A discussion of Fair Trade coffee shops

Recently I found an awesome new blog, The Worsted Witch. What is even cooler is that the author of the blog includes a section on Fair Trade & Organic Cafés in NYC & Jersey City.



I know one can always use Delocator.net to find the nearest non-Starbucks coffee shop, but I’ve noticed their recommendations aren’t always the best. Delocator often includes franchise coffee shops or misinformation. For example, when I last checked for my area I noticed they have a coffee shop listed that closed over two years ago! I know this because I was the only person alive who went to this coffee shop until the doors closed one day. My other critique of Delocater is that Fair Trade or Organic information isn’t always included.

So, I’m considering starting a list of Fair Trade and Organic cafés that exist in my neck of the woods. (I know, it’s totally copying another person’s idea but it’s also for the good of humanity.) The tricky thing is, many coffee shops do offer Fair Trade and/or Organic certified products but in very limited numbers. I’ll have to take this into consideration as I put together my list.