This month in Fair Grounds, we offer a feature from Peace Coffee staffer Beth Backen and Larry Larson of Larry's Beans (members of Cooperative Coffees) on their trip to Nicaragua's CECOCAFEN cooperative. We also share our news about making the TV news and spotlight a new coffee shop in Americus. Those stories, plus a Community Caravan update, a new recipe, a Fair Trade Fact and a trivia question make for a very interesting issue. Settle in with a big ol' mug of Café Campesino and read on!

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Joe Courson, a reporter with WALB 10 based out of Albany, Georgia, wanted an interesting story to share with his viewers, and that’s just what Bill and Lee gave him:

"Americus-- We often hear about the global economy hurting Americans, like jobs going to India, leaving our people out-of-work. But few people ever see how global trade helps, unless you go to Americus where you can see an on-going example of positive world trade with coffee."

Check out the rest of the story and the video, located at WALB’s website:
http://walb.com/Global/story.asp?
S=1768281&nav=5kZPM9gS

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Steve Seidler and Jayne Payne became the owners of Place on the Corner at 127 N. Jackson Street and began selling our Fair Trade, organic coffee after a fortuitous visit from Bill.

"When I heard about it, I thought, that’s exactly what I want to do," said Jayne. "We haven’t served a drop of anything else since deciding to go with you."

Place on the Corner is open Monday through Saturday, serving breakfast, lunch, and, of course, a large variety of coffee and espresso drinks. They’ve also recently opened a beer and wine bar Wednesday through Saturday evenings. If you’re ever in Americus, come visit us here at the office and then pick up some lunch over at Place on the Corner!

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This month, we’ll be back serving up coffee and morning snacks at the B.R.A.G. Spring Tune-Up, April 16-18 (http://www.brag.org). Geoffrey and J., of Koinonia Partners, (http://www.koinoniapartners.org) will be serving coffee to the sleepy masses in Milledgeville. If you’re interested in trying the week-long B.R.A.G. ride in June, consider warming up your bike legs in with us in Milledgeville.

The next weekend will find us in Atlanta at the Specialty Coffee Association of America’s 16th Annual Conference & Exhibition. From April 23-26, we will be sharing a booth with Larry’s Beans and Bongo Java Roasting Co., fellow members of Cooperative Coffees (http://www.cooperativecoffees.com). Cooperative Coffees will also be represented, and we’ll be serving up fair trade coffee, in both regular and espresso. If you’ll be in Atlanta that weekend, be sure to stop by the Georgia World Congress Center and say hello!

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We're giving away coffee! 

Think you know a lot about coffee? Then enter our Fair Grounds Trivia Contest. Click here for our question of the month. Entering is easy and it's FUN!

Many of you were not blind to the fact that the Venetians were the first to introduce coffee to Europe in 1615. Our winner for the March Coffee Knowledge question is Jaime Albee.

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– Thomas Jefferson

• March 2004 Fair Trade chocolate, Rosetta's Kitchen
• February 2004 Bill's Return to Guatemala, Guayakí Rainforest
• January 2004 Espresso - What's the Buzz?
• December 2003 Fair Trade: Global Exchange's Fair Trade Challenge; Fellow Fair Traders: SERRV International
• November 2003 Fair Trade: More Than Just a Fair Price; Fellow Fair Traders: Lucuma Designs
• October 2003 Exploring the Coffee Regions
• September 2003 Cooperative Coffees Annual Meeting
• August 2003 Fair Trade Friends: Oxfam America; The Art (and Science) of Roasting Coffee
• July 2003 Exploring Our Origins: Sumatra
• June 2003 Exploring Our Origins: Guatemala; Gayo Mountain Adventure; Dr. Coffee - Cupping
• May 2003 Fair Trade Friends: United Students for Fair Trade; World Fair Trade Day
• April 2003 Exploring Our Origins: Ethiopia; Celebrating Earth Day with Fair Trade
• March 2003 Bill's Central American Adventures, Part 2; SWP Decaffeination
• February 2002 Bill's Central American Adventures, Part 1
• January 2003 My Life as a Bean
• December 2002 Exploring Our Origins: East Timor; Sustainable Development
• November 2002 New Website; Gift Baskets
• October 2002 Interview with roaster Lee Harris
• September 2002 ForesTrade Wins UN Sustainability Award; Exploring Our Origins: Sumatra's Gayo Cooperative
• August 2002 Producer News: Shade Grown; Fair Trade Friends: Atlanta Audubon
• July 2002 Exploring Our Origins: Colombia
• June 2002 Back Roads Journal: Cooperative Coffees and Café Campesino; Exploring Our Origins: Peru; Fair Trade Friends: Music of the Andes
• May 2002 Staff Notes: Cinco de Mayo; Producer News: Visit to Mut Viz; Back Roads Journal: SCAA Meeting
• April 2002 Back Roads Journal: Travels in Fair Trade; Customer Composting Tip