I wanted to comment on this blog post because as of the last couple of months I have been drinking about 3 cups of coffee religiously every day. I never really was a huge coffee drinker but as of late I feel like if I don’t have coffee in the morning I’m missing something throughout the day. On their website it says, in large letters, “Coffee farmers earn as little as 4 cents a pound for the coffee they pick by hand.” I am also starting to take an interest in where my foods are coming from and when I came across this blog post I looked at Coffee Kids’ website, I registered for their monthly e-news letter and hope to learn more over the next few months.
I read a little more and learned that 125 million people around the world depend solely on the money they make from coffee harvests. It is depressing how people all over the world suffer in poverty because of the decisions people in other countries make. I think it’s great and gives me hope that people are taking the initiative to help those who are in need of it.
November 15, 2008 at 8:59 am
wow, 4 cents a pound. That’s shocking that 125 million people depend on the money they make off of coffee and some are only receiving 4 cents. I never even thought of where some of my coffee or other foods really come from. I wonder how much Starbucks pays for a pound of coffee? Or if they are hand picked?