of the proceeds go directly to your organization.

At this time of year people are looking for great holiday gift ideas and what better way than to have them support the people and organizations they love?

Check out our website for more information and examples of customized labels.

Brew Plum Coffee bar's Grand opening is this Friday

Brew Plum Coffee Bar's Grand Opening is tomorrow at the the Nelson Fine Art Center. The center is located at 324 East Main Street, Johnson City, TN, 37601 and will be featuring locally roasted Vienna Coffee. Earlier this season owner Kate bought a La Pavoni from us, and now she's raring to go. Come out on Friday and get any drink that might spark your interesting ranging from Chai to hot cider to delicious specialty coffee. If you go on friday bring your receipt into the roastery next week and show it at the register for a free 2oz bag of any coffee of your choice!

Enjoy and Best of luck to you and Brew Plum!