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A customer suggested this and I hope I can keep it up and here is the beginning
Are You Fair Trade?
The 100% Kona green coffee you get from us is certainly Fairly Traded but the FT people do not come to Kona so we do not get that marque. The FT people assume that the US, (and Hawaii is one of the 50 US States) already does things fairly-- as in paying the workers a good wage, which is true. We have a dedicated US Federal Department of Agriculture too with
Where can I buy your coffee- retail?
We do not sell our coffee in any retail spot. When we began 24 years ago, we figured out how we two could do it and survive. Hence this website. It's been working for us too.
Kona– too strong or bitter?
First of all, I would be interested to know what "Kona" you bought? Old beans are junk beans.They are bitter because the oils are not stable and tend to decompose. Over roasting can ruin beans. They will taste close to charcoal. A 10% Kona Blend is junk too. You can't taste 10% Kona in a bag where the other 90% are unidentifiedwhoknowswhat beans and probably cheap and bitter to begin with. There are
Wholesale?
We are the farmers, my husband and I, of our 5 acre farm so we give all our customers---the farm direct price. Everyone gets the same price even our own family members.