How great is it when the best cup of coffee in town is not only environmentally
friendly but also pays a fair and livable wage to the hard working farmers who
grew it? Coffee-lovers and cause-minded individuals can now enjoy a wonderful
cup of coffee or cappuccino but also feel good about providing a livable wage to
deserving coffee farmers at the same time. It?s called Fair Trade. Fair Trade
Organic coffee and tea provides sustainable benefits to the whole world
community. Barefoot Coffee Roasters and Planet Coffee have partnered to bring
these great coffees to the East Bay and San Leandro. 85% of the coffees and
teas served at Planet Coffee are ?sustainable?. This means that they are either
Organically grown, Fair Trade and/or Shade Grown making them sustainable
products. While a smattering of local coffee houses and even some national
chains offer one or two sustainable coffees infrequently, Planet Coffee and
their coffee roaster partner Barefoot Coffee Roasters has made a major
commitment by having 85% of their coffee, espresso and teas Organic and/or Fair
Trade Certified.Fair Trade is an innovative, market-based approach to
sustainable development. Fair Trade helps family farmers in developing countries
to gain direct access to international markets, as well as to develop the
business capacity necessary to compete in the global marketplace. By learning
how to market their own harvests, Fair Trade farmers are able to bootstrap their
own businesses and receive a fair price for their products. This leads to higher
family living standards, thriving communities and more sustainable farming
practices. Fair Trade empowers farming families to take care of themselves -
without developing dependency on foreign aid.?San Leandroans are always looking
for ways to give back to the community and support great environmental and
social causes.? Said Natalie Vo , owner of Planet Coffee. ?Barefoot Coffee
Roasters? sustainable coffee offerings allows us to serve seriously great coffee
to our demanding customers and satisfy their desire to be involved with and
support great causes.?While Barefoot Coffee Roasters provides sustainable
support to the global community by purchasing coffee directly from farmers and
buying Fair Trade and Organic coffees, Planet Coffee shows their community
commitment by bringing these coffees to the San Leandro area.?We feel that it is
our responsibility to not only buy the best quality coffee we can find, but to
also make sure that that same coffee has a positive environmental and social
impact as well.? says Andy Newbom, CEO of Barefoot Coffee Roasters. ?That is the
true definition of great coffee; a coffee that has the best taste in your mouth
and in your heart and mind as well. Community leaders and visionaries like
Natalie and Thang at Planet Coffee are the future of sustainable support for the
community.?The customer response so far has been highly encouraging. Norm and
Isabel Worth, long time coffee fanatics and Planet Coffee customers were excited
to be able to support great environmental and social causes while enjoying a
great mocha latte. Barefoot Coffee Roasters and Planet Coffees? coffees are
really amazingly tasty and are the best I have ever had. And to be able to have
positive environmental and social impact at the same time is fantastic and I
think world changing! We also value the personal customer service given.Sue
Lopez, another patron of Planet Coffee has this to say. ?Planet Coffee is my
favorite caf? in San Leandro because I love good coffee and they brew it.
Natalie and her team are really conscientious about the coffee they serve. Not
only is it great tasting and perfectly prepared, but it?s also Fair Trade and
organic, and that matters to me and many of my friends. We want to support our
local businesses in their quest to succeed and also support the small farmer
with a living wage for hard work that goes into giving me a terrific cup of Joe.
So, for a great feeling from great coffee, great people and doing the right
thing in our world, go to Planet Coffee! The food is terrific too.?One new
customer has this to say about Planet Coffee. ?I am a recent ?orphan? from the
recent closing of the downtown coffee house Latte Da. I needed to find a new
coffee house that I felt was a ?home away from home??like Latte Da was to me. I
recently visited 3 other coffeehouses. I walked up to the counter and
immediately I felt a ?wall? between me and the employees behind the counter. I
felt more like I was talking to robots and I left with a cold, empty feeling.
Not a pleasant experience and definitely not somewhere I would want to spend
several hours a day with my baby girl. The last place I visited was Planet
Coffee. There I met Natalie the owner. Only she, through her attitude and
actions toward me made me feel comfortable and made me feel really welcomed to
my new ?home away from home.? The GREAT added bonus I discovered was that
instead of supporting ?slave labor? like most coffee houses do, they supported
the system called Fair Trade that treats people fairly and pays them a living
wage. And the coffee really tastes great and benefits the environment because
it is organic. Please come by and visit this place and find out for yourself
what a great getaway it can become for you.?Planet Coffee is downtown San
Leandro?s friendliest neighborhood coffee house. Planet Coffee serves Barefoot
Coffee Roasters artisan coffees and whole loose leaf teas, makes fresh fruit
smoothies and serves a complete line of hot and cold sandwiches, salads and
several delicious pastries. Planet Coffee features free wireless internet
access, great comfortable seating, big windows for people watching and is easy
walking distance from all of downtown. Planet Coffee is open Monday through
Friday from 5:30 am till 4:00 pm, Saturdays from 6:30 am till 4:00 pm and
starting in May, Sundays from 7:00 am till 1:00 pm. Planet Coffee is located
right on 14th Street at 1423 E 14th St. You can email Planet Coffee at e-mail
protected from spam bots or call them at 510-351-5527. Planet Coffee is a
member of the San Leandro Chamber of Commerce and a proud supporter of the
wonderful community of San Leandro.Natalie Vo and her husband Thang Nguyen took
over ownership of the coffee house, that has been around over a decade, in July
of 2004 and gave the place a little face-lift and a major make-over. In
addition to the previously tasty food menu, they have added the amazingly
delicious Vietnamese sandwiches and the delightful Vietnamese iced coffee and a
host of other sweet specialty coffee drinks.Barefoot Coffee Roasters is a
full-service coffee and espresso bar and artisan organic wholesale coffee
roaster located at 5237 Stevens Creek Blvd. in Santa Clara (at the corner of
Lawrence Expressway near Bed, Bath and Beyond). Barefoot was voted the Best
Coffee House in Silicon Valley by Metro magazine for 2004. Barefoot is famous
for their traditional cappuccinos as seen on NBC and KOMO news. All coffees are
roasted fresh in the caf? by skilled artisan roasters using old-world, small
batch roasting techniques to coax the best flavor out of every coffee. Barefoot
Coffee Roasters actively practices and promotes sustainability in both products
and practices. Over 85% of Barefoot Coffee Roasters coffees are organic, shade
grown and fair traded, resulting in not only better coffee but better living and
working conditions for the farmers and their children for successive
generations. Barefoot Coffee Roasters was recently certified as a licensed Fair
Trade coffee roaster by Transfair USA. The caf? features computers for Internet
access, as well as Wi-Fi Internet access, and serves high-quality coffees, teas,
pastries, desserts and chocolates. Barefoot Coffees are served and enjoyed in
many fine caf?s and restaurants throughout the nation. Barefoot Coffee Roasters
is proud to be a participating member of the Specialty Coffee Association of
America, the Roasters Guild and a founding member of the Barista Guild of
America. For more information, please call (408) 248-4500, visit <a
href=http://www.barefootcoffeeroasters.com title=test
target=_blank>www.barefootcoffeeroasters.com</a> or simply drop by.
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