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YOU ARE INVITED.....<BR> <BR>DEAN'S BEANS RAISING THE BAR COFFEE CELEBRATION<BR>Celebrate Dean's Beans signing of the first ever long-term fair trade<BR>agreement by an American coffee company<BR> <BR>Please join us for the Dean's Beans Raising the Bar Coffee Celebration on<BR>Thursday, May 8 from 8-10pm at the Black sheep in Amherst. Enjoy free<BR>organic, fair trade coffee, talk with Dean Cycon, owner of Dean's Beans,<BR>and Hiderico Bocangel, manager of the Oro Verde Coffee Cooperative in<BR>Peru. Enjoy live Central and South American music by MarKamusic.<BR> <BR>Part of Fair Trade Awareness Week activities, this event is sponsored by<BR>Dean's Beans, the Amherst Fair Trade Partnership, and the Black Sheep in<BR>Amherst. It is free and open to the public. Children are welcome.<BR> <BR>Dean's Beans is proud to be the first ever American importer of Oro Verde<BR>Coffee, and the first to sign a long term fair trade agreement with the<BR>Oro Verde Cooperative. This agreement marks the first time an American<BR>coffee company has signed a long-term fair trade agreement with any<BR>fair trade coffee cooperative.<BR> <BR>By signing this agreement, Dean's Beans has once again raised the bar for<BR>the entire American coffee industry, challenging other companies- large<BR>and small- to do more to promote economic and social justice in the<BR>coffeelands, and to prioritize the wellbeing of farmers and their<BR>children.<BR> <BR>“Everybody talks about long-term commitment, but no one has been willing<BR>to commit themselves to what that really means. We are hoping that this<BR>agreement will model the possibilities for others interested in the<BR>welfare of the coffee communities they buy from as well as the long term<BR>success of their own companies,” Cycon said.<BR> <BR>ABOUT DEAN’S BEANS<BR>Deans Beans is a family-owned certified organic, fair trade, $3 million<BR>specialty coffee company based in Orange, MA. The company is dedicated to<BR>providing reasonably priced, great tasting coffee in a manner that<BR>supports and exemplifies its core belief in peaceful social chance. They<BR>do this at home and abroad through: Ethical buying and business<BR>practices, progressive development projects, and sound ecological<BR>practices.<BR> <BR>The company designs and funds people-centered development projects in the<BR>coffee lands in partnership with the growers, and returns a percentage of<BR>profits to the growers as a Social Equity Premium, giving Deans Beans the<BR>distinction of paying farmers more per pound of coffee than any other<BR>company in the United States.<BR> <BR>Dean’s Beans is the winner of the Best Practices Recognition Award from<BR>the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and the<BR>Specialty Coffee Association of America’s Sustainability Award. In<BR>August, 2004, Dean’s Beans become the first coffee company in America to<BR>conduct an independent Fair Trade Audit. The results and supporting<BR>documentation are posted on the website.<BR> <BR>For more information: Melanie DeSilva, Special Projects Coordinator<BR>413-687-1269<BR>978-544-2002 x12<BR>www.deansbeans.com.<BR> <BR> <BR>Melanie DeSilva<BR>Special Projects<BR>Dean's Beans Organic Coffee<BR>50 R.W. Moore Ave.<BR>Orange, MA 01364<BR>(978)544-2002<BR> <BR>100% Organic/Fair Trade Coffee, Cocoa and More<BR>Designing and Funding People-Centered Development Projects Throughout the<BR>Coffeelands<BR>Supporting Farming Communities Through Advocacy and Activism<BR>100% Organic and Fair Trade<BR>www.deansbeans.com<BR> <BR><BR><BR>
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