Updates
You can now find us at Park Market in Nanticoke!!!
Just a quick update to let you all know that Grateful Roast Coffee is now on the shelf at Park Market in Nanticoke PA.
We will be dropping off fresh roasted coffee once a week, and at 10.99 a pound out the door, its a great deal to boot! All coffee there as of today is Certified Organic and 100% Fair Trade.
We will also stock a few coffee grinders starting next week priced at 19.99, so you can enjoy fresh roasted AND fresh ground Grateful Roast every morning!! (And if you still aren’t sold on the whole “grind as you go” philosophy, they’ve got a bulk grinder right there for you to use… but the coffee is sealed and in whole-bean.)
Grateful Roast Goes Organic (and Fair Trade)
Grateful Roast is in transition to becoming a 100% Certified Organic Coffee Roaster, as well as Fair-Trade Certified.
We feel that it is important to do whatever we can to aid in sustainability and environmental accountability. FACT – Only 1% of pesticides used actually reach the pests they target, and 99% of these chemicals enter the environment. Contamination of soil and groundwater changes the terrestrial and aquatic environment and poses threats to native wildlife. Many species dependent on high water quality are now endangered.
A large amount of coffee growers produce Organic Coffee by tradition, as they have for generations, but have not received Organic Certification. They produce amazing Organically grown coffees, but do not participate in a “Certified Organic” program, largely due to program costs and long, multi-year process of becoming Certified. We will not bypass a great coffee we know to be from an organic region (such as Ethiopia).. we just wont label them USDA Organic… we may however, promote them as “Organic by Tradition”.
We believe that everyone wants to make a difference in the world, and every time someone makes a Fair-Trade or an Organic purchase, they are casting a vote saying that we need to do better as a society, both by our environment, but also by the people who deserve a fair wage for their efforts. We, as a company cast our vote, and we hope that you do too.
Thanks!
Brian and Sarah
