Sustainable Coffee Talk

On Thursday, February 12, from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, our store will host "Sustainable Coffee: From Crop to Cup," a talk by Bob and Carmen Garver, owners of Wicked Joe Coffee . The talk is free and open to the public and will be held at our store, F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods and Supplies, 56 Maine St., Brunswick.

"Our mission at Wicked Joe Coffee is to roast epic coffee in a manner that is kind to the earth and to the farmers who painstakingly grow our tasty beans," says Carmen Garver, who recently returned from a sustainability trip to a number of Rainforest Alliance coffee farms in El Salvador, meeting the farmers and working alongside them.

According to some estimates, coffee is the second-largest commodity trade on the globe, employing 25 million people worldwide. All of the producing regions are in equitorial latitudes -- none in the continental United States -- while the primary consumer markets are in temperate regions. Those attending the talk will learn how coffee is grown, harvested, processed, shipped and roasted. The Garvers will discuss the vast environmental and social impacts of the coffee trade, and explain what it means for their Brunswick roastery to be a USDA Certified Organic Operation and a member of the National Organic Program.

Free samples of organic, fair trade and shade-grown coffee from around the world will be provided. Seating is limited, so those interested in attending are encouraged to call the store at (207) 729-4050 to reserve a space.

This presentation is part of the F.W. Horch series on sustainable living. Each monthly talk is held at the F.W. Horch Sustainable Goods & Supplies store, 56 Maine Street, Brunswick on the second Thursday of the month.